Political Parties

Curriki Rating

This resource was reviewed using the Curriki Review rubric and received an overall Curriki Review System rating of 2.00, as of 2013-12-31.

Component Ratings:

• Technical Completeness: 3
• Content Accuracy: 2
• Appropriate Pedagogy: 2

Reviewer Comments:

• This resource is a lesson plan that helps students gain a better understanding of the two major political parties. Students learn the content through direct instruction and then apply the information by creating a video that highlights views on controversial issues. The lesson includes a google presentation that has an overview of the parties and an introduction to the project. It also has the list of issues that are divided amongst the student groups. It is recommended that instructors provide additional sources on the political parties and an example video to demonstrate clear expectations for the project. The lesson uses information from the 2008 election, and teachers may want to update to the 2012 election.

Louis Toedt

June 22, 2012

I like your idea for a bellringer question as well as the fact that you're getting students to do some writing at the beginning of class. I think grading them…

rebecca hunt

June 21, 2012

Gary and Jason, Great work guys! What I was really keen on in this lesson was how structured it was and that you guys gave students strict guidelines for creating…

Danielle Meservey

June 21, 2012

I really like the topic you chose. I think it is important for students, especially 12th graders to understand the positions of the democratic and republican parties on important issues.…

Eric Milis

June 21, 2012

Jason and Gary this lesson is fantastic, you guys put a lot of thought and detail into the lesson and have accounted for nearly every aspect of the subject. What…

alton kuhn

June 19, 2012

Jason, this lesson looks great. I think it is vital for students to understand political parties because as I found out in my internship many of them don't, even at…

• Type:
  Lesson Plan
• Description:
  This is a lesson plan dealing with political parties. In it students will examine the differences between the Democrat and Republican parties by looking at the viewpoints of each party in relation to current controversial issues. Students will also be responsible for creating a video in this lesson to highlight what they have learned.
• Subjects:
  Social Studies > General
  Social Studies > Civics
  Social Studies > Current Events
  Social Studies > Government
  Social Studies > Political Systems
  
• Keywords:
  Political Parties Democrat Republican Current Events Controversial Issues Civics
• Education Levels:
  • Grade 6
  • Grade 7
  • Grade 8
  • Grade 11
  • Grade 12
  • Higher Education
  • Graduate
  • Undergraduate-Upper Division
  • Undergraduate-Lower Division
• Language:
  English
• Access Privileges:
  Members
• License Deed:
  Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
• Collections:
  Politics and Political Parties: Lesson Plans Lesson Plans & Assessments for Unit 11: Modern America