Voting Rights<\/span><\/p>\n Why have voting rights changed?<\/p>\n The right to vote has been withheld from many groups\u00a0throughout history based on gender, race, background and\u00a0religion. Universal suffrage is the right of all adult citizens\u00a0to vote in elections. It took decades of people and groups\u00a0campaigning for equality to be achieved.<\/p>\n DOWNLOAD BACKGROUNDER (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n In this lesson, students learn about the struggles some groups experienced in gaining the right to vote in Canada.\u00a0Students create a visual timeline of events in history\u00a0that shaped our voting rights today. They will reflect on\u00a0and discuss how they feel about groups being excluded.\u00a0Students also have an opportunity to discuss low voter\u00a0turnout and consider reasons for the decline.<\/p>\n We are learning to\u2026<\/p>\n Below are some sample success criteria you can use or\u00a0build upon. Co-creating success criteria with your class will\u00a0allow students to have ownership over their learning and\u00a0understand what successful learning looks like.<\/p>\n I CAN\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n DOWNLOAD CURRICULUM LINKS (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1. Read the following fictional story to your students:<\/p>\n Last year, there was a lot of bullying among\u00a0the students\u00a0at Harrison Public School. Students were not treating\u00a0each other with respect. There was fighting, teasing and\u00a0tears almost every day and it was very disruptive to the\u00a0school community. Over the summer, parents, teachers,\u00a0the principal and members of the school community held\u00a0meetings to find a solution. After lots of discussion, it was\u00a0decided that students would not be allowed to choose\u00a0their own friends anymore. Instead, parents would make\u00a0those decisions and teachers would enforce them.<\/em><\/p>\n 2. Using a Think-Pair-Share strategy, have students answer\u00a0the following questions:<\/p>\n 1. Explain to students that the right to vote in Canada\u00a0has not always been universal. Many groups have been\u00a0excluded throughout history based on gender, race and\u00a0religion. Watch \u2018The Right to Vote<\/a>\u2019 video.<\/p>\n Video clarification<\/em>: Although women, gained the right to\u00a0vote by 1918, there were still many exclusions due to race,\u00a0ethnic origin and religion. Universal suffrage for all women\u00a0was not achieved until 1960.<\/em><\/p>\n 2. Distribute copies of Handout 9.1<\/a> and Activity 9.2<\/a>. In\u00a0pairs or individually, ask students to review the handout\u00a0and record the date when voting rights for a particular\u00a0group were changed or enhanced, and summarize\u00a0information about what happened and why.<\/p>\n 3. Afterwards, students can create a visual timeline\u00a0showing the years when various groups received the right\u00a0to vote or when access was improved.<\/p>\n Exemplars: www.freepik.com\/free-photos-vectors\/timeline<\/a><\/p>\n 4. Voter turnout in Canada has declined over the past\u00a0several decades. In the 2014 Ontario provincial election\u00a0barely half (52 per cent) of eligible voters cast a ballot.\u00a0Use these guiding questions for a class discussion.<\/p>\n Have a brief closing discussion about voting rights and\u00a0participation in elections, or ask students to write a\u00a0reflection on one or more of the following questions.<\/p>\n Type of Assessment: For Learning<\/p>\n Lesson Area: Minds On<\/p>\n Guiding Questions for Teachers<\/em><\/p>\n Type of Assessment: As Learning<\/p>\n Lesson Area:\u00a0ACTION: Activity 9.2<\/a> \/ Time Line<\/p>\n Guiding Questions for Teachers<\/em><\/p>\n Type of Assessment: Of Learning<\/p>\n Lesson Area: Consolidation<\/p>\n Guiding Questions for Teachers<\/em><\/p>\n Individual\u00a0Education\u00a0Plans<\/strong><\/p>\n Modifications<\/p>\n Enrichment<\/p>\n English\u00a0Language\u00a0Learners<\/strong><\/p>\n Culturally\u00a0Responsive\u00a0Pedagogy<\/strong><\/p>\n Indigenous Focus<\/strong><\/p>\n Title Voting Rights GUIDING QUESTION Why have voting rights changed? OVERVIEW The right to vote has been withheld from many groups\u00a0throughout history based on gender, race, background and\u00a0religion. Universal suffrage is the right of all adult citizens\u00a0to vote in elections. It took decades of people and groups\u00a0campaigning for equality to be achieved. 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