Voting Rights Lesson Plan: Civic and Political Institutions
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6-8, 9-12, BrainPOP, Lesson Ideas, Lesson Plan, Social Studies, Teacher Resources, U.S. History, Voting Rights
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This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Voting Rights, and supports the standards associated with recognizing the rights and responsibilities of citizens, such as electing our representatives. Students demonstrate understanding through a variety of projects.
Step 1: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
Ask students:
Step 2: BUILD KNOWLEDGE
Step 3: APPLY and ASSESS
Assign the Voting Rights Challenge and Quiz, prompting students to apply essential literacy skills while demonstrating what they learned about this topic.
Step 4: DEEPEN and EXTEND
Students express what they learned about voting rights while practicing essential literacy skills with one or more of the following activities. Differentiate by assigning ones that meet individual student needs.
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