- Number of visits 66
- Number of saves 7
- 2
Description
- Overview:
- This lesson explores the most recent constitutional expansion of voting rights: extending them to people between 18 and 21 years of age. Students will read the 26th Amendment and learn about its history. They will view an NBC report from Nov. 5, 2008, that explains how important the youth vote was to the election of Barack Obama. Finally, they will examine the results of a recent study showing that young voters have very different concerns than older voters, and hypothesize about how young voters might affect elections in 2012 and beyond.
- Subject:
- U.S. History
- Level:
- Middle School, High School
- Material Type:
- Lesson Plan
- Provider:
- Southern Poverty Law Center
- Provider Set:
- Individual Authors
- Date Added:
- 11/28/2016
- License:
- Educational Use Permitted
- Language:
- English
- Media Format:
- Text/HTML
on Sep 16, 09:43pm Evaluation
Quality of Technological Interactivity: Limited (1)
The technology used in this lesson plan is an NPR video. This video, while adhering to the topic, will likely not increase the motivation of the classroom.
on Sep 16, 09:43pm Evaluation
Opportunities for Deeper Learning: Superior (3)
There are many places in this lesson where students will have the opportunity to discuss the material with their peers and learn. The articles provided also will invoke deeper learning.