Lesson 4: What a U.S. Senator Does Primary Source evaluation
Duration of Days: 2
Lesson Objective
Students will compare the job of a U.S. Senator today to the writing done by Everett Dirksen in the 1960's.
How should a member of Congress govern, to what extent should he or she be concerned about the constituents they represent?
CG.Civ.8.b. Evaluate how different levels of government work to promote civic virtue and enact
democratic principles (e.g., municipal, state, and federal).
DOK 3
N/A
Comprehension questions as well as small group and whole group discussion.
reading
pen/pencil