About This Lesson
The purpose of this learning module is to help students learn how a U.S. senator might address an issue of public significance under consideration in the United States Congress. Learning about personal, state, party, and national interests will help students understand representation more fully. It will also help them play their roles more effectively when taking part in the Institute’s SIM.
The pre-visit lesson will introduce some of the issues facing the United States in the 1870s after the Civil War. The post-visit lesson will have students reflect on their choices during the SIM program and consider what they could have done differently.
While this lesson was originally designed in conjunction with the Edward M. Kennedy Institute's Senate Immersion Module program, it can now be used as a stand alone lesson in your classroom.
