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Activities

 

The Youth Vote

 

Have students research the top candidates running for president—their personal histories, where they stand on the major issues, their leadership skills, etc. Have each student prepare a short presentation that is designed to persuade the rest of the class to vote for his or her favorite candidate. The presentation could be a video, a commercial, a campaign speech, a song, or even a simple conversation that is designed to persuade.



Looking for Smart Stuff? Click here to download issue 24's edition (PDF).

Issue 25's Smart Stuff quiz tackles the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Click here to see a slide show of preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games and to download the quiz (PDF).

 

Answers to the issue 24 SmartStuff are listed on Page 2 of the Issue 24 Teacher's Guide that accompanies Current Events magazine. Answers to the Olympics Edition SmartStuff are listed on Page 2 of the Issue 25 Teacher's Guide.

 


 

Resources

 

To download the Teacher's Guide click here (PDF).

 

The Youth Vote

  • Read what young people are saying about the election at Scoop08.com. The Web site’s young founders were interviewed in Issue 10.
  • Play political games for kids and learn more about elections at PBS.
  • Check Rock the Vote's young voter poll to find out what young voters in America care about.
  • Learn more about the candidates and election terminology, play games, and get the latest election news at the Weekly Reader Election Center: weeklyreader.com/election.

You Aren't Invited

  • Read more from the American Psychological Association about the potentially damaging effects of peer exclusion in school.
  • Learn methods that other teachers around the country use to deal with student behavior at proteacher. Click here for more classroom management ideas.

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