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6th grade elections - voting movie guides
"Selma, Lord, Selma" Movie Comprehension
Need a great resource for Black History Month or your history units? Look no further! Here you'll find simple movie comprehension questions for Disney's "Selma, Lord, Selma." The film focuses on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights Movement, and the events leading up to the day known as "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama in 1965. Most of the questions are multiple choice, with two short answer questions. Movie and document best suited for Upper Elementary. Please view the preview to
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3rd - 6th
The Bridge to the Ballot - Selma Teaching Tolerance Film Questions (46 minutes)
Students answer questions as they watch the film, "The Bridge to the Ballot."
Link to Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8-zk6tY-9Y
About the film: On March 7, 1965, 600 civil rights activists left Selma, Alabama, on foot, marching for dignity and equality.
Eighteen days, 54 miles, one police attack, 1,900 National Guard troops, 2,000 U.S. Army soldiers and countless stories later, they arrived in Montgomery—and changed history.
This film tells the story of a courageous group of studen
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6th - 12th
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Lincoln movie questions and open-responses
This resource contains 25 questions and 5 open-responses that go with the 2012 film Lincoln, starring Daniel Day-Lewis and produced by Steven Spielberg. An answer key for the 25 questions is provided for the teacher, and a rubric outlines the point values for the 5 open-responses. A great resource for teaching about Abraham Lincoln, and a great movie guide for including questions for students to answer as well as open-responses for deeper thinking. Learn about Abraham Lincoln with this movie
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6th - 12th
Crash Course Government and Politics #37 - Gerrymandering
Today Craig is going to talk about a topic that makes voters and politicians alike ANGRY! We're going to talk about Gerrymandering - that is the process in which voting districts are redrawn in a way to favor one party during elections. As you'll see, this is why election outcomes on Census years (which tend to be when districts are redrawn) are a really big deal. So we'll talk about how some of these cockamamie voting districts come to be and explain how Gerrymandering can affect the outcomes (
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6th - 12th
You're Not Elected Charlie Brown Movie Guide-Common Core Aligned!
Looking for a fun way to commemorate Election Day in your classroom? Want an excuse to show a Peanuts movie in class, but don't want to lose instructional time? This guide is for you!
This guide follows the Peanuts special, "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown." It includes Common Core aligned questions about vocabulary, literary devices, character traits, citing evidence, and writing a Short-Constructed Response (SCR). The SCR also comes with a template to help students craft a strong paragraph
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6th - 8th
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Crash Course Government and Politics #38 - How Voters Decide
So today, Craig is going to try to get inside the heads of voters by discussing how voters make decisions. Now obviously, like all decision making, voter decisions are influenced by a multitude of factors, but the three we are going to focus on today (and the three political scientists seem to think play the biggest role) are party loyalty, the issues involved in an election, and candidate characteristics. Now this all might seem like common sense, and well it sort of is, but it's important to b
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6th - 12th
Your Guide to Watching and Understanding the PBS Documentary 'Dark Money': Answe
The Dark Money PBS Movie Viewing Guide and Answer Key is a resource designed to help viewers better understand the issue of dark money and its impact on democracy. The guide is intended to be used in conjunction with the PBS documentary "Dark Money," which explores the influence of untraceable corporate and individual donations on elections and policy in the United States. The guide is divided into three parts: before watching, while watching, and after watching. Before watching, viewers are pro
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Crash Course Government and Politics Media Bundle (Google Docs)
Included in this Bundle:1. Crash Course Government and Politics #44 - Media Institution (4 pages)So today we're going to look at the rather thorny issue of the media and its role in politics. Wether you're talking about older forms of media like newspapers and radio or newer forms like television and the Internet, all media serves the same purpose - to provide information to the public. So we're going to discuss their strengths and weaknesses and examine how both content creators and consumers p
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6th - 12th
History Channel - The Presidents (1977-2008), Carter to Bush Viewing Guide (PDF)
Viewing Guide with Answer Key to the History Channel episode "The Presidents (1977-2008), Carter to Bush. Topics Covered: Camp David Accords, Iranian Hostage Crisis, Iran Contra Affair, End of the Cold War, Strategic Defense Initiative, Gulf War and Saddam Hussein, NAFTA, Clinton's impeachment trial, 2000 election, and more. Could be used in a U.S. History or Government course.All episodes of History Channel's The Presidents are available on the History Channel website and on YouTube.
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6th - 12th
Also included in: History Channel - The Presidents Viewing Guide Bundle
Crash Course Government #38 - How Voters Decide (Google Doc)
So today, Craig is going to try to get inside the heads of voters by discussing how voters make decisions. Now obviously, like all decision making, voter decisions are influenced by a multitude of factors, but the three we are going to focus on today (and the three political scientists seem to think play the biggest role) are party loyalty, the issues involved in an election, and candidate characteristics. Now this all might seem like common sense, and well it sort of is, but it's important to b
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Crash Course Government and Politics Video Guides (Google Docs) Bundle
Crash Course Government #37 - Gerrymandering (Google Doc)
Today Craig is going to talk about a topic that makes voters and politicians alike ANGRY! We're going to talk about Gerrymandering - that is the process in which voting districts are redrawn in a way to favor one party during elections. As you'll see, this is why election outcomes on Census years (which tend to be when districts are redrawn) are a really big deal. So we'll talk about how some of these cockamamie voting districts come to be and explain how Gerrymandering can affect the outcomes (
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Crash Course Government and Politics Video Guides (Google Docs) Bundle
The Simpsons TV Show -- Local Elections -- Sideshow Bob Runs for Mayor
This is a great handout that goes with Season 6, Episode 5 of the Simpsons -- Sideshow Bob Runs for Mayor.Unit 3, Part 6 in my pacing guideThis goes over a lot of information about elections in a fun way for students.You will need to get this episode of the show to use this lesson.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Crash Course Government and Politics Interest Groups Bundle (Google Docs)
Included in this Bundle: 1. Crash Course Government and Politics #42 - Interest Groups (5 pages)Today, Craig is going to talk about something you fans out there have been demanding for months - money in politics. Specifically, we're going to talk about special interest groups and their role in the U.S. political system. Special interest groups are groups of individuals that make policy-related appeals to government - like the NRA, AARP, or the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. It's all pretty controvers
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6th - 12th
Crash Course Government Elections and Voting Bundle (Google Docs)
Viewing Guides with Answer Keys to the following episodes of Crash Course Government and Politics: #36 - Election Basics (5 pages) This week Craig is going to give you a broad overview of elections in the United States. So as you may have noticed, there are kind of a lot of people in the U.S, and holding individual issues up to a public vote doesn't seem particularly plausible. So to deal with this complexity, we vot
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6th - 12th
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Crash Course Government #36 - Election Basics (Google Doc)
This week Craig is going to give you a broad overview of elections in the United States. So as you may have noticed, there are kind of a lot of people in the U.S, and holding individual issues up to a public vote doesn't seem particularly plausible. So to deal with this complexity, we vote for people, not policies, that represent our best interests. But as you'll see, this process was not thoroughly addressed in the Constitution, so there have been a number of amendments and laws at the state le
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Crash Course Government and Politics Video Guides (Google Docs) Bundle
Crash Course Government #39 - Political Campaigns (Google Doc)
So political campaigns are a pretty big deal in the United States. For instance the 2012 presidential election clocked in at the most expensive ever - at around $6 billion dollars! Needless to say, money plays a very big role in American elections. So today, Craig is going to take a look at why we have campaigns in the first place, why the campaign seasons run for so long, and of course why campaigns cost so much. Viewing Guide with Answer Key. Google Doc compatible with Google Classroom, Canvas
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Crash Course Government and Politics Video Guides (Google Docs) Bundle
Crash Course Government #41 - Party Systems (Google Doc)
Today, Craig is going to dive into the history of American political parties. So throughout most of United States history our political system has been dominated by a two-party system, but the policies and the groups that support these parties have changed drastically throughout history. There have been five, arguably six, party systems since the election of John Adams in 1796 (George Washington’s presidency was an unusual case, and we’ll get to that), so we’ll look at the supporters and policie
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Crash Course Government and Politics Video Guides (Google Docs) Bundle
Crash Course Government #42 - Interest Groups (Google Doc)
Today, Craig is going to talk about something you fans out there have been demanding for months - money in politics. Specifically, we're going to talk about special interest groups and their role in the U.S. political system. Special interest groups are groups of individuals that make policy-related appeals to government - like the NRA, AARP, or the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. It's all pretty controversial, as money plays an important role in the policies and people these groups influence, so we'l
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6th - 12th
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Crash Course Government #35 - Political Ideology (Google Doc)
So today Craig is going to look at political ideology in America. We're going to focus on liberals and conservatives and talk about the influencers of both of these viewpoints. Now, it's important to remember that political ideologies don't always perfectly correspond with political parties, and this correspondence becomes less and less likely over time. So, sure we can say that Democrats tend to be liberal and Republicans tend to be conservative, but we're not going to be talking about politica
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Crash Course Government and Politics Video Guides (Google Docs) Bundle
Crash Course Government and Politics #43 - Interest Group Formation
So last week we talked about what special interest groups are and how they influence the political system, and today we’re going to focus on why we even have them in the first place. As to avoid getting too cynical, we’re going to focus on five benefits of special interest groups and look at how these factor weigh in a group’s formation and size. We’ll also talk about lobbyists, recent congressional action to limit their influence, and finish with a discussion of both insider and outsider strate
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6th - 12th
Crash Course Government #33 - Public Opinion (Google Doc)
So today, Craig is finally going to start talking about politics. Now up until this point we've specifically been looking at government - that is answering the questions of who, what, and how in relation to policies. But politics is different in that it looks at why certain policies are made. We're going to start today by looking at public opinion - specifically how the public does (and does not) influence our elected officials. Viewing Guide with Answer Key. Google Doc compatible with Google Cl
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Crash Course Government and Politics Public Opinion Bundle (Google Docs)
Netflix Documentary Series: Whose Vote Counts? Explained. Episode 1 Questions
Hello, This is a student participation question guide to follow along with Episode 1 of the documentary series on Netflix called "Whose Vote Counts."Check back later for more episode question guides!
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
School House Rocks Election Video Questions/Answer Key
These questions were created to go along with School House Rocks Election Video. The questions are organized by section of the video. An answer key is provided.
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3rd - 6th
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