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President Elect: Electoral College Results Projected
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Activity Description
The President Elect site is a great site to help your students learn about the electoral college. The "FAQ" page would be a good place to start, as these may represent most of your students questions about the electoral college and how it works. The site is per election year so check for current election
Preparation
Visit the site, checking out the various features. Print Example Document 1, Election Information or send it to students digitally.
How-To
- Discuss the upcoming election, or past elections.
- Discuss the electoral college.
- Bring up the site. Type in the year. Discuss election results. Have students fill out the Example Document 1, Election Information.
Teacher Tips
Students have a lot of questions about the electoral college. This site helps.
Program Areas
- ABE: Adult Basic Education
Levels
- Low
- Intermediate
- High
- All Levels
Documents
- Election Information.docx - Election Information
Standards
- Reading
- CCR Anchor 1 - Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
- CCR Anchor 2 - Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
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delegates,election,election information,electoral college,presidentelect,voing,votes