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Curriculum Standards

Wisconsin Social Studies standards addressed by this assignment are the following:

 Locate, organize, analyze, and use information from various sources to understand an issue of public concern, take a position, and communicate the position

Identify and evaluate the means through which advocates influence public policy, and
identify ways people may participate effectively in community affairs and the political   process

 Evaluate the ways in which public opinion can be used to influence and shape public policy

Additionally, the assignment focuses on critical thinking because the finished product requires that students express and offer support for their opinion about capital punishment in Wisconsin by writing a business letter addressed to a Wisconsin legislator.
 
 

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