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Lesson Plans - Language Arts

Election Scavenger Hunt

Students hunt through newspapers for a list of election-related news.

If I Were the President

Students think critically about the campaign issues in the current election

The Presidential Election of 1824: The Election is in the House

The presidential election of 1824 represents a watershed in American politics. The collapse of the Federalist Party and the illness of the “official candidate” of the Democratic-Republicans led to a slate of candidates who were all Democratic-Republicans. This led to the end of the Congressional Caucus system for nominating candidates, and eventually, the development of a new two-party system in the United States.

The Election of Barack Obama 44th President of the United States

This lesson focuses on the relationship between the Civil Rights Movement and Obama’s election, but it also asks students why they think Barack Obama’s election is “historic.”

Women Get the Vote!

Study voting rights then create a “Wanted” poster focusing on a famous suffragist.