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Elections - voting Common Core CCRA.SL.3 resources
5th Grade Social Studies TEKS Unit 11: Cold War & Civil Rights Movement to Today
The 5th Grade Social Studies TEKS Unit 11: Cold War & Civil Rights Movement to Today COMPLETE Lesson Plan Unit is PERFECT for those teaching 5th grade social studies to their students. This incredible unit covers everything from the rise and threat of communism, the Korean War and Vietnam War, to the Civil Rights Movement, the attacks of 9/11, the election of Barack Obama, and so MUCH MORE! The amazing resources included in this lesson plan unit follow the TEKS standards and come ready to us
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5th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Laura
Propaganda Bundle | Propaganda Techniques | Logical Fallacies | Lessons | Games
Students love this unit. Fun, done, timely, and relevant! Sharpen critical thinking skills to prepare for your next argument or debate unit. Students learn how to recognize and analyze logical fallacies and propaganda techniques. Complete with highly engaging, kid-tested slides, video clips, Name that Fallacy, colorful posters, paperless, self-grading games/quizzes, graphic organizers, complex sentence and paragraph frames, mock stock exchange simulation/project, and more. You can also use this
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6th - 9th
Levels of Government
Federal, State, and Local Governments are made simple for your students with this PowerPoint. I use the first part of the power point after the students learn about the constitution in the fall, and then show the whole thing in the spring when students campaign and are elected for the Leadership Class the following year.Add your own state, local, and school governments to the slides.This aligns with the Common Core State Standards:3.SL.33.SL.43.SL.63.W.45.SL.35.SL.45.SL.65.W.48.SL.38.SL.48.SL.68
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Propaganda Techniques | Logical Fallacies Lesson | Part 5 | Game | Posters
Timely and relevant! Fun and done! Students love this lesson. Sharpen critical thinking skills to prepare for your next argument or debate unit. Students learn how to recognize and analyze logical fallacies in five fun lessons. Complete with highly engaging, kid-tested slides, video clips, colorful posters, teacher tips, paperless game to check for understanding, and teacher tour. Each of the five parts builds on the last. Get all five lessons. I teach this under the umbrella of my Propaganda Un
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6th - 9th
Every Four Years...The Presidential Election Unit Bundle
Election season is upon us! Every Four Years...The Presidential Election Unit, a comprehensive 204-page resource, offers an easy one-stop solution for teaching the election cycle to your middle and high school students. From learning about how a president gets elected, starting with the primary season in United States Presidential Election Process- Primaries to the Electoral College, to how propaganda influences voters and future voters in Propaganda & Political Campaign Ads- Close Viewing A
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6th - 9th
QAnon- Dangerous Conspiracy Theory- Listen, Short Answer, & Conversation
Some conspiracy theories are dangerous. QAnon is known to be racist, antisemitic, and homophobic. Its supporters have reached positions of legislative power and Q supporters were a part of the riot on Capitol Hill. After the most recent Q predictions did not come true during the inauguration, QAnon may grow, transform, or deflate. I believe that teachers can help disassemble it by addressing it directly as a trusted adult with a reliable news source.I encourage you to hold this podcast-based
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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John Lewis- Voting Rights & Black Leaders- Listen, Short Answer, & Conversation
John Lewis was pivotal towards ending the Jim Crow Segregation in the South and the creation of the Voting Rights Act in the 1960s. He remained a powerful figure during the George Floyd protests until his death in the summer of 2020. This podcast episode, questions, and answers guide you through his incredible, powerful life, and it explains the philosophy of peaceful protest and why peaceful protest can be as impactful as war. We lost a great man, and the struggle towards justice is not yet wo
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Propaganda Techniques | Logical Fallacies Mini-Lesson | Part 1 | Posters | Game
Timely and relevant! Fun and done! Students love this lesson. Sharpen critical thinking skills and digital literacy to prepare for your next argument or debate unit. Students learn how to recognize and analyze logical fallacies in five fun lessons. Packed with highly engaging, kid-tested slides, video clips, colorful posters, teacher tips, paperless game to check for understanding, and teacher tour. Each of the five parts builds on the last. Get all five lessons. I teach this under the umbrella
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6th - 9th
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Critical Thinking | Logic Mini-Lesson | Game | Argument | Debate | Propaganda
Transform them into little college students. Teach students how to recognize faulty logic and evaluate deductive and inductive reasoning. Packed with engaging slides, tons of examples, video clips, and paperless game. Follow me for more teacher and tutor tools. Happy teaching! Get your weekends back.For the Google Slides, scroll to the end of the PDF lesson. It will prompt you to make a copy.Create critical thinkers.Propaganda Bundle: Propaganda Techniques, Logical Fallacies, Lessons, GamesArgum
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6th - 9th
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US Elections Debate Activity
This US Elections Debate Activity will have your students practicing debate with a patriotic twist! This is a no-prep (just print it off) activity for your debate, public speaking, English students to enjoy with students! It's a lighthearted practice in persuasion. Take a break and watch your students construct and defend their arguments on different parts of the US Presidential Election!Just divide up the students how you want, hand them each their packet, and let them start preparing the debat
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9th - 12th
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Propaganda Techniques | Logical Fallacies Mini-Lesson | Part 2 | Posters | Game
Timely and relevant! Fun and done! Students love this lesson. Sharpen critical thinking skills to prepare for your next argument or debate unit. Students learn how to recognize and analyze logical fallacies in five fun lessons. Packed with highly engaging, kid-tested slides, video clips, colorful posters, teacher tips, paperless game to check for understanding, and teacher tour. Each of the five parts builds on the last. Get all five lessons. I teach this under the umbrella of my Propaganda Unit
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5th - 9th
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Detecting Bias: Author's Purpose Handout + Posters (Argument & Propaganda)
Timely and relevant! Help students detect bias as they conduct research. Use with your propaganda, argument unit or any research project. So much more to come! Follow me for more teacher and tutor tools. Happy teaching! Thanks for visiting. Get your weekends back.Check out my bundles and save a bundle.Propaganda Bundle: Propaganda Techniques, Logical Fallacies, Lessons, GamesArgument Bundle: Argument Unit For or Against Screen TimeHorror Bundle: Horror Unit: Narrative Mini-Lessons & Mor
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6th - 9th
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Presidential Pardons- A Recent History- Listen, Short Answer, & Conversation
Every Thanksgiving, your students likely witness the lighthearted tradition of turkeys who receive a presidential pardon. But presidential powers are a serious power. This material covers highlights of famous presidential pardons, the powers, and limits of a pardon, and delves into how Trump has managed pardons in a self-serving way. These journalists go so far as to question if Trump will make a preemptive pardon for himself. This topic is highly relevant and may become even more relevant in
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Civic Engagement "Dear Neighbor" Project
This is an amazing three-ish day project about Civics, Persuasive Writing, Collaborative Revision, and Public Speaking! Overall project flow:* Students reflect on their priorities, biases, and reasons for supporting their chosen candidate in an upcoming election.* Students peer-edit their letters, revising arguments for grammar and persuasive power.* Teams of students campaign for their chosen candidate, collaborating to write a Platform Speech they present to the class.* As campaign staffers,
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Act by Kayla Miller Graphic Novel Discussion Question Cards
This product includes 80 comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts on cards for studying the graphic novel Act by Kayla Miller. This book is an engaging and enjoyable graphic novel that explores important themes and opens the door to many significant discussion opportunities for students within the classroom and beyond.Book Themes: Friendship, Student Government, Voting & Elections, Realistic Fiction, Family, SchoolThis book is a
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3rd - 6th
Ruth Bader Ginsburg- Biography & Battles - Listen, Short Answer, & Conversation
This important conversation starts with students listening to an NPR podcast about The Notorious RBG. Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a hero in the fight towards gender equality. She fought for men and women's rights! She was a major historical figure in her own right and a strong and interesting person. There is a transcript available for this episode. This document contains:1) Detailed teacher notes.2) Easy links to the required podcast episode.3) Specific pre-listening, discussion questions, and ex
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Mock Election Bundle
Understanding the election, the voting process, and branches of government can be challenging! If you're looking for an interactive way to help your students grasp election processes, suffrage, and voting rights, this bundle is your answer!With this bundle, you can lead your students through a "mock election" where they can understand the struggle many individuals have had on the journey to vote!Fight For The Right To Vote: This is the preview video quest that helps students understand voting ri
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4th - 10th
Capitol Building Chaos - Congress - Mob - Listen, Short Answer, & Conversation
We are still piecing together what happened on Jan 6, 2021, at the Capitol Building. However, this podcast, accompanying questions, and answers attempt a comprehensive overview and timeline of important events and essential takeaways from the day. Your students are already grappling with this event, so it may be our responsibility to create a structure for them and to replace rumors they have heard with facts and multiple eyewitness accounts.The discussion questions and answers attempt to look f
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Presidential Election Group Projects- Collaborative, Creative, and Analytical
Spark creativity in students during this election season! The 20-page easy-prep Presidential Election Group Projects- Collaborative, Creative, and Analytical is an engaging collaborative activity in which middle school and high school students work in groups to craft creative presentations highlighting the presidential candidates and their policy positions. Projects can take various forms, such as slideshows, videos, Prezi presentations, skits, debates, designing cereal boxes or superhero dolls
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Every Four Years...The Presidential Election Unit Bundle
Presidential Debate (or other political office)
Holding a presidential debate (or for other political office) is a great way to get students to learn how to craft a message for a public audience and speak in front of their peers. This resource kit contains a one-page prep sheet for students, a two-page list of questions for students to consider ahead of time and to be asked during the debate (basic and advanced), and a slideshow template with the rules of engagement for the debate.
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7th - 12th
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Propaganda Techniques | Logical Fallacies Mini-Lesson | Part 4 | Posters | Game
Timely and relevant! Fun and done! Students love this lesson. Sharpen critical thinking skills to prepare for your next argument or debate unit. Students learn how to recognize and analyze logical fallacies in five fun lessons. Packed with highly engaging, kid-tested slides, video clips, colorful posters, teacher tips, paperless game to check for understanding, and teacher tour. Each of the five parts builds on the last. Get all five lessons. I teach this under the umbrella of my Propaganda Unit
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6th - 9th
Presidential Election 2020-Voting Issues- Listen, Short Answer, & Conversation
This no-prep conversation starts with students listening to a 50 min Podcast that is largely bipartisan. It focuses on the issues facing voters in 2020 including misinformation, the coronavirus, and new rules. Many of your students might be too young to vote in this round, yet this information might help them in future years or perhaps may help them to support a family member navigate this unique year. It is also largely hopeful and offers solutions and reassurances that voting is safe! If yo
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Where do the Candidates Stand on the Issues? Research and Analyze their Websites
Are you seeking a more dynamic approach to helping your students understand the policy disparities between the two presidential candidates, Joe Biden and Donald Trump? Where do the Candidates Stand on the Issues? Research & Analyze their Websites offers an interactive 23-page lesson designed to engage middle and highs school students in exploring and analyzing the policy ideas of both candidates. This lesson involves students delving into the candidates' websites, a third-party website show
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6th - 10th
Also included in: Every Four Years...The Presidential Election Unit Bundle
Debate Viewing Guide: Template for Any Political Debate or Candidate Discussion
One of the best ways to help students become engaged and informed on the current issues of the day is by watching the most recent political debates. Whether it be a general election, primary race, gubernatorial race, senate, or even a presidential race, students love hearing the arguments and debate between the candidates. I have used this format for years and it is a proven way to help my students follow along with the issues of the day. Students get to hear how candidates have such differin
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