WE THE PEOPLE: The Citizen & the Constitution
For 5th–8th graders
Hearings will be held on
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
State Capitol in Salem
- classes present simulated hearings judged by civic leaders
- teacher may choose unit(s) and question(s)
- classes may observe hearings of students from other schools
- classes will see Project Citizen portfolios on display
Are you an upper elementary or middle school teacher? Do you use the We the People curriculum and do simulated hearings in your classroom? If so, why not have a culminating activity at the State Capitol where your students will do hearings in, conveniently, the hearing rooms?
May marks Classroom Law Project’s annual We the People Day in the State Capitol Building. Teachers tell us what hearing questions students are ready for and we do the rest. Classroom Law Project coordinates a hearing room and panel of adults ready to take students’ testimony.
Note: The number of participating classes will determine how much time each class will have for its hearings. CLP will do everything it can to accommodate teachers’ requests.
REGISTRATION for We the People Hearings
PROJECT CITIZEN
For 5th–12th graders
Portfolios: will be displayed for two days on May 22 & 23, 2013
Hearings are optional and will be held on
Thursday, May 23, 2013
State Capitol in Salem
- portfolios on display in Capitol Galleria and judged by civic leaders
- classes may observe Project Citizen hearings by other schools
Note: The number of participating classes will determine how much time each class will have for its hearings. CLP will do everything it can to accommodate teachers’ requests.
REGISTRATION for Project Citizen Portfolio Presentation