Empower teenagers to take political matters into their own hands! After completing an engaging warm-up activity, class members discuss both sides of the youth voting issue, learn about the connection between military history and the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, and write a letter to enact policy change.
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CCSS:
Adaptable
Concepts
Instructional Ideas
- Extend step three in the procedure by assigning the topic as a take-home research project
Classroom Considerations
- Includes all the handouts you need
- Some prep required; you must provide a list of policy makers in your area
Pros
- Engages pupils with kinesthetic warm-up activity
- Enables future participation in democracy
- Incorporates a variety of activities
- A background lesson that goes more into depth on the draft makes the exercises even more effective
Cons
- None
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