ISSUE EXTRAS
ISSUE 26 - Democracy in Action
- Do You Vote? What are
Your Responsiblities? -
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- This lesson plan, written by Silja Kallenbach, incorporates multiple intelligences. It supplements “First You Have to Believe in Yourself,” by Deeqo Jibril (pp. 5-7).
- “Emma Goldman’s Perspective on Women’s Right to Vote” includes additional discussion questions and could be read in conjunction with “What Were They Thinking?” on p. 32.
- “History of Voting Rights: Drawing, Role-Playing, Debating” by Diana Satin supplements pp. 30-32.
- “History of Voting Rights Activity,” developed by the Community Leaders Program at the Literacy Project in Greenfield, MA, gets people up and moving around as they learn more about who had the right to vote at what point in history. Supplements pp. 30-32.
- “The Right to Vote in the United States” is a timeline for students that charts the changes in voting rights over time in the U.S. (Also included: a version of the timeline with facilitator’s notes.) This timeline accompanies the “History of Voting Rights Activity” (listed above), developed by the Community Leaders Program at the Literacy Project in Greenfield, MA. Supplements pp. 30-32.
- “Keep the Voting Age 18” by Chris Demers supplements “Why We Should Lower the Voting Age” by Seth Anthony on p. 33.
- Related to “Election Reform” on p. 42, this short piece by Cara Anaam (called “The Debate over Voter Identification”) covers the recent Supreme Court debate about whether Indiana’s practice of requiring voter identification should stand.
- “Methods of Taxation, Tax Breaks, and Their Effects on Services” by Diana Satin is an in-depth lesson plan that supplements pp 10 and 54.
- These Teacher Notes accompany “A Simulated Town Meeting: An Experience in Democracy” by Pat Nelson on p. 72.
- Explore the meaning of democracy by using this lesson plan, “Elections in Different Countries” by Diana Satin.
ISSUE 24 - Caring for Our Children
ISSUE 23 - Immigration: the Current Debate
