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Voting! What’s It All About?

Before introducing the lesson, have students respond in writing to the prompt, “What I Know about Voting.” Allow students to write in any form they prefer: paragraphs, lists, or graphic representations. This information will be a guide to the discussion, so it’s important to do this writing before any reading or discussion about the voting process.

Getting Out the Vote: An Election Day Classroom Experiment

An experiment drives home to students the importance of voting!

Special Interests: How Would A Legislator Vote?

In these role-plays, students act as elected officials who must vote on five bills that relate to special interests of groups that financed their campaigns. How will they vote?

Meet the Press

Students listen to candidate interviews that are available online.

Your Vote Counts!

Students build an election campaign around their favorite TV characters!