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Lesson Plans - 8th Grade

What is a Canadian/American?

Your task is to create a collage that reflects both the media’s representation of Canada/Canadians / America/Americans and your own. You will do this by assembling a collage (on a regular-sized sheet of bristol board) in the image of the Canadian/American flag.

Pictures say a 1000 words

To illustrate a patriot song through a student created art slide show for a patriotic holiday event

Improving Elections in the United States

This lesson plan is designed to be used with the film, Election Day, which shows the experiences of a number of people in various parts of the United States on Election Day 2004.

Election Day Lesson Plan

Students will be able to follow Election Day results as they come in on the night of Election Day. They will learn about the electoral college.

Predicting the Vote: Analyzing Election Data

Tell students that they are going to have a quiz, but they get to vote about whether they take it today or tomorrow. Pass out ballots with three options: Today, Tomorrow and No Preference. Have them vote secretly and collect the ballots.