Lisa Mullins of Hawkins County, Tennessee, shares a unit on letter writing that she conducted with her students. The unit helps learners prepare for the GED while also learning how to become more informed, active community members.
“Campaigning Should Always Be Like This” “Campaigning Should Always Be Like This” is one instructor’s experience in carefully preparing her class to get the most from a legislator’s visit. Story by Wendy Quinones of Massachusetts.
Helping Students Talk to Policy Makers
Instructor Wendy Quinones describes the basic steps to prepare students to talk to policy makers and the educational benefits of each step in the process.
Lesson Plan for Teaching Letter-Writing
Lisa Mullins of Tennessee shares a skills-based lesson plan for teaching letter writing during a federal-level letter-writing campaign. The campaign aimed to educate legislators on the successes and needs of adult learners who participate in adult literacy classes.
People and Politics—A Civic Literacy Curriculum People and Politics is an online curriculum instructors can use to teach adult learners about elections issues, how to ask the right questions, and vote.
Video: Electing a US President in Plain English
From The Common Craft Show, Electing a US President in Plain English is a simple guide to understanding the U.S. elections process. Transcripts are also available.
Your Government, Your Taxes, Your Choices Your Government, Your Taxes, Your Choices is a curriculum designed for instructors to help adult learners gain the knowledge and skills they need to teach legislators how they want their tax dollars spent. While the first unit is specific for Massachusetts state government, most of the lessons can be easily used as-is to help learners understand how to participate in public policy advocacy in their own state. Units include:
Unit 1: State Government, Its Services, and Taxes: Fair or Unfair?
Unit 2: What Can We Do about the Budget Problem?
Unit 3: The Advocacy Decision
