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Civic Literacy · Four-level character adventure

The Fourth Estate: Calder Files

Follow an old photograph, a disputed contract, and conflicting accounts through a city. Interview sources, inspect records, plan the reporting day, and publish findings you can support.

Open for classroom testing · Four levels · about 120 minutes across several sessions

CLSM / PlaySolo or with a partner

Opening your adventure…

Course connections

Reviewed NC references: CL.C&G.3.6 · CL.B.1.1

Compare the activity’s scope with your own course requirements. These connections identify practice opportunities; they do not establish full standards mastery or a match for every state.