As citizens living in the United States, it is our civil duty to vote. But how does the voting process work? After reading a five-paragraph passage on the basics of elections and voting, young constituents respond to 10 questions based on what they read.

Concepts

elections, presidential elections, reading comprehension, voting rights, voting, informational texts, reading articles

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Incorporate throughout election season or during a study of voting
• Encourage individuals to highlight their answers within the text

Classroom Considerations

• A free Read Works accounts is required to access the resource

Pros

• Comes with an answer key
• Questions require learners to respond in a variety of ways and touch on multiple skills

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.4.1 RI.4.2 RI.4.10