Tag: civic responsibility
Doing Democracy: Participating in Elections
The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. We know it by it’s official name and many nicknames too. The networks all have a special, uber branded name for it with big graphics and music to boot their bumpers into segments. Whatever the name we call it, elections in America is what gives new [...]
Posted: October 22nd, 2012 under Challenging Students, Educational Trends and Issues, History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism, students, TCI History, TCI info, TCI Subscription, Teaching High School.
Tags: civic responsibility, democracy, elections, Government Alive!, government teachers, teachers
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An Election-Year Lesson Involving Media Influence
To what extent do the media influence your political views? In this free lesson by @TeachTCI (www.teachtci.com), students work in groups to analyze persuasive techniques and then create and evaluate campaign commercials for presidential candidates. Take advantage of this free lesson, especially during this election year. You can learn more about Government Alive! Power, Politics, [...]
Posted: January 12th, 2012 under Challenging Students, Educational Theories, Educational Trends and Issues, groupwork, Interactive Student Notebook, Learning Styles, Multiple Intelligences, TCI info, TCI Subscription, Teaching High School, Writing.
Tags: civic responsibility, civics, elections, Free Lesson Plans, politics, presidential politics, primaries, public opinion, voting
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