Voter Turnout Lesson Plan Information | Lesson Plan Activities | Printable version (including handouts) (PDF)

Standard Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate Outcomes The student will gather data about the presidential election results, then construct a graph to illustrate the data and predict/calculate the outcome of the election based on selected changes in voting patterns.

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors      Social Studies , Math Roles      Family, Community Member Program Type(s)      GED, Family Literacy, Urban, Rural, Corrections NRS Learner Levels (ABE/GED)       5, 6 Time Frame      1.0 to 3.0 hours Technology Integration Democracy in Action. The Change Agent. March 2008 NOWs America Votes Overview Voting in the 2004 Elections. The Change Agent. March 2004. Voting Political Cartoon Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2008

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Purposeful, Transparent, Contextual, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent With the upcoming election, students are wondering why people don't vote and the teacher finds a graph to spark their interest. Students know that graphs are used extensively on the GED test and they want to be prepared to read and understand the data in various kinds of graphs. Contextual Graphs are used to represent information about the candidates in the upcoming Presidential election and students want to make informed decisions. This particular class has been advocating with friends and family to make sure everyone votes in this election. Building Expertise After practice, students determine when they are ready to complete their assignment independently. They have developed skills in determining meaning from graphic information and can construct graphs when given data.

Lesson Designer Judy Franks Ohio Literacy Resource Center (330) 6720753 jfranks@literacy.kent.edu

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