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My Voice, My Voter's Guide ActivityMy Voice, My Voter's Guide Activity
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Teaching Tolerance
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Types
Activities & Projects
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Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
21 days
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Project-Based Learning
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Technology
Internet Access
Year
2020
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My Voice, My Voter's Guide

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Class members may be too young to vote, but that doesn't mean their voices are silent! After researching key information, such as policies for registering to what to expect at the polls, young scholars create and present election guides in a publishing party. Resource includes worksheets for group accountability and planning. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

election day, elections, voting rights, voting, research reports

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Create voter guides for community members in the school's jurisdiction
  • Engage the wider community with pledge to vote cards

Classroom Considerations

  • Students must have access to research resources, such as the Internet or library

Pros

  • Resource includes helpful links to aid pupil research
  • Project idea makes elections and key civic concepts relevant to future voters

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.4 RH.6-8.6 RH.6-8.9 RH.6-8.10 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.6 RH.9-10.9 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.6 RH.11-12.9 RH.11-12.10

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