What Is?
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The Civic Mirror
What kind of citizen will you become?
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What Is?
The
Civic Mirror
The Civic Mirror
What kind of citizen will you become?
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Civic Mirror Overview
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THE CIVIC MIRROR STARTS WITH A
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Each student becomes
a citizen who must
provide for a
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But …
Because there are not enough
goods and services to go around,
conflict arises as citizens
compete to provide for their
families.
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OK … so you might be thinking…
• How does this work?
• How do students live in a country?
• How do they get what they need?
• Does each student have his/her own
country, does everyone share one?
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Every Civic Mirror country is
a 36-Hex Map!
There exists both an
economy & a natural
environment.
A class of students lives in
ONE country, and …
The actions of one affect all!
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The hex map serves as a “civic
mirror.”
As students progress through
the simulation, their hex
map evolves to reflect their
collective struggles, political
debate, and individual ups &
downs.
Each hex simulates something
unique about society.
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All Hexes fall into 1 of 3 categories:
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A QUICK RECAP
Everyone lives in the same
36-hex country
There are Wilderness,
Business, & Residence
hexes
Everyone has a fictitious
family that they need to
provide for …
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A QUICK RECAP (cont’d)
Students who own hexes
operate them as they like
And due to economic
scarcities built into the
game, some Families will
suffer more than others
So ….
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Because everyone is affected by
the decisions of the hex owners,
conflict arises as citizens debate
over how the owners should
manage their property and
assets.
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And to prevent their country from slipping
into a CHAOTIC MESS, students must
somehow GOVERN themselves!
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So participants (students) are left to their own
devices to provide for their fictitious families,
This creates ‘player stakes.’ These stakes motivate
players to participate in the political, civic, and
judicial events that occur in the classroom.
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And !!!
Each participant is
given a political,
economic, and/or
ideological
Hidden Agenda.
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The whole scenario begs the participants to govern
themselves and institute law and order.
They immediately begin asking questions like…
o “Can he do that to me?”
o “Would I get in trouble if …?”
o “Why doesn’t somebody stop her? Or at least say
something!?”
o “Would I score points if taxes were raised?”
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Now that we understand how the scenario works
and how it generates interest, let’s learn how it
sets up classroom events that simulate the U.S.
and/or Canadian system of government, law, and
economics.
The Civic Mirror is played in rounds, called “Years.”
And every country starts in the Year 2000.
Every Year is made up of 4 in-class events, called
“Seasons.”
And instructors decide how many “Seasons” are
played.
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Season 1 in the U.S. Module
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Season 1 in the U.S. Module
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Simulated U.S. Govt. Event
WINTER
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Season
1 in theOverview
Canadian
Module
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Season
1 in the Canadian
Module
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Simulated House of Commons
WINTER
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Season 2 in All Modules
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Season 3 in All Modules
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Season 3 in All Modules
Town Hall Set Up
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Season 4 in All Modules
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Season 4 in All Modules
National Court Set-Up
FALL
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CIVICMIRROR.COM also comes with Web 2.0 Tools that
allow teachers and students to continue their learning and
discussions and debate beyond the classroom walls.
• Online discussion forums
• Wiki technology
• Live chat room
• CM Library (educators can share and collaborate on teaching ideas)
• CM Mail (everyone has their own inbox for private messages)
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STUDENT REFLECTION
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“I really learned a lot this term working with Civic Mirror. I
liked how everyone had their own agendas and how we had
to research the different forms of government so that we
could accomplish them to the best of our ability. It was fun
to try to find all the dictators and stop them. I also really
liked how you had to learn to come together as a community
and try to keep everyone alive, we had a lot of dead people
after the first couple years. The trials and law making parts
were a lot of fun and I really found them informational as I
am thinking about a job in criminal justice next year. This
made learning fun and I learned more in this class than any
of my other classes this year.”
~ M.B. Chemawa Indian School Senior
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More Info?
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To order or ask about
The Civic Mirror for your school,
visit
www.action-ed.com
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