https://edsitement.neh.gov/student-activities/frederick-douglasss-what-slave-fourth-july 
https://www.jstor.org/stable/26844565 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/09/opinion/sunday/immigrants-refugees-names-nguyen.html 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o-yD0wGxAc 
backgound links fornte general theme.  
“Given some of the central social, cultural, or economic problems faced by Americans today, how can education help preserve democracy? How can we each contribute to solving these problems? How can each of us be civically engaged? How can we move America forward?”  
^this is the question you’re trying to answer. 
you need at least 3 of the links mentioned, an artifact (essay, news article, etc.) to support your claim. 
essay should make a claim, with at least three subclaims/reasons to support that claim, incorporate at least 5 outside sources, and be between 1000-1500 words.