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Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Making a Difference [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
"Making a Difference" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about students helping to get their families and others to register to vote. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide evidence from...
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Website
Utah Education Network

Uen: Civics: Elections

For Students 9th - 10th
Citizens of democratic countries consider voting one of their chief rights because it allows them to choose who will govern them. Learn about voting rights and the election process.
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Article
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Freedom Summer

For Students 9th - 10th
During the summer of 1964, hundreds of college students flooded Mississippi to register African Americans to vote.
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Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Voting Matters Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will learn about how registration and voting works in their state, and create a flyer to share with someone in their life.
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Handout
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Twenty Sixth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides the text and a summary of the 26th Amendment (Reduction of Voting Age Qualification).
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Lesson Plan
American Bar Association

American Bar Association: How the Law Regulates Who May Vote

For Teachers 7th - 9th
A lesson plan that includes a handout and various follow-up activities for middle schoolers. The lesson is described here and a link is provided for downloading the lesson plan and handout.