Overview
Duration
100 minutes
Lesson Objective
- Understand why voting matters in a democracy.
Lesson Outcomes
- Explain the purpose of elections
- Describe the voting process
- Evaluate why it is important to vote
- Create an advertisement encouraging young people to vote
The Lesson
Sequence
- Cartoon of the Day
- Starter: Have you ever been involved in the decision making process? [Individual question response and class discussion]
- Canada’s Government [teacher led instruction]
- Canada’s voting system [class discussion]
- Why do people vote? [class discussion]
- Barriers to voting [class discussion]
- Task 1. Barriers to voting [paired research activity]
- Task 2. How can we encourage more people to vote? [group Public Service Announcement Project].
- Review: Peer Assessment – Two Stars and a Wish.
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