 Oregon
Student Mock Election
Web Resources for Teachers and Students
Oregon's Secretary of State
Oregon's Elections Division
Initiative Information from Oregon's Elections Division
Candidate and Party Information from Oregon's Elections Division
Oregon Voters' Pamphlet (not yet available)
Military/Overseas Voters' Guide
LWV Voters' Guides
National Voting Rights Museum
American Museum of the Moving Image (explores presidential campaign commercials from 1952 - 2004)
FactCheck.org (monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by politicians and candidates in their speeches, debates, news releases, and television advertisements)
For teachers:
- http://alri.org/esquare/civic/meet.htm Main Website of Civic Center
- http://tech.worlded.org/docs/politics/vote.htm Civic curriculum for teachers
- http://www.easyvoter.org/california/resources/5a.html How to Vote Workbook
- http://www.easyvoter.org/california/resources/5a.html Teaching material for voter education
- http://bensguide.gpo.gov/files/gov_chart.pdf Government Branch of the United States of America chart
- www.ESLhome.org Social Studies Resource page which includes political activitie
- http://home.earthlink.net/~eslhome/reference/reference.html English as a Second Language reference desk includes political and governmental activities for elementary through highschool classrooms
- http://www.pbs.org/elections/glossary/index.html Election glossary
- http://www.matrix.msu.edu/~civics/teachers/miframework.php Civics curriculum framework
- http://www.matrix.msu.edu/~civics/teachers/activities.php Continuation of the previous web site but includes classroom activities
- http://users.crocker.com/~lynnew/lesson2.htm Democratic election simulation
- http://users.crocker.com/~lynnew/Quia_games.htm Games about citizenship
- http://www.immigrantvoice.org/ncv/ Curriculum used to help students with voting and civic engagement
- http://www.elcivics.com/ Civics activities: pictures, crossword puzzles and worksheets
- http://www.pbs.org/elections/kids/educators.html Lesson plans designed for elementary and secondary students but could be use for beginning ESL students (elementary section) and intermediate/advance ESL students (secondary section).
- http://www.aelweb.vcu.edu/publications/ELCivics/government/index.htm Intermediate and advance ESL curriculum of Virginia but could easily be turned around with OR facts.
- http://www.clese.org/ESL_Curriculum.htm Beginning ESL students curriculum, very basic but good for hands on activities. Unit 15 deals directly with civics and community.
- http://pbskids.org/democracy/educators/index.html Activities designed for grades 3-6 but could be used for adult teaching purposes.
- http://www-tcall.tamu.edu/elcweb/Resources/C/r_C_0.htm Good curriculum based on voting and government. Information can also be change to the Spanish version at the top of the page (very useful if needed).
- http://www-tcall.tamu.edu/elcweb/Resources/A/r_A_0.htm This page is connected to the previous one but focuses on Civic Participation and Community Actions.
- http://erc.hrea.org/Library/Bells_of_Freedom/part4.html This web site is directed more towards human dignity.
- http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/journal/civ4activities.htm Individual Responsibilities and Citizenship activities. By scrolling down and clicking onto next page you will find multiple classroom activities.
- http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/journal/civ5activities.htm This page focuses primarily on the responsibilities of the government. However the information within this page can help assist students with their understanding of why the government exists.
- http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/citizenship/flashcards/Flashcards_web_reversed.pdf Great Flashcards to study for a citizenship test.
- http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/citizenship/flashcards/M-638.pdf This web page has further description to the questions answers in the previous flashcards.
- http://civiced.org/wtp_elem03_sb.php Lesson based on what is a republican government. Includes questions and discussion topics for advance students.
- http://civiced.org/wtp_elem21_sb.php A good lesson that deals on how to protect our civil rights.
- http://civiced.org/wtp_ms28_sb.php This lesson discusses issues about citizens participating in their community and participation in government.
- http://civiced.org/lesson-plans.html This web site provides more lessons like the three previous ones which targets civic education.
- http://www.matrix.msu.edu/~civics/glossary/search_results.php?type=1 A civics online glossary with an extensive vocabulary and well written definitions.
The listing of these web sites does not imply support or endorsement by the LWV of Oregon, however, we believe these to be valuable sources of reliable information. Please contact the webmaster ASAP if you have found partisan, false, or poor information.
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