This innovative curriculum book provides key materials, resources, and tools to help secondary educators prepare their students to be engaged citizens of their community, state, nation and world. Five complete units of instruction, based on West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives, provide meaningful lessons while being mindful of the transition from tangible text to more digital curricula: Rights of the Individual; Freedoms of the Individual; Responsibilities of the Individual; Beliefs Concerning Societal Conditions; Financial Literacy. Additional features of the curriculum include: lessons that provide specific teaching and learning strategies; 4 culminating activities for enrichment opportunities; A matrix illustrating the West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives covered; A matrix illustrating compliance with the National Council for the Social Studies Standards; A curriculum toolbox that provides over 70 engaging web sites to visit and explore.