Resources

> NCTE consultant Frank Baker gives advice on how to use a media-literacy perspective when watching the presidential debates. //[|Cable in the Classroom,]// September 2008 (scroll down to article and worksheet) >
 * PBS-elementary lesson plans on election http://tinyurl.com/6c3vf7
 * Mid Aug issue of Cable in the Classroom magazine will have "teaching the election"
 * Also from CIC, see [] Made for teens but says users of all ages can play.
 * C-SPAN Classroom also has good materials
 * From Kathleen Ferenz, Google Certified Educator: Google-Googlelitics-Politics: http://sites.google.com/site/googlitics
 * A project we were considering for the fall (from Lisa Parisi) - http://surfaquarium.com/NCC/
 * A place to register for mock elections http://tiny.cc/2RQnV
 * __Our Courts__ located at: http://www.ourcourts.org/ Project created with the help of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to help children learn about their government, its history, and the importance of being a good citizen
 * Intel® Teach Unit Plan on the Electoral College (unit can be modified for 5th grade) : [|Electoral College Unit]
 *  **Lights, Camera . . . Debate; and Worksheet on How to Watch a Presidential Debate**
 * National Writing Project Election Project - [|Writing Our Project]
 * [|Time for Kids]
 * [|Scholastic Election News]
 * [|Meet the Candidates]
 * [|Meet the Presidential Candidates]
 * [|Election Kit]
 * [|Election 2008]
 * [|Electing a President]
 * [|YLI Mock Election]