Main Objective
Students will define 3rd parties and identify the obstacles and effects of 3rd parties in an election.
Additional Objectives
- evaluate the role of voting behavior in planning a successful campaign for elected office.
Third Parties & Political Behaviors
90
Minute Curriculum
Activities
- An Introduction to Voting: Let’s Register to Vote
- A Lecture on 3rd Parties and Voting Behavior w/ Interactive Notes
- Analyze the Data: 3rd Parties Throughout History
- Read and Discuss: ‘How Elections Reduce Americans to Stereotypes’ By Dante Chinni
Materials
60
Minute Curriculum
Activities
- An Introduction to Voting: Let’s Register to Vote
- A Lecture on 3rd Parties and Voting Behavior w/ Interactive Notes
- Analyze the Data: 3rd Parties Throughout History
- Read and Discuss: ‘How Elections Reduce Americans to Stereotypes’ By Dante Chinni
Materials
30
Minute Curriculum
Activities
- A Lecture on 3rd Parties and Voting Behavior w/ Interactive Notes
- Analyze the Data: 3rd Parties Throughout History
Materials
- Download the 30-Minute Lesson Plan Here
- Computer/Tablet/Smartphone w/ Internet Access
- 3rd Parties and Voting Behavior PowerPoint
- Campaign Strategy – Targeting Voters Assignment
Standards
- Iowa Core: SS.9-12.PSCL.1
- Understand the rights and responsibilities of each citizen and demonstrate the values of lifelong civic action.
- Iowa Core: SS.9-12.PSCL.5
- Understand strategies for effective political action that impact local, state, and national governance.
- Iowa Core: WHST.11-12.7
- Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
- Iowa Core: RH.11-12.7
- Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
- Iowa Core: RH.11-12.2
- Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.
