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Is it Time for the America to Graduate From the Electoral College?

presented by: KQED

The founding fathers established the electoral college in the United States Constitution, believing that it would be both a buffer and provide fair po...

Nine Ways to Teach Election 2016 in the E.L.L. Classroom

We invite you to use the news to help your English-language learners understand the United States’ system of government, develop critical thinking s...

Majority Rules: How Propositions Get on the Ballot in California (with Lesson Plan)

presented by: KQED

Think of it as a proposition extravaganza. Love ’em or hate ’em, ballot propositions are an ingrained part of California’s political system. Te...

15 Great Digital Media Projects for the Presidential Election Season

presented by: KQED

I’m a high school social science teacher with many years of teaching experience (World History, U.S. History, and U.S. Government), and I am certain...

Debate Bingo and Other Essentials for the Second Presidential Debate

presented by: KQED

NFL players won’t be the only ones pummeling each other this Sunday night. Teach with the Lowdown Suggestions for nonfiction analysis, writing/...

What Is the President’s Actual Job Description?

presented by: KQED

Presidential candidates make lots of campaign promises, but do they have the power to act on them once elected? This post and lesson plan ask students...

How Has Technology Changed the Way Candidates Run for President? – Lesson Plan

presented by: PBS NewsHour Extra

The purpose of this lesson plan from PBS Learning Media, called, “How Has Technology Changed the Way Candidates Run for President?” is to ...

Media Literacy: How to Watch the Debates

The debates provide rich teaching opportunities in social studies, language arts and media literacy. In addition to helping students understand the ro...

The Fight to Vote: A History of Voting Rights in America

presented by: KQED

The United States presents itself as a beacon of democracy on the world stage. But universal suffrage has been elusive throughout its history. Teach y...

Teaching Election 2016 Part 1: What Should I Do In My Classroom?

As teachers prepare to return to the classroom this fall, especially social studies teachers, they face a serious problem. How do you teach about the ...

Verifying Breaking News

This lesson plan from Facing History and Ourselves provides a range of resources for educators who want to support students in answering the following...

It’s Elementary! Writing letters to the next president in the primary grades

presented by: National Writing Project

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. When I was the counselor at a small, elementary school in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Phila...

Public Forum Debate Lesson Plans

presented by: National Speech & Debate Association

This is a set of lesson plans for introducing students to Public Forum (PF) Debate, created by the National Speech and Debate Association. The 10 less...

Letter to President Modules from Literacy Design Collaborative

presented by: Literacy Design Collaborative

These modules from the Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) provide ideas and instruction for supporting students in completing informed, thoughtful l...

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

presented by: National Speech & Debate Association

In 1858, sitting Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas participated in a series of debates with his challenger, Abraham Lincoln, resulting in the now iconi...

L2P 2.0 “Focus on Audience and Purpose” Mini-Unit from NWP’s College-Ready Writers Program

presented by: National Writing Project

  A key element of the Letters to the Next President 2.0 project is an authentic audience and purpose. These letters will be public, able to be ...

PBS NewsHour Extra Election 2016: News for Students and Teacher Resources

presented by: PBS NewsHour Extra

At PBS News Hour Extra, find the full archive of information, videos, and lesson plans related to the 2016 Election, including news on election events...

L2P 2.0 “Finding a Topic” Mini-Unit from NWP’s College-Ready Writers Program

presented by: National Writing Project

When students are faced with the challenge of writing a letter about an issue to an audience they have never met, roadblocks such as what is included...

Mikva Challenge Free Curricula

Mikva Challenge was founded on the premise that youth voice and participation matter, and that our civic and political life will be stronger when yout...

Youth Radio: How to Write a Commentary

presented by: Youth Radio

One of many resources for teachers at Youth Radio, this toolkit includes a series of activities for students to identify parts of a commentary, brains...

Letters to the Next President at Youth Voices

presented by: Youth Voices

Find 10 steps students can follow to prepare for writing a letter to the next President. These classroom and out of school activities from Youth Voice...

Opinion Writing in Primary Grades: What qualities Do We Want in Our New President?

presented by: National Writing Project

Jean Wolph, the director of the Louisville Writing Project, offers an opinion writing mini-unit on qualities of the next president. It culminates in s...

Mini-Unit: Making the Case in an Op-Ed

presented by: National Writing Project

This mini-unit created by Linda Denstaedt of the Oakland Writing Project supports students as they plan and organize a purposeful argument.  

MAPP: Participatory Politics Workshops

These workshops for in and out of classroom contexts were authored by organizations and individuals in the Media, Activism and Participatory Politics ...

PBS NewsHour: What is Social Media’s Role in Election 2016?

The purpose of this lesson plan is for students to examine the different ways candidates use social media, including Instagram, Facebook and Twitter i...

The Anneberg Classroom: Resources for Excellent Civics Education

The Annenberg Classroom website connects award-winning, comprehensive curriculum on the Constitution and its amendments to daily civics news and stude...