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Elections - voting Common Core CCRA.SL.6 resources
5th Grade Social Studies TEKS Unit 11: Cold War & Civil Rights Movement to Today
The 5th Grade Social Studies TEKS Unit 11: Cold War & Civil Rights Movement to Today COMPLETE Lesson Plan Unit is PERFECT for those teaching 5th grade social studies to their students. This incredible unit covers everything from the rise and threat of communism, the Korean War and Vietnam War, to the Civil Rights Movement, the attacks of 9/11, the election of Barack Obama, and so MUCH MORE! The amazing resources included in this lesson plan unit follow the TEKS standards and come ready to us
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5th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Laura
Levels of Government
Federal, State, and Local Governments are made simple for your students with this PowerPoint. I use the first part of the power point after the students learn about the constitution in the fall, and then show the whole thing in the spring when students campaign and are elected for the Leadership Class the following year.Add your own state, local, and school governments to the slides.This aligns with the Common Core State Standards:3.SL.33.SL.43.SL.63.W.45.SL.35.SL.45.SL.65.W.48.SL.38.SL.48.SL.68
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3rd - 9th
Civics for Upper Elementary: Project Based Learning- The Electoral Process
The democratic process is essential learning for our students today. Our Electoral Process Project will bring awareness to the government processes regarding elections!This project includes 13 pages of printables-each one is student-driven and will help your class understand the election process in a hands-on, fun way! Each activity is fun, yet meaningful- this project takes each step of the election process and allows your students to take part and learn firsthand how each process truly works,
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Civics for Upper Elementary: Election Bundle
Every Four Years...The Presidential Election Unit Bundle
Election season is upon us! Every Four Years...The Presidential Election Unit, a comprehensive 204-page resource, offers an easy one-stop solution for teaching the election cycle to your middle and high school students. From learning about how a president gets elected, starting with the primary season in United States Presidential Election Process- Primaries to the Electoral College, to how propaganda influences voters and future voters in Propaganda & Political Campaign Ads- Close Viewing A
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6th - 9th
QAnon- Dangerous Conspiracy Theory- Listen, Short Answer, & Conversation
Some conspiracy theories are dangerous. QAnon is known to be racist, antisemitic, and homophobic. Its supporters have reached positions of legislative power and Q supporters were a part of the riot on Capitol Hill. After the most recent Q predictions did not come true during the inauguration, QAnon may grow, transform, or deflate. I believe that teachers can help disassemble it by addressing it directly as a trusted adult with a reliable news source.I encourage you to hold this podcast-based
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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John Lewis- Voting Rights & Black Leaders- Listen, Short Answer, & Conversation
John Lewis was pivotal towards ending the Jim Crow Segregation in the South and the creation of the Voting Rights Act in the 1960s. He remained a powerful figure during the George Floyd protests until his death in the summer of 2020. This podcast episode, questions, and answers guide you through his incredible, powerful life, and it explains the philosophy of peaceful protest and why peaceful protest can be as impactful as war. We lost a great man, and the struggle towards justice is not yet wo
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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US Elections Debate Activity
This US Elections Debate Activity will have your students practicing debate with a patriotic twist! This is a no-prep (just print it off) activity for your debate, public speaking, English students to enjoy with students! It's a lighthearted practice in persuasion. Take a break and watch your students construct and defend their arguments on different parts of the US Presidential Election!Just divide up the students how you want, hand them each their packet, and let them start preparing the debat
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9th - 12th
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Presidential Pardons- A Recent History- Listen, Short Answer, & Conversation
Every Thanksgiving, your students likely witness the lighthearted tradition of turkeys who receive a presidential pardon. But presidential powers are a serious power. This material covers highlights of famous presidential pardons, the powers, and limits of a pardon, and delves into how Trump has managed pardons in a self-serving way. These journalists go so far as to question if Trump will make a preemptive pardon for himself. This topic is highly relevant and may become even more relevant in
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Civic Engagement "Dear Neighbor" Project
This is an amazing three-ish day project about Civics, Persuasive Writing, Collaborative Revision, and Public Speaking! Overall project flow:* Students reflect on their priorities, biases, and reasons for supporting their chosen candidate in an upcoming election.* Students peer-edit their letters, revising arguments for grammar and persuasive power.* Teams of students campaign for their chosen candidate, collaborating to write a Platform Speech they present to the class.* As campaign staffers,
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg- Biography & Battles - Listen, Short Answer, & Conversation
This important conversation starts with students listening to an NPR podcast about The Notorious RBG. Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a hero in the fight towards gender equality. She fought for men and women's rights! She was a major historical figure in her own right and a strong and interesting person. There is a transcript available for this episode. This document contains:1) Detailed teacher notes.2) Easy links to the required podcast episode.3) Specific pre-listening, discussion questions, and ex
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Capitol Building Chaos - Congress - Mob - Listen, Short Answer, & Conversation
We are still piecing together what happened on Jan 6, 2021, at the Capitol Building. However, this podcast, accompanying questions, and answers attempt a comprehensive overview and timeline of important events and essential takeaways from the day. Your students are already grappling with this event, so it may be our responsibility to create a structure for them and to replace rumors they have heard with facts and multiple eyewitness accounts.The discussion questions and answers attempt to look f
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Presidential Election Group Projects- Collaborative, Creative, and Analytical
Spark creativity in students during this election season! The 20-page easy-prep Presidential Election Group Projects- Collaborative, Creative, and Analytical is an engaging collaborative activity in which middle school and high school students work in groups to craft creative presentations highlighting the presidential candidates and their policy positions. Projects can take various forms, such as slideshows, videos, Prezi presentations, skits, debates, designing cereal boxes or superhero dolls
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Every Four Years...The Presidential Election Unit Bundle
Presidential Debate (or other political office)
Holding a presidential debate (or for other political office) is a great way to get students to learn how to craft a message for a public audience and speak in front of their peers. This resource kit contains a one-page prep sheet for students, a two-page list of questions for students to consider ahead of time and to be asked during the debate (basic and advanced), and a slideshow template with the rules of engagement for the debate.
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7th - 12th
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Presidential Election 2020-Voting Issues- Listen, Short Answer, & Conversation
This no-prep conversation starts with students listening to a 50 min Podcast that is largely bipartisan. It focuses on the issues facing voters in 2020 including misinformation, the coronavirus, and new rules. Many of your students might be too young to vote in this round, yet this information might help them in future years or perhaps may help them to support a family member navigate this unique year. It is also largely hopeful and offers solutions and reassurances that voting is safe! If yo
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Debate Viewing Guide: Template for Any Political Debate or Candidate Discussion
One of the best ways to help students become engaged and informed on the current issues of the day is by watching the most recent political debates. Whether it be a general election, primary race, gubernatorial race, senate, or even a presidential race, students love hearing the arguments and debate between the candidates. I have used this format for years and it is a proven way to help my students follow along with the issues of the day. Students get to hear how candidates have such differin
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Template for Civic Engagement "Dear Neighbor" Letter
This is the template I created to engage my neighbors re: 2020 Election season. I shared my background and biases, my top priorities, and who I am supporting in this year's election. It's part of an amazing three-ish day project about Civics, Persuasive Writing, Collaborative Revision, and Public Speaking! See my Implementation Guide for more details!This project is an amazing way to have students think about their priorities, learn to get involved, learn their ward number and local election
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Civic Engagement "Dear Neighbor" Project
General Election Escape Room
General Election 2019 escape room lesson that covers political leaders, political parties, key conventions around general elections, key aspects of the General Election 2019 and more. Students explore what they already know about British politics and build on their basic knowledge, exploring their own opinions and evaluating what is important to them during elections. A really useful resource for tutor time or Citizenship lessons.
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7th - 10th
Voting and Elections Jigsaw Gallery Walk Project
Hi there, I am an 18-year veteran teacher and have created many different projects and whatnot that I would like to share. This particular project formatted as a Gallery Walk is covering the Chapter in our book on Elections (Topic 11 MacGruder's), but I wanted to widen it a bit. The topics I gave the students are as follows, but they could be adapted to any Chapter of any book/topic (This would be what is on the index cards)11.1 - Political Parties and What They Do11.2 - Nominations11.3 - Elect
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12th
Discussion-Based Lesson: Should the US Lower the Voting Age?
This lesson is part of the Seminar curriculum launched in 2022 at the Khan World School, in partnership with ASU Prep at Arizona State University. Through Seminar, students gather daily to engage in Socratic-style discussions about the challenges of today's world, from current events to social and political issues to philosophical and scientific debates.Our team at the Center for Radical Innovation for Social Change (RISC) at UChicago designed and wrote the materials for each Seminar. Each Semin
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Meaningful Conversations- Discussion Sentence Starters
These discussion sentence starters will be a lifesaver to help engage your students in "meaningful conversations" with each other!
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Discussion-Based Lesson: How Much Should We Spend on Elections?
This lesson is part of the Seminar curriculum launched in 2022 at the Khan World School, in partnership with ASU Prep at Arizona State University. Through Seminar, students gather daily to engage in Socratic-style discussions about the challenges of today's world, from current events to social and political issues to philosophical and scientific debates.Our team at the Center for Radical Innovation for Social Change (RISC) at UChicago designed and wrote the materials for each Seminar. Each Semin
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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RNC and DNC Convention Speech Analysis - 2016
In this extended assignment, students will choose speeches from each of the conventions of 2016 in order to analyze their platforms and the rhetorical techniques used in public and persuasive speaking. This product includes daily grades, a quiz grade, and a test/project/presentation assignment.
Lab and research
Analysis of persuasive speaking techniques
Viewing and audience response
Analysis of rhetoric - repetition, parallelism, personal anecdote, connotation, biographical analysis, ethos, p
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9th - 12th
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