Young Heroes Outreach Program Curriculum Scope and Sequence

Lesson Facilitation Key Concepts Objectives

1 Heroes of Liberty:
Using Character to
Support Liberty
Co-taught with
Museum Educator
Heroes of Liberty
Empathy
Respect
Courage
a. Identify challenges and risks to acting
as a hero of liberty
b. Explain the importance of respect,
empathy, and courage for taking action
and making change
c. Compare and contrast prior knowledge
of heroes with a new understanding of
heroes of liberty

2 Heroes of Liberty:
First Amendment Rights
Faculty only Heroes of Liberty
Liberty in Action
Responsibility
1
st
Amendment Rights
a. To teach the five 1
st
Amendment Rights
b. To introduce Hero Stories as a learning
tool
c. To give context for how people use 1
st

Amendment Rights

3 Heroes of Liberty:
Goals and Obstacles
Faculty only Heroes of Liberty
Goals
Obstacles
Making Change
a. Identify goals of various heroes of
liberty
b. Explain how the individual goals of
heroes of liberty all contribute to
making change
c. Identify some obstacles that Heroes of
Liberty face

4 Investigation:
Social Issues
Co-taught with
Museum Educator
Investigation
Social Issue
Responsibility
a. Explain the importance of investigating
a social issue before taking action
b. Describe the components of a thorough
investigation

Young Heroes Outreach Program Curriculum Scope and Sequence
Lesson Facilitation Key Concepts Objectives

5 Investigation:
Cause of a Social Issue
Faculty only Investigation
Social Issue
Cause and Effect
a. Identify types of information sources
that would contribute to a social issue
investigation
b. Identify causes of a social issue
c. Explain why investigating and
identifying the cause of a social issue is
important for making change

6 Liberty in Action:
Showing Integrity
Through Action
Faculty only Liberty in Action
Making Change
Integrity

a. Provide reasons for why taking
action is needed for change
b. List at least 3 actions that can
contribute to making change
c. Define integrity as acting honestly,
according to what you think is
important

7 Liberty in Action:
Purposes of Action
Co-taught with
Museum Educator
Liberty in Action
Making Change
Integrity
Purpose of Action
a. Define the three purposes for taking
action: to educate, to persuade, and to
get attention
b. Give an example of an action that fulfills
each purpose

8 Liberty in Action:
Impact of Action
Faculty only Liberty in Action
Making Change
Social Impact
a. Explain how heroes of liberty
contribute towards making change
b. Classify actions as either helping
actions or making change actions


Young Heroes Outreach Program Curriculum Scope and Sequence
Lesson Facilitation Key Concepts Objectives

9 Hypothetical Project:
Part 1
Faculty only Liberty in Action
Making Change
Social Issue
Social Impact
Community Action Project
a. Apply understanding of liberty in action
to a social issue in their school or
community
b. Identify empathy, respect and
responsibility as personal motivations
for acting with integrity and becoming a
hero of liberty

10 Hypothetical Project:
Part 2
Co-taught with
Museum Educator
Liberty in Action
Making Change
Social Issue
Social Impact
Community Action Project
a. Communicate how their hypothetical
project demonstrates liberty in action
b. Assess how character strengths like
empathy, responsibility, respect,
courage and integrity are reflected in
hypothetical project designs
c. Evaluate hypothetical projects based on
how well they follow the steps for
making change