Hi,
I am interested in purchasing your unit, but I have a different goal in mind for my class election unit. I don't want to have them elect a class mascot. I want them to cast votes for the actual candidates. Then we will compare the class results to the actual results. My question to you is how much/many of this unit is based on voting for a class mascot? Are most of the reproducibles based on the class mascot? Thank you.
Tori
Posted on: September 28, 2008
Reply by: Rebecca Bettis (s)
Hi Tori,
The following reproducibles do not contain any reference to the class mascot election: What Does the President Do? (a flow chart for students to decribe and give examples of presidential duties), Where Do They Stand? (students complete a side-by-side comparison of the candidates on as many issues as you choose, then decide with whom they most agree on each issue), It's an Issue Of... (students identify a problem at your school and how it could be solved), Voter's Guide to the Presidential Candidates (a minimum 5 page booklet students create detailing each candidate, including biographical data and each candidate's stance and experience on major issues), Election Facts and Opinions (students practice differentiating between facts and opinions), A History of Voting Rights (students complete a Voting Rights history timeline), Application for Voter Registration (does include a mention of class mascot in the directions, but that can be easily whited out), Voter Registration Cards, Roster of Registered Voters, "I Voted!" stickers (to be printed on sticker paper or labels), and an election vocabulary list. In addition, each of the lesson plans includes activities related to the presidential election as well as the class mascot election. All books and websites listed in the Resources section (16 total) refer to presidential elections. I hope this helps in your decision making!
Rebecca