Candidates, Campaigns & Elections Projects • Activities • Literature Links

by Scher, Linda; Johnson, Mary

• ISBN13: 9780545454643
• ISBN10: 0545454646
• Edition: Workbook
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-02-01
• Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources (Teaching Strategies)

Summary

This up-to-date resource is packed with engaging activities that will get kids excited about elections and government. Students will learn about all aspects of the election process, including voter registration, campaign finance, the Electoral College, and media coverage. Includes literature links, a glossary, a map and charts for tracking election results, and much more. For use with Grades 4-8.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 4
Resources	p. 5
Election Basics	p. 6
Getting Started	p. 6
KWL Chart	p. 6
Building Background Knowledge	p. 6
Words in the News	p. 7
Political "Jeopardy"	p. 8
Electionary	p. 8
An Overview of the Electoral Process	p. 8
Keeping Track With My Election Journal	p. 8
A "Work in Progress"	p. 9
If s Primary	p. 9
Countdown to the Conventions: 2012	p. 10
At the Races	p. 10
For the File	p. 11
Electoral College	p. 12
A Bit of Election History	p. 12
The Top Ten	p. 13
Winner Takes All	p. 13
Registration and Voting	p. 14
A Registration Simulation	p. 14
Get Out the Vote Posters	p. 15
Literature Link
Vote! by Eileen Christelow	p. 16
Using the Media to Teach About Elections	p. 17
Analyzing Print Media: Newspapers, Magazines, and Direct Mail	p. 17
Election News Scavenger Hunt	p. 17
Election Scrapbook	p. 18
Analyzing an Election News Article	p. 18
Comparing Headlines	p. 18
Headline Collage	p. 19
Write Your Own Headline	p. 19
Help Wanted: Outstanding Leaders	p. 19
Speaking Up and Speaking Out	p. 19
Making Your Voice Heard: Letters to the Editor	p. 19
Politics in Your Mailbox	p. 20
Analyzing Electronic Media: Television	p. 20
Creating a Media Log	p. 20
Comparing Television News	p. 21
Be Ad Smart	p. 21
The Art of Propaganda: You Can't Fool Me!	p. 21
Lights, Camera, Action	p. 22
The Incumbent Advantage	p. 22
Analyzing Electronic Media: Internet	p. 22
An Important Resource	p. 23
A Significant Impact	p. 23
Key Web Sites	p. 24
Making Graphs and Taking Polls	p. 24
Graph It	p. 24
Using a Graph to Predict Voter Turnout	p. 25
Polls and Pollsters	p. 25
Analyzing a Poll	p. 25
Literature Link
The Kid Who Ran for President	p. 26
Election Fever	p. 27
Understanding Political Parties	p. 27
Design a Party Symbol	p. 27
If s Party Time	p. 28
Balancing the Ticket	p. 28
And They're Off	p. 29
Day by Day	p. 29
Money, Money, Money	p. 29
On the Road With the Candidates	p. 30
Analyzing Campaign Speeches	p. 30
Steps to Good Speech Making	p. 30
Classroom Campaigns and Elections	p. 31
Campaign Simulation	p. 31
Election Simulation	p. 31
Literature Link
Girl Reporter Rocks Polls!	p. 33
Election Wrap-Up	p. 34
Election Night: Tracking the Election	p. 34
Concluding Activity	p. 35
Wrapping Up the Journal	p. 35
Reproducible Activity Pages	p. 36
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