Brief Description
Students create a classroom dictionary of election terms.
Objectives
Students choose from a list of 100 election-related words and 50+ election clichés. They create a dictionary page for some of those words/terms. (This activity can be completed in small groups; each group might be responsible for adding a specified number of words/terms to the glossary.)
Keywords
election, dictionary, glossary
Materials Needed
computers with Internet access or printouts of the list of words/terms from the source
Lesson Plan
Encourage students to explore the Election Comic Strip at Vocabulary University. Then use our list of election terms. Distribute the terms as evenly as possible among the students, and ask them to write definitions for and illustrate each word they receive. Combine all the words and clichés into an election dictionary. Encourage students to add additional words or phrases as the current campaign progresses.
Alternative Resource
Have students e-mail vocabulary.com to receive 100 election-related words and 50+ election clichés.
Assessment
The compiled classroom dictionary might be placed on display in the school library.
Lesson Plan Source
Election Comic Strip
Submitted By
Linda Starr
National Standards
Social Sciences:
NSS-C.K-4
NSS-C.5-8
NSS-C.9-12
