Should the Voting Age be Lowered to 16?
A Civics Education Lesson Plan
Time Needed: 2 to 4 class periods
Grade Level: 8-12
Materials Needed:
Student worksheets (Lowering the voting age handout, county government handout, budget handout, budget worksheet)
Learning Objectives:
(correlated to Tennessee State Standards for High School Government, Civics and Contemporary Issues, and Language Arts)
Students will be able to:
• Cite evidence to support analysis of a text (CI.1, CI.3, 9-10.RI.K