Teaching about the
upcoming campaigns & elections
C-SPAN Classroom is delighted to present new and revised resources to help you teach about the upcoming presidential and congressional campaigns and elections.
The Ohio primary is in March, a lot of time and attention will be coming your way, including those ever-present campaign ads on TV. The following site is a great tool for teaching students media and advertising literacy.
- Featured Lesson Idea: US Election Process
- Featured Lesson Idea: Primaries and Caucuses
- Featured Lesson Idea: Presidential Candidate Research
- C-SPAN's "Road to the White House" website
- Electoral College Map Poster and Electoral College Lesson Ideas
The Ohio primary is in March, a lot of time and attention will be coming your way, including those ever-present campaign ads on TV. The following site is a great tool for teaching students media and advertising literacy.
_Also, the book "Political Campaigns and Political Advertising: A Media
Literacy Guide" would be a great addition to your collection. You can
read more about it here: