EGP 335.

535 Lesson Plan

Dr. Leaman, Spring 2017

Lesson Plan Details So, You Want to Vote?, Lesson # 4, Katelyn Stout
Expected Duration
o 60 minutes
Social Sciences
Concepts:
o Rights; responsibilities; campaigning/advertising; election; President; Vice President;
ballot; voter ID
Vocabulary and operational definition:
o Right- freedom that is protected
Ex. Freedom of speech, expression
o Responsibility- duty or something you should do
Ex. Recycle, Doing your homework
o Voting- an expression of opinion favoring a certain person or thing
o Ballot- a sheet of paper used to vote
o Election- the right given to make a choice
o President- who the people choose to run our country
o Vice President- someone chosen by the President to assist him/her
Skills:
o Define & distinguish rights and responsibilities.
o Participate in campaigning & advertising
Goals of Lesson
o Gain civic efficacy & social understanding
o Become an informed citizen

Integration of Learning Outcomes/Objectives

Students will be able to define right and responsibility.
Students will be able to discuss the effect campaigning and advertising have on the election
process.
Students will be able to describe responsibility of voting as a citizen.

Standards PA Civics, History, Economics, Geography & NCSS Themes I - X with subthemes
Civics & Government Standard - 5.3.4.D: Identify positions of authority at the local and state,
and national level.
Civics & Government Standard - 5.3.4.E: Explain the voting process.
Theme VI: Power, Authority and Governance

Anticipatory Set
The teacher introduces video:
o https://www.pinterest.com/pin/171840542003332475/
What are some of the things you would do as school President?
The teacher will then relate the process of electing school President to the process of electing the
President of the United states. The teacher will ask the class, What is the same about both
elections and what is different?
o Discuss for about two minutes
Procedures
1. Teacher asks: Can anyone tell me what they think the definition of a responsibility is?
a. Allow for student response
2. What are some responsibilities that you have?
a. Allow for student response
3. Lets review the definition of a right from our previous lesson. Can anyone tell me what they
remember?
a. Students respond to question
4. What are some rights that we have?
a. Allow students to answer, but if they are stuck, prompt them with an example, such as
freedom of speech
5. The teacher will add the students answers to the t-chart in the front of the class. (One side labeled
right and the other labeled responsibility) Students will be required to write one right and one
responsibility not discussed and then turn in to the teacher. The teacher will only check for
completion and hand back the paper.
a. The students will write this on their own t-chart paper
b. ELL students will be given graphic organizer for the definition of right and responsibility
on one side & then t-chart on the other side
6. If none of the students give vote as an example, the teacher will ask What about voting? Do we
think this is a right or a responsibility?
7. After some students answer the question with their thoughts, the teacher will explain that voting
is both a right and a responsibility. It is something we are entitled to, but it is also our duty as a
citizen.
a. Can anyone tell me what a democracy is? We learned this earlier this week, lets see if
you remember!
b. How does democracy relate to the fact that voting is a right and responsibility?
i. Explain that because we choose who to elect & elect someone to oversee our
country, it is important to remember we live in a democracy
8. The teacher will then explain that today, we are going to have a mock election.
9. This is a special election because we will be nominating two people in the class to run for
President and Vice President of our school. The teacher will ask for volunteers to be the one who
runs for President. Each student who volunteered will write their name on a piece of paper and
place it into a jar. The teacher will then pick two names. These two names will be the Presidents.
a. The teacher will take this time to explain that there are two major parties in every
election. These are called parties. There is a Democrat party and Republican party.
b. To ensure ELLs do not confuse the word party with a social gathering, the teacher will
clarify that this party is a political group that has similar views. ELLs will then be
required to add this term to their graphic organizer.
10. Each President will then choose who they would like to be their Vice President.
11. The teacher asks for another volunteer to tally up the votes at the end of the election.
12. Before we begin, we must understand what exactly the rights and responsibilities of a voter are.
13. The teacher will explain to students that they will think-pair-share about what rights and
responsibilities a voter has.
a. Think-Pair-Share involves students thinking first to themselves, turning to a partner and
talking about their thoughts, and then sharing out to the class
14. The teacher will then hand out a worksheet for students to fill in with regards to the process of
voting
a. For students with an IEP, the worksheet will be fill in the blank
b. For students with a GIEP, there will be six listed steps, but they will be required to fill in
the definition on their own
 c. For ELL students, the worksheet will fill in the blank and a word bank with terms. The
students will also be encouraged to draw pictures that would help them with their
understanding.
15. The worksheet will follow along with the PowerPoint slides and include:
a. Register to Vote when you turn 18
b. Determine the political party you will affiliate with
c. Learn as much as you can about the candidates
d. Make your final decision
e. Bring proper identification to the polling station
f. Vote!
16. After the PowerPoint, the teacher will tell students that now that they have some background, its
time to put it into action.
17. As a review, the teacher will ask students to repeat the first step in our responsibilities of a voter.
After students answer that it is registering to vote, the teacher will hand out Voter Registration
Cards for the students to fill out.
a. Teacher will explain this is similar to how you can register to participate in the election
18. The class will then be split into two groups. Each President and Vice President pair will have a
group to help them campaign. They will be given 5 minutes to make signs promoting their
campaign.
a. The teacher will make it known to the students that they are able to switch campaign
sides after listening to the debates and speeches; they are not stuck to the side that they
made advertisements for
b. The teacher will encourage signs to be catchy and explain that they may use slogans,
pictures, or words
19. Meanwhile, the President and Vice President pairs will use IMovie to make a video promoting
their campaign. They will be required to research views & stances of the President to gain
knowledge on what to campaign for. Students can work together and hand in one paper with a list
of five common positions on issues and briefly explain them. Students will also be required to
include the sources in where they gained that information.
20. After the signs are made, the rest of the students in the class, in groups of four, will research
questions asked during a national debate. They will choose five questions, and modify them to
ask the President during the classroom debate. These questions must be changed to ask about in a
school setting.
a. The teacher will then model this process. For example, when I researched debate
questions, a question about foreign affairs came up. This may be too difficult to answer in
the classroom because foreign affairs deals with how our country deals with other
countries. Instead of asking about foreign affairs, I may modify it and ask, How might
you promote community within our school? Or, what will you do to incorporate people
from our community into the school?
b. Each pair will be required to choose five questions, and modify each of them and write
both on a piece of paper to turn in.
c. To ensure students with an IEP or ELL students are not singled out, groups will be given
two preselected topics to research and generate a question from to give them an idea of
what they are looking for, and the other three will be discussed as a group and decided
on.
d. Directions will be written on the SmartBoard for students to refer back to at all times.
21. The candidates will first show their videos and then take seats on opposite sides of the podium.
a. Before starting the debate, the teacher will stand in front of the classroom and ask how
promotional videos influence someones thinking.
i. The teacher will ask if anyone can give any other examples in where advertising
changes ones opinion.
 22. The class will then host a debate. Each group will be asked to stand up and ask one of their
questions. The group has multiple questions just in case a group takes theirs.
23. Students will take turns one by one going up to the poll (a cardboard box) and cast their vote by
their ballot. The teacher will stand by the poll to ensure that each student has filled out their Voter
Registration card. They will not be allowed to enter unless all information is correct.
a. Ballot is another vocab word that the ELL student will add to their list
24. The student who volunteered to tally scores will go to the SmartBoard in the front of the class and
tally the votes publically.
a. Sometimes, voters do not take their right and responsibility seriously. Sometimes, if
people dont like the candidate, or just want to be silly, they write in either someones
name that doesnt have a chance of being President. For example, there is a spot under
all the candidates names on the ballot. Some people would write Mickey Mouse, or
George Washington. As funny as this is, they are not taking their right and responsibility
seriously.
25. Alright! It looks like the votes have been tallied! The winner is announced, and asked to provide a
victory speech.
26. Students will then be required to write a letter to themselves to open on their 18 th birthday.
Students will be required to incorporate the rights of a voter. They can also include anything else
they wish.
a. For ELL students, they will be given the option to choose one of the following
i. Write in their native language (teacher will then use translator available through
school)
ii. Talk to a parent volunteer and have them write out what the student says during
the letter; to allow the student to take part in the letter, the student must also draw
pictures or incorporate some type of graphic as well
iii. Use a dictation app or website
b. For students with an IEP, they will be given the option to use both pictorial and written
work within their letter; a parent volunteer will also be in the class to ensure that students
have the resources they need to write the letter; if needed, the student can write bullet
points to themselves instead of writing in full sentences
Differentiation
Children with an IEP- The worksheet given to students on the voting process will be fill in the
blank with only certain words for the students to fill in. Students will also be encouraged to
utilize the parent volunteer while writing their letter if they need one on one assistance with
writing or spelling while writing their letter. The student will also be allowed to write bullet
points instead of complete sentences in their letter as long as they include what the rubric
requires.
Children with a GIEP- Students with a GIEP will be given a worksheet with little to no text and
will be encouraged to fill the notes sheet out in their own words. There will also be extra
requirements based on the writing rubric for students with GIEP. Within this rubric, as well as
writing the letter with facts they have just learned, students must independently find one credible
website to incorporate other voting facts in as well.
ELL Students will be provided with vocabulary graphic organizer. The English word will be typed
in the first box, and then there will be two more boxes in that row. One column will be for the
word in the students native language, and the other will be room for the student to draw a picture.
The letter students write at the end of the unit can include pictures if the ELL does not feel
comfortable writing. The students will be given the option to write in their native language,
utilize a parent volunteer willing to come in to the class to transcribe the letter, or the use of a
dictation website to complete their letter. If students write in their native language, teachers will
need to utilize the translator available through the school in order to grade the assignment.
Closure
Students will be given the opportunity to share their letter with the class if they would like. After a
maximum of four students share their letter, the teacher will have students get into groups of three. The
teacher will then hand out envelopes with strips of paper outlining the voting process. The strips will be
mixed up and students will be required to put them in order from the first step of the voting process to the
last. Once all groups are finished, students will then discuss with the teacher the order and why they put
the strips where they did. Students who have mixed up the strips will have a chance to correct the order if
needed. To differentiate instruction for all learners, the strips of paper will have a written portion, and a
picture to go along with it.

Formative/Summative Assessment of Students (P-12)

Formative assessment: During the lesson, the teacher will ask students for examples of rights and
responsibilities. The students will create a t-chart including all the rights and responsibilities
discussed in class. Students will then write one right and one responsibility of their own. They
will hand the paper in to the teacher and the teacher will check for completion and hand it back.
Summative assessment: Students will write letters to their future 18-year-old self to open on their
birthday. They will seal the envelope in the letter after graded by the teacher based on the rubric
provided. The rubric will be distributed with the introduction of the class so that students know
what is expected of them.
Formative assessment: Students will order sentence strips based on the rights of a voter in groups.
Students will then discuss with the teacher the process, and move strips of paper around if
necessary.

Materials/Equipment
Student Materials
o YouTube Video [https://www.pinterest.com/pin/171840542003332475/]
o Chart Paper
o Markers
o IPads with iMovie
o Computers
o Notebook paper
o Poster Paper
o Voter Registration Cards
o Voter Box (cardboard)
o Podium
o T-Chart for Right vs. Responsibility
o Envelopes
Teacher note sheet with references

Technology
SmartBoard
IPads for promotional videos (used by President & Vice President)
Computers for research

Reflection on Planning
Write your reflection on the plan, its development, and ways to improve it.
What are the potential successes?
What are your concerns for lesson implementation?

Lesson Plan Element Point Value

40 points total

Lesson Plan Details 2

Integration of Learning Outcomes/Objectives 3

Standards PA Civics, History, Economics, Geography & NCSS 3

Theme/subtheme

Anticipatory Set 2

Procedures 6

Differentiation 2

Closure 2

Formative/Summative Assessment of Students (P-12) 3

Materials/Equipment , Citation of Sources 2

Technology

Reflection on Planning

Teacher Content Notes 10

Global Current Event 5

Name: _______________________________________

Right Responsibility
Name: _____________________________ Vocabulary Sheet
Name: ____________________________________ Voting Process Worksheet

Steps in Order to Fulfill Your Duty as a Voter

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Name: ____________________________________ Voting Process Worksheet

Steps in Order to Fulfill Your Duty as a Voter

 1. ________________ to vote when you turn _______ years old.

2. Determine what ________________ ____________ you will affiliate with

3. __________ as much as you can about the ____________________

4. Make your final ___________________

5. Bring proper ___________________ to the polling station

6. _________!

Name: ____________________________________ Voting Process Worksheet

Steps in Order to Fulfill Your Duty as a Voter

 register vote party
candidates identification learn
political decision 18

1. ________________ to vote when you turn _______ years old.

2. Determine what ________________ ____________ you will affiliate with

3. __________ as much as you can about the ____________________

4. Make your final ___________________

5. Bring proper ___________________ to the polling station

6. _________!

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/FreeDownload/Student-Voter-Registration-Cards-2656597
http://inspiredinstyle.com/2012/10/election-day/

Strips of Paper Activity

Register to vote when you turn 18 years
old
Choose your political party
Research the candidates

Make a decision

Bring proper identification to the polling

station
Vote!

Register to vote when you turn 18 years

old
Choose your political party
Research the candidates

Make a decision

Bring proper identification to the polling

station
Vote!
Writing Rubric

3 2 1
Content Letter persuades 18 year Letter persuades 18 year Letter does not clearly
old self to register to old self to register to persuade 18 year old
vote & gives three or vote & gives two self to register to vote &
more reasons to back up reasons to back up prides zero to one
statement statement reasons to back up
statement
Organization Letter is clearly Letter is missing either a Letter has no greeting or
organized into greeting or closing, and closing and writing is
paragraph form and has is not in paragraph form not formatted
a greeting and closing
Conventions 0-2 grammar or spelling 2-4 grammar or spelling More than 4 grammar or
errors errors spelling errors
Focus Letter stays to main Letter goes back and Letter jumps between
points of the article and forth between points multiple topics
is concise and does not stay on
topic

GIEP Writing Rubric

2 1 0
Content Letter persuades 18 year Letter persuades 18 year Letter does not clearly
old self to register to old self to register to persuade 18 year old
vote & gives three or vote & gives two self to register to vote &
more reasons to back up reasons to back up prides zero to one
statement statement reasons to back up
statement
Organization Letter is clearly Letter is missing either a Letter has no greeting or
organized into greeting or closing, and closing and writing is
paragraph form and has is not in paragraph form not formatted
a greeting and closing
Conventions 0-2 grammar or spelling 2-4 grammar or spelling More than 4 grammar or
errors errors spelling errors
Focus Letter stays to main Letter goes back and Letter jumps between
points of the article and forth between points multiple topics
is concise and does not stay on
topic
Research Letter includes at least Letter includes one Letter does not include
one outside source and outside source but and outside source or
provides evidence information is not information
included in the letter
Katelyn Stout
EGP 335-80
Teacher Notes
The Presidential Election & Rights and Responsibilities
Right- freedom that is protected (Rights and Responsibilities, 2017)
o Ex. Freedom of speech, expression
Responsibility- duty or something you should do (Rights and Responsibilities, 2017)
o Ex. Recycle, Doing your homework
Voting is both a right and a responsibility (Rights and Responsibilities, 2017)

Election Process:
o Spring before election year
Presidents announce that they have decided to run in the upcoming election
o January through June
Primary election and caucuses take place
A primary election is run by state and government; vote through a ballot
A caucus is a private meeting held by political parties that is meant to
persuade people to choose a side
o At the end, they calculate how many delegates each candidate won
Can either be open, in which case voters can vote for any political party no
matter their affiliation; or closed, where the voter must vote within their
party
o July to early September
Nominating Conventions
Held on the national level; parties decide who President will be and the
candidate announces their choice of Vice President
o September- October
Campaign
Candidates share their future plans and what they value; travel and promote
their party; also debate with other parties during this time
o November
Voting
The election happens every four years on Election Day, which is on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in November Presidential Election,
n.d)
The vote that Americans make up, also called the popular vote, does not
determine candidate
o December
The Electoral college votes
This determines who wins an election; The President must win majority
vote
If no one reaches the majority, the House of Representatives chooses
the President, and the Senate chooses the Vice President
 There are 538 total electors; to reach a majority vote, 270 members of
the Electoral college must vote for candidate
Your state's entitled allotment of electors equals the number of
members in its Congressional delegation: one for each member in the
House of Representatives plus two for your Senators (What is the,
n.d.)
o January 20
Inauguration Day; If January 20 is a Sunday, inauguration is January 21; At the
Capitol building in Washington, DC
Morning Worship Service
Procession to the Capitol
Vice Presidents Swearing-In Ceremony
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the
Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic;
that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this
obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion;
and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on
which I am about to enter: So help me God." (Vice Presidents, n.d.)
Presidents Swearing-In Ceremony
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of
President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve,
protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." (Presidents
Swearing In, n.d.)
Inaugural Address
Some do this before swearing-in, others do not
Share what they wish to happen to America and how they plan on doing
that
Departure of Outgoing President
Inaugural Luncheon
Prepared by outgoing President & First Lady
Inaugural Parade
Parade takes place down Pennsylvania Avenue towards the White House
1917 was the first-year women took place in the Inaugural Parade
Inaugural Ball
Purpose is to honor new president coming into office
Rights & Responsibilities of a Voter
o Register to vote when you turn 18 years old
Last day to register before the Presidential election is in October
o Determine the political party you want to affiliate with
o Learn as much as you can about all candidates & become up to date on political issues
o Make a decision as to who you want to vote for to lead the country
o Bring proper identification to your proper polling place
2/3 of states require ID to vote
o Take voting seriously and vote for who you believe is the right fit
 Some vote for people such as Santa Claus and Mickey Mouse
Some states require voters to fill out paper work before hand if they choose to
write in a name on the ballot
Some states tally write-ins without any necessary paper work
Such as Alabama, Iowa, North Dakota, New Jersey, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont
 References
Committee of Seventy. (2013). Retrieved March 08, 2017, from
https://www.seventy.org/tools/elections-voting/voter-rights-and-responsibilities4.

Dooley, E. (2016, November 08). Election 2016: What You Need to Know About Write-Ins.
Retrieved March 08, 2017, from http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/election-2016-write-
ins/story?id=43358737.

Inaugural Address | The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. (n.d.).

Retrieved February 26, 2017, from https://www.inaugural.senate.gov/days-
events/inaugural-address/.

Inaugural Luncheon | The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. (n.d.).

Retrieved February 26, 2017, from https://www.inaugural.senate.gov/days-
events/inaugural-luncheon/.

Inaugural Parade | The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. (n.d.).

Retrieved February 26, 2017, from https://www.inaugural.senate.gov/days-
events/inaugural-parade/.

Presidential Election Process. (n.d.). Retrieved February 23, 2017, from

https://www.usa.gov/election.

President's Swearing-In Ceremony | The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural

Ceremonies. (n.d.). Retrieved February 26, 2017, from
https://www.inaugural.senate.gov/days-events/presidents-swearing-in-ceremony/.

Rights and Responsibilities Lesson Plans and Lesson Ideas. (2017). Retrieved February 23, 2017,
from https://educators.brainpop.com/bp-jr-topic/rights-and-responsibilities/.

Vice President's Swearing-In Ceremony | The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural

Ceremonies. (n.d.). Retrieved February 26, 2017, from
https://www.inaugural.senate.gov/days-events/vice-presidents-swearing-in-ceremony/.

Voter ID Requirements. (2017). Retrieved March 08, 2017, from https://www.usa.gov/voter-id.

Voter Rights and Responsibilities. (n.d.). Retrieved March 08, 2017, from
http://escambiavotes.com/voter-rights-and-responsibilities.

What is the Electoral College? (n.d.). Retrieved February 26, 2017, from
https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/about.html.
World Political Event: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/07/dutch-election-and-geert-wilder-
future-of-european-union.html

A preliminary election in the Netherlands will be held on March 15th, 2017. Geert
Wilders, the populist Party of Freedom candidate, is said to be almost as controversial as
President Donald Trump. Although it is not likely that the populist movement will become
successful in the primary, there is a small chance that it could and that could be problematic for
the Netherlands and Europe.