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ADVOCACY AND CITIZENSHIP

Module I: Integrity and Character

Curriculum Connections: Student Handout

Select one the projects below to further explore advocacy and citizenship. Each project will require you to:

• Research a topic or idea that will take you deeper into what it means to be an advocate.
• Plan or design something that allows you to communicate your new knowledge and understanding of advocacy to others.
• Share your work through the presentation or display of the finished product.

Project #1: Multimedia Tribute: Dr. Linus Pauling
Curriculum Focus: Science

Dr. Linus Pauling
Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Peace

Get the Flash Player to see this video. As the years have gone by, starting quite early, I realized I tried to formulate a picture of the universe. In a sense, a theory of everything. Whenever I hear something new, I try to fit it into the picture that I have already formed of the universe. If it fits in, well and good, I don't need to worry about it. But, if it doesn't fit in, then I ask, "Why doesn't it fit in with my ideas about how the universe ought to be operating?" I'd better try to find the answer to that. So, then I can ask, "How well is my background of knowledge and experience, such that I have a reasonable chance of finding the answer?" And if it isn't, then I say, "Well, perhaps someone else will make some progress with that idea, but I better go on with the others." So, I have lots of ideas. I do a lot of scientific reading, and quite often, every week perhaps, I read about something that someone is reporting that puzzles me. So I have a big pile of questions of this sort that I would like to settle down to work on.

[ Interview ] Linus Pauling

Challenge: Using the Academy of Achievement Gallery of Science as a start, research the life of Dr. Linus Pauling. Identify how this renowned scientist became an advocate for world peace. Identify how his integrity and character played a role in his effectiveness as an advocate. Outcome: Create a multimedia tribute to Dr. Pauling using text, photos, and other media.

Project #2: Sites of Courage Curriculum Focus: History/Geography

Challenge: Research 3-5 locations and events in the United States where memorable advocates displayed moments of courage in support of their beliefs. Outcome: Develop a design and necessary content for a web site dedicated to advocacy in action. Include maps and accompanying text to spotlight sites of courage in the history of American advocacy. Create a multimedia tribute to Dr. Pauling using text, photos, and other media.

Project #3: Front Page News Curriculum Focus: Current Events

Challenge: Identify a current national or local issue that you believe needs to be addressed. Conduct research to ensure you have a thorough understanding of the issue. Use the 5Ws of journalist writing (who, what, where, when, why, how) to collect information. Outcome: Use your research to write two different newspaper articles. Write a front-page factual story about the issue. Then, write a follow-up editorial that states your opinion and advocacy position.