Why is Voting Important?  

 

Engage 
Watch: 
  The fight for the right to vote in the United States - Nicki 
Beaman Griffin 

Ask yourself: 
Why do you think voting is important? 
 
 
In your opinion, why do young people not vote as often? 
 
 
 

Explore 
Watch: 
  Challenges to voting  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbb3BWnWB60&feature=e
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Read: 
New York Times 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/upshot/youth-voting-2020
-election.html 
Youth Service America 
https://ysa.org/4-reasons-young-people-dont-vote-and-what-to-
do-about-it/ 

Ask yourself: 
What new information did you learn after reading the articles 
and watching the video? 
 
 
What is one way you think you can make a difference? 
 
 
 
 

Explain  
Padlet: 
  https://padlet.com/jtwhit13/g8yrexqy866411lh 
After viewing the videos, pair up with a partner and take turns 

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explaining why you think young people do not vote as often. 

Then, brainstorm what you think can be done to encourage 
young people to vote. We will then share our ideas with the 
class using Padlet.  
 

Apply/Elaborate 
Think/Discuss: 
  Apply the things you have learned and discuss the questions 
below with a partner. Take your knowledge about the 
importance of voting and think about how it applies to your 
life.  

What if young people decided not to vote at all?  

 
 
How would you be affected?  
 
 
What effect would this have on your community?  
 
 
 
 

Reflect/Evaluate 
Flipgrid: 
 
https://flipgrid.com/ab26f5b0 

Make a Flipgrid video in which you describe why voting is 

important to you and how you feel you can encourage voter 
participation within your age group. Give a brief description of 
how you could make this happen. Reply to at least two other 
students with a brief video commenting on what you like about 
their idea and possible suggestion for how it can be improved 
upon.  
 
 

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