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Cartoons for the Classroom: The Veepstakes!
Take a step back in time with this political cartoon analysis worksheet, which features editorial cartoons from the 2008 presidential campaign. Background information allows pupils to "read between the lines" in their analysis, and three...
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All Eyes on Iowa
Guid your learners as they become informed members of our community. They'll consider each of the seven questions as they read the New York Times article "All Eye on Iowa." This article relates topics dealing with the 2012 presidential...
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Breaking News English: McCain Picks Female Running Mate
In this English worksheet, students read "McCain Picks Female Running Mate," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Campaign Trail Reports
For this Presidential Election 2008 worksheet, students research the listed candidates and respond to 4 questions about the candidates. Students present their findings to their classmates.
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US Election: Barack Obama
In this Barack Obama worksheet, learners read 2 pages of basic information about President Obama, then complete true/false questions, locate sight words in the selection, complete fill-in-the-blank questions and a word search.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Tooning into the Candidates - Fred Thompson
For this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about about 2008 presidential candidate Fred Thompson. Students then respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Varied Verb Tense: Sentence Maze
In this recognizing verb tenses in sentences activity, students use the correct tense verbs to connect the words in sentences and find their way from the beginning of the maze to the end. Students connect nine sentences.
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Varied Verb Tense Sentence Maze
In this varied verb tenses practice worksheet, students connect the words in each sentence to find their way through the maze.
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Spanglish Exercise
Are your native-Spanish English language learners speaking Spanglish? Correct some common errors with this learning exercise. First, match up the Spanglish phrases with their correct English translations. Then, have your learners fill in...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Celebrating the 19th Amendment
Eighty-eight years after women earned the right to vote, a women ran for president. Young analysts consider the role women play in politics, how they are portrayed, the standards they are held to, and if they are still treated unfairly...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Tooning into the Candidates, John Edwards
In this current events worksheet, learners analyze a political cartoon about John Edwards and respond to 3 talking point questions.