This inquiry unit is designed for 5th grade students to investigate the election process. Students will learn how the process works and be asked to think critically about it. They will investigate primary sources, biased articles, statistics, and more to eventually form an opinion on this “hot” topic in the United States of America. Throughout this unit students will be asked their current opinion, encouraged to challenge it, and allowed to change their opinion at any time with new information. This unit is designed to revisit questions as students dive deeper for a more thorough and nuanced understanding of our election process. Through the analysis of the featured sources, discussions, and use of critical thinking, students will create an argument based on the overarching question “Picking the President: How do we choose?”
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