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6th grade elections - voting resources for Microsoft Word
Election Process Webquest
The assignment contains 35 questions about the U.S. presidential election process. Students will use a kid-friendly website to answer the questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. *Great lesson plan! *I have included critical thinking questions at the end of the assignment. *The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; however, please make sure it is password protected. Topics/Key Vocabulary: Requirements for presidential candidates E
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Constitution Unit Bundle
Legislative Branch - Who Represents Me? Webquest / Guided Research Worksheet
Here is a two page, guided research assignment / web quest that has students find out who their two senators are and locate their House representative based on their home zip code. Students explore the specific websites of their representatives and enter information they find. This can be used in conjunction with a Constitution unit of study.
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6th - 8th
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"Selma, Lord, Selma" Movie Comprehension
Need a great resource for Black History Month or your history units? Look no further! Here you'll find simple movie comprehension questions for Disney's "Selma, Lord, Selma." The film focuses on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights Movement, and the events leading up to the day known as "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama in 1965. Most of the questions are multiple choice, with two short answer questions. Movie and document best suited for Upper Elementary. Please view the preview to
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3rd - 6th
Types of Government Posters
I created these posters for my social studies classes last year. Each poster features a different type of government and contains easy-to-understand definitions of each form. Posters also include images representing each of the following eight forms of government:*Oligarchy*Monarchy*Republic*Theocracy*Autocracy*Direct Democracy*Representative Democracy*AnarchyEngaging Activity Idea: I laminated mine, hung them around the room, and had students move to each of them in 2-minute increments (station
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5th - 12th
DBQ - The Election of 1800: Political Campaign Cartoons
This activity looks at campaign election cartoons from the election of 1800 and 2004. Students answer questions about each image and compare and contrast the messages of each. Answer key included. MS Word doc for easy editing.
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: The Election of 1800 Mini Bundle
ENL U.S - Southern Resistance: Black Codes, Jim Crow, KKK (English and Spanish)
Attached is a literacy based ENL lesson discussing the Freedmen's bureau, the resistance of the south to Reconstruction, the difference between carpetbaggers and scalawags, as well as the implementation of the Black Codes, Jim Crow Laws, and the start of the KKK . This lesson, like all of my lessons, is 100% translated in English and Spanish. I regularly include leveled texts to assist students with language development, images to assist with understanding, and translations to assist our newest
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: US History Lesson Bundle - 1600s to Modern Day (English/Spanish)
Electoral College interactive lesson
Why have your students just read about the Electoral College when they can experience it first hand?
Students will be simulating the actions of the Electoral College in class and see that America does not have a direct democracy.
This lesson can be used with higher elementary grades, middle school, or high school...all ages will enjoy the game!
All my colleagues that I've shared this with love this lesson.
Everything that you need to teach this lesson is included (except for dice).
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4th - 12th
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Gerrymandering Learning by Practice
In this short lesson, students will try to gerrymander a state given to them by drawing district lines among the population to favor a specific party. (No better way to learn how crooks work than being a crook yourself!). The hypothetical state with different colors representing party lines with a hypothetical answer sheet is provided.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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6th - 12th
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Middle School Student Council Application
I've used this application for the past three years at the middle school level for our Student Council/Student Government organization. Feel free to tweak to your own personal use! Includes:Introduction SheetStudent QuestionnaireTeacher Recommendation Forms
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5th - 8th
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Government Citizen Participation (Autocracy, Oligarchy, Democracy)
This is a one page handout that describes the various forms of govts. in terms of citizen participation. (Autocracy, Oligarchy, Democracy). After reading the information regarding the forms of governments their are a few multiple choice questions at the bottom of the page. This one handout was a life saver for me! I don't know about everyone else's textbooks, but my school textbook did not even have these terms listed. Also, the way this handout describes the governments it makes sense..and
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5th - 8th
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Using Decimals in the Real World: Presidential Inauguration Activities
A good friend of mine shared this thought with me a few years ago. How can we get our students to use and understand decimals? Help them to apply what they are learning to real - world situations. Since the Presidential Election is quickly approaching, I thought I would put this practice into action.
In this activity, students will be given $1,000 in which they must use to pay for a three day - two night stay in Washington, DC in preparations for the Presidential Inauguration Activities.
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3rd - 12th
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Campaign Poster Project
Students will create a campaign poster for a fictional position they (or someone else) is running for. They will create their own slogan, symbol, and platforms among other things. A fun, personal way to connect students to the elections. Directions are set up for partners, but can be edited easily for individual work. A rubric is also included and can be edited.
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Elections and Voting Rights Mini Bundle (No Prep)
EDITABLE kids election ballot
This simple editable kids election ballot makes election night dinner fun for kids. Kids choose each part of dinner. Fully editable to customize your menu.
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K - 8th
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Election Day Electoral College Math Strategy Guide
This is an interactive activity that can be used by students to learn that each candidate uses a lot of math to help win the election to become President of the United States of America. This includes an electoral college map and questions that will guide students to understanding why certain states are visited more by the candidates.
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4th - 8th
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Lincoln movie questions and open-responses
This resource contains 25 questions and 5 open-responses that go with the 2012 film Lincoln, starring Daniel Day-Lewis and produced by Steven Spielberg. An answer key for the 25 questions is provided for the teacher, and a rubric outlines the point values for the 5 open-responses. A great resource for teaching about Abraham Lincoln, and a great movie guide for including questions for students to answer as well as open-responses for deeper thinking. Learn about Abraham Lincoln with this movie
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6th - 12th
Student Council Handbook
Wanting to start a student council in your school? How about revamping yours with clear expectations? This handbook is a fairly comprehensive document to help you do just those things.
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3rd - 8th
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Election 2016: Path to the Presidency PBL
In this Social Studies (and Math) group project, students will be challenged to map out a path to the presidency (using the latest polls and projections) for the candidate they feel will be the next U.S. President. Students will use the Internet to analyze state-by-state polls to make a prediction on the Election Day results. My students are working on this project this week and they love its "real world" application. My colleagues have told me that every four years my students will look back
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6th - 12th
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Voting Rights Timeline and Quickwrite 13th 14th 15th 19th 26th
This lesson works great with Florida Civics Standard SS.7.C.3.7
In this activity, students will:
- research the voting rights amendments
- fill in a timeline to include details about each amendment
- complete a quick writing assignment to trace the impact of cultural views on equality and how they relate to adding the amendments
- review and score their partner's writing according to a peer-review rubric
- an answer key
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6th - 12th
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Campaign Rules for Student Council
Running a Student Council election can be hectic! I always make sure to go over these rules with all of my candidates before campaigns begin - it helps keep my students informed & the elections fair.
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5th - 8th
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Social Studies (Government) Mascot Election Campaign Project
Throughout this 8 part project, students will work to create their own political party, and design a mascot to become their party's leader and partake in the voting process! This project will lead students through learning about various aspects of election campaigns such as political party platforms, speeches, campaigning and voting. Watch as your students become immersed in the idea of elections and draw connections between real life politics and their own creations! It's guaranteed to be a big
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6th - 9th
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Presidential Elections and the Electoral College Worksheet
This two page worksheet was designed to go along with my PowerPoint on the electoral college, also available on TpT. This worksheet includes 12 response questions which feature charts, complete the sentences, and open response questions.
The download also includes an answer sheet which references the slide number the corresponding information can be found on.
Accompanying PowerPoint is available for $2.50 on TpT
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5th - 12th
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Which political party do you belong to?
One of the most exciting topics to talk about in the classroom these days is political affiliation. This worksheet challenges students to take a position on twenty hot topics currently in the news and their results will help them understand if they are more left or right.“D’Amato is a bestselling author and Teacher of the Year. His work has been highlighted in magazines, newspapers, radio, and television. His vocabulary D’Amato Worksheets are a pedagogical breakthrough.” www.theclassroombook.c
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4th - 12th
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Create Your Own Government Project
Using modern types of governments, students will create their own government using 10 prompts that include leader, parties and civic participation. If utilized as a project students create a Slideshow, Poster, Multimedia Video or a simple written assignment.
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6th - 8th
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ENL U.S - Voting Rights, Plessy v Ferguson, & Opportunities (English/Spanish)
Attached is a literacy based ENL lesson discussing the ways in which southern states tried to block voting opportunities after the Civil War (literacy tests, poll tax, grandfather clause), and the use of sharecropping to keep African Americans economically dependent on plantations. We will also discuss opportunities from the government like Homestead Act and the Morrill Acts. This lesson, like all of my lessons, is 100% translated in English and Spanish. I regularly include leveled texts to assi
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: US History Lesson Bundle - 1600s to Modern Day (English/Spanish)
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