PARTICIPATE
PARTICIPATING IN A CONNECTED WORLD:
EXPLORING CIVIC ISSUES, DISCOVERING CIVIC INTERESTS
conversation starter:
what does being politically active mean to you?
This conversation starter invites students to listen to a KQED/Youth Radio commentary and to read a short article before discussing how the definitions of civics and politics are changing in the current moment. >
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Listen to KQED/Youth Radio commentary -- What does being politically active mean to you? and read the short article below it, “Learn More About Teens and Politics.”
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Consider the questions: Do teens today identify with political parties? Are they redefining political action? What does being politically active mean to you?
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Read other young people’s responses on Twitter by searching tweets with the hashtag, #DoNowPolitics.
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Create their own response and, if they feel comfortable tweeting, share their tweet.
