1. Welcome Teachers! AK Rocks the Vote! Prepare for Takeoff: Bell Work
Find a seat with a chromebook and settle in
Roll Call Question: Are you registered to vote?
Login to your chromebook
Go to mrsmarquez.com 
Click on “More” in the top banner 
Click on #AKROCKSTHEVOTE 
Click on Election Pre-Assessment on the right hand side of the page 
Take the quiz AK
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Vote!

2. #AKROCKSTHEVOTE
A Homeroom Lesson Plan

3. Day 1: Where Are You on the Political Spectrum?
Political Inventory Quiz
SNL Spoof AK
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Vote!

4. Day 2 – Where Do Your Candidates Stand?
Clips of Debates (Potential Class Debate)
Research and Analyzing Platforms
Taxes
Healthcare
Terrorism AK
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Vote!

5. Rules of Engagement – Should you choose to debate
Everyone Participates
Step Up, Step Down – notice if you are taking up too much or not enough talking space
Disagreement is expected. But it should be done respectfully
All students have a shared responsibility for the success of the conversation AK
Rocks the
Vote!

6. Rules of Engagement Listen AK Rocks the Vote!
Key to effective communication. Pay attention to – what is said, how it is said as well as non-verbal messages. Listening means not interrupting and working hard to understand how the other person thinks and feels AK
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Vote!

7. Rules of Engagement Share AK Rocks the Vote!
Requires active participation. It requires engagement. At its best, sharing means being open and honest. For sharing to feel safe, people need to be respectful of one another AK
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8. Rules of Engagement Decide AK Rocks the Vote!
Before you make decisions, make sure you have all the facts – the whole story! Without them, you will likely not make a good decision. Getting the information you need to make a good decision may require some patience and asking lots of questions AK
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Vote!

9. Day 3 – What’s the Magic Number?
Electoral College Video
Electoral College Map
Electoral College Close Read AK
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Vote!

10. Electoral College Activity
1. You are a campaign manager for a presidential candidate
2. You only have enough money to go to 25 states
3. Send your candidate to the states you need to win the required 270 electoral votes
4. Choose the states you want to go to by lightly shading in with pencil
5. Add up the ECVs. How many do you have?
Electoral College Activity

11. Republicans can’t go to…
Democrats can’t go to…
California
&
New York
Texas
&
Georgia

12. Day 4 – Rock Your Vote Voter Registration Cast Your Ballot
Create Campaign Posters AK
Rocks the
Vote!

13. Materials Access the Lesson Plan Materials on… Weekly Bulletin
Mrsmarquz.com
Any Civics Teacher
Marquez, Bacheldor, Lott, Tonissen,
Peach, Patterson

14. Materials We Provide You Provide Powerpoint Candidate Platforms
Electoral College Map
Voter Registration
Ballots
Chromebooks
Materials for Campaign Posters
If interested in participating in this Lesson Plan, look out for sign-up info in the 10/23 Weekly Bulletin

15. Closure – You’ll Have the Time of Your Life!