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American Suffrage Movements.
In
the course of this lesson, students will consider the role of individual
initiative by completing historical research on various initiatives
involved in American suffrage movements (African-Americans, women, D.C.
residents, Native Americans, and 18-20 year olds).
Students
will use the Declaration of Independence as basis for the study of
political activism.
Why
Americans Don't Vote.
Using cost benefit analysis, students
examine nonvoting in the United States.
This lesson analyzes thirty-second political campaign/issue advocacy
advertisements. Students should already be familiar with the various
propaganda techniques.
Get it on the Ballot.
Students learn the importance on grassroots
efforts to change local ordinances through ballot initiatives.
How Old?
Students will write letters to their state and/or national
leaders either in support or against a fictitious proposed
constitutional amendment to lower the voting age from 18 to 16.
Students to interpret graphs and analyze trends in voter
participation. The data show students demographic factors that
contribute to voter turnout.
The Exchange: Setting the Student Agenda
Lesson is designed to provide students with the
information needed to create a student agenda for the 2008
presidential election for your classroom and school. It asks
students to consider issues, research them, present information to
their class, and deliberate the importance of each.
I
Have a Right and a Responsibility to Vote:
Students will recognize the
progressive empowerment of groups in the United States.
Electing a President.
Students
should recognize the components of the electoral college as in
Article II, Section I, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution. Examples
may include: Changes bought by the 12th and 23rd Amendments of the
U.S. Constitution; Controversies during the elections of 1800 and
1824; the impact of popular vote vs the electoral vote in the
elections of 1876 and 1888 ; the importance of the third party
presidential candidates in the elections of 1860, 1912, 1948,
1968, 1980, and 1992.
What Responsibilities Accompany our Rights?
Students will discuss some important questions about the
responsibilities of citizens.
A Cry form the Grave
Students contribute their voice to the ongoing struggle for universal
human rights. They are encouraged to research an organization to which
they will send a letter on behalf of oppressed people in Bosnia,
Kosovo or anywhere they choose.
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Language Arts