Let’s Vote! Level K

Let’s Vote!

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Written by Kerrie Shanahan

Content-based Learning

Let’s Vote!

Social Studies

Informational text types: Level: K (20)* C3 Social Studies Outcomes: Grade 2 • Key concepts •

Text features • Reading strategy

Let’s Vote!

Written by Kerrie Shanahan Series Consultant: Linda Hoyt

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Contents Introduction

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Chapter 1 The candidates

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Chapter 2 The campaigns 10 Chapter 3 The election

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Conclusion 18 Glossary

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Index

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Introduction We had a fun run to raise money for our school.

Everyone had different ideas about what we should buy.

“The student council will decide how we spend the money,” said our teacher, Mrs. Hall. She explained that the student council chose the best ideas from students about how to make the school better.

“We need a class representative to join the student council,” said Mrs. Hall. “So that our ideas are heard.”

“Who are you going to choose to be our class representative?” we asked.

“I’m not going to choose,” said Mrs. Hall.

“You are! We will hold an election.”

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Chapter 1

The candidates Mrs. Hall explained that our class representative

“They would need to have good ideas,” said Mali.

would go to student council meetings, and tell the other students about our ideas.

Then she asked us what skills a class

“They should be

representative would need.

fair,” said Emily.

“They must be good at listening,” said Ashlee.

“So they know what we all think.”

“And they would have to be confident to speak at the meetings,” said Tom. 6

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The candidates

Mrs. Hall wrote a list of skills that a good class representative should have.

Then Mrs. Hall asked who would like to be class representative.

“Think about the skills you have,” she said. “And think about the skills a class representative needs. Do you think you would like to be our class representative?”

Four students put up their hands, and Mrs. Hall wrote down their names.

“Well done!” said Mrs. Hall to the four students. “Now, we have to decide which one of you will be class representative.”

“How do we choose?” asked Josh.

“You will vote,” said Mrs. Hall. “But first, you need to decide who to vote for.”

Did you know?

Different types of representatives have different titles including:

Principal

president king queen chief executive officer (CEO) principal captain.

President Captain

Can you think of any more?

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Chapter 2

The campaigns The first thing the four students had to do was to come up with ideas for how to make the school a better place.

“Your ideas are a way to tell people why you would be a good class representative,” said Mrs. Hall. “And part of this, is to write and present a speech.”

“What sort of information will we include?” asked Taylor.

“You must tell us why you are the right person to represent our class, the skills you have, and why you want to be the class representative,” said Mrs. Hall.

These two leaders made speeches that became famous.

“You need to convince others to vote for you!” she said.

Find out more Some leaders have made speeches that have become famous. Find out more about one of these speeches.

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Martin Luther King Jr.

John F. Kennedy 11

The campaigns

The four students worked hard on their speeches. They all wanted to be the class

Vinay made flyers

representative, so they needed the other

that told the class

class members to vote for them.

about his ideas.

Vote for Vinay

Tess made posters to tell everyone why she would be a good class representative.

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Hayden made a badge that said:

Vote f or Helpfu l Hayde n!

TAYLOR! Taylor will listen. Taylor will be fair. Taylor will speak up!

Taylor made a big banner

Vote for Helpful Hayden!

that she put up on display

He hoped everyone would

so everyone could see it.

remember this when they voted.

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The campaigns

Then, the four students prepared their speeches.

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Tess

Hayden

Vinay

Taylor

“I am organized. I am always

“I am friendly. This makes it

“I have interesting ideas. I

“I will listen to your ideas. I

on time. I speak well in front

easy for people to talk to me,

can think of things that not

will be fair, and always try my

of groups of people.

and to tell me their ideas. I am

everyone else thinks of. This

best to make sure our ideas

I would be a confident class

also a very helpful person, and

would make the people at the

are heard.”

representative.”

I want to help you by being a

meeting interested in

good class representative.”

my ideas.”

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Chapter 3

Then we folded the piece of

The election

paper in half and placed it in a

After listening to the speeches, we voted. No one else

“Now that everyone has

saw who each of us voted for. It was a secret vote.

voted,” said Mrs. Hall, “I will

We each got a piece of paper with the names of the

count the votes.”

special box.

four students listed in alphabetical order.

We checked the box next to the name of the person who we wanted as class representative.

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Conclusion

Glossary

After counting the votes, Mrs. Hall called out the winner.

convince to make someone believe something

“Well done, Taylor,” said Mrs Hall. “You got the most votes.

council a group of people who are chosen

You are our class representative. You will represent us at

to make decisions

the student council meetings.”

election the process of voting to decide on

Vinay, Hayden, and Tess shook Taylor’s hand.

who should be in a position

“Well done,” they said. “Good luck as class representative.”

flyers small sheets of paper with information

Taylor was happy to be elected class representative.

“Thank you for voting for me,” she said. “I will try to be a great class representative.”

about a topic representative a person who has been chosen by others to act or speak for them and their ideas vote to have your say, usually in secret, about who should hold a position

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Index

WorldWise: Content-based Learning | Curriculum-linked titles

Vote for Vinay

badge 12 banner 13

Guided Reading Levels Level K (20)*

Level L (24)*

Level M (28)*

Next Generation Science

A River’s Journey

Amazing Lifetimes

Animals of the African Grasslands

Cracking, Sinking, and Bubbling Over

Deserts of the World

Bridges

Heating and Cooling: How Do Things Change?

Monster Machines

Champions of the Animal World

How Do Plants Grow Here?

Robots

Disappearing Ice

Killer Plants

Sharing Our Yard

Majestic Mountains

Making Work Easy

Side by Side

Silkworms

Saving the Oceans

Summer in Antarctica

The Changing Shape of the Land

Why We Need Rainforests

Weather

What Is It?

Eleanor Roosevelt

Could You Live Here?

A City Grows

Let’s Vote!

Ponchos, Parkas, and Baseball Caps

By Land, Sea, and Air

Making Our Cities Green

Reach for the Sky

The Port

We Got Tickets!

Skyscrapers and Elevators

When Disaster Strikes

class representative 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Kennedy, John F. 11

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Luther King Jr., Martin 11 posters 12

Vote ❤ for ❤ Tess!

Vote f or Helpfu l Hayde n!

C3 Social Studies

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TAYLOR! Taylor will listen. Taylor will be fair. Taylor will speak up!

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* Levels indicated by letters are Okapi’s unique measurements, comparable to the Guided Reading levels of Fountas and Pinnell. Numerical levels in parentheses align with DRA.

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C3 Social Studies

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