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Young Heroes Outreach Program Curriculum Scope and Sequence
Lesson Facilitation Key Concepts Objectives
1 Heroes of Liberty: Using Character to Support Liberty Co-taught with Museum Educator Heroes of Liberty Empathy Respect Courage a. Identify challenges and risks to acting as a hero of liberty b. Explain the importance of respect, empathy, and courage for taking action and making change c. Compare and contrast prior knowledge of heroes with a new understanding of heroes of liberty
2 Heroes of Liberty: First Amendment Rights Faculty only Heroes of Liberty Liberty in Action Responsibility 1 st Amendment Rights a. To teach the five 1 st Amendment Rights b. To introduce Hero Stories as a learning tool c. To give context for how people use 1 st
Amendment Rights
3 Heroes of Liberty: Goals and Obstacles Faculty only Heroes of Liberty Goals Obstacles Making Change a. Identify goals of various heroes of liberty b. Explain how the individual goals of heroes of liberty all contribute to making change c. Identify some obstacles that Heroes of Liberty face
4 Investigation: Social Issues Co-taught with Museum Educator Investigation Social Issue Responsibility a. Explain the importance of investigating a social issue before taking action b. Describe the components of a thorough investigation
Young Heroes Outreach Program Curriculum Scope and Sequence Lesson Facilitation Key Concepts Objectives
5 Investigation: Cause of a Social Issue Faculty only Investigation Social Issue Cause and Effect a. Identify types of information sources that would contribute to a social issue investigation b. Identify causes of a social issue c. Explain why investigating and identifying the cause of a social issue is important for making change
6 Liberty in Action: Showing Integrity Through Action Faculty only Liberty in Action Making Change Integrity
a. Provide reasons for why taking action is needed for change b. List at least 3 actions that can contribute to making change c. Define integrity as acting honestly, according to what you think is important
7 Liberty in Action: Purposes of Action Co-taught with Museum Educator Liberty in Action Making Change Integrity Purpose of Action a. Define the three purposes for taking action: to educate, to persuade, and to get attention b. Give an example of an action that fulfills each purpose
8 Liberty in Action: Impact of Action Faculty only Liberty in Action Making Change Social Impact a. Explain how heroes of liberty contribute towards making change b. Classify actions as either helping actions or making change actions
Young Heroes Outreach Program Curriculum Scope and Sequence Lesson Facilitation Key Concepts Objectives
9 Hypothetical Project: Part 1 Faculty only Liberty in Action Making Change Social Issue Social Impact Community Action Project a. Apply understanding of liberty in action to a social issue in their school or community b. Identify empathy, respect and responsibility as personal motivations for acting with integrity and becoming a hero of liberty
10 Hypothetical Project: Part 2 Co-taught with Museum Educator Liberty in Action Making Change Social Issue Social Impact Community Action Project a. Communicate how their hypothetical project demonstrates liberty in action b. Assess how character strengths like empathy, responsibility, respect, courage and integrity are reflected in hypothetical project designs c. Evaluate hypothetical projects based on how well they follow the steps for making change
