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Stacey Abrams: Changing the Trajectory of Protecting People’s Voices and Votes

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In this project-based learning lesson, young social scientists investigate Stacey Abrams' campaign to protect the voting rights of people across the nation. Investigators learn how to annotate assigned articles, watch videos, and collect evidence for a final call-to-action project.

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CCSS: Designed
Concepts
women's history, women's history month, research reports, voting rights, primary source analysis, primary sources, women's suffrage, the fifteenth amendment, the voting rights act, suffrage, the suffrage movement, suffragists, famous african americans, asking questions, document-based questions
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Instructional Ideas
  • Have the class investigate the issues Abrams faced in her runs for governor in Georgia and the current controversies about voting access
  • Perform the lesson in March, Women's History Month
Classroom Considerations
  • The lesson can be expanded to an entire unit
  • Requires copies and projection equipment for the videos
  • Pupils need access to devices with internet
Pros
  • The resource provides step-by-step directions and offers suggested commentary
Cons
  • None