Voting

A True Book

by Sarah E. De Capua

Discusses voting, including who can vote, how a vote is cast, how votes are counted, and why voting is important.

47 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2002

Reviews

[Loren]

Text Features:

Table of contents
Index
Glossary
Headings
Diagrams
Pictures & Captions
Fast facts
Bolded text
Timeline
Statistics
Resources

Text Structure:
Description- The text describes the components of voting including: who gets to vote, how to vote, and how to get involved.

Paired Fiction:
Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box
Bandy, M. S. (2015). Granddaddy's turn: A journey to the ballot box. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.

This story is a narrative about a boy’s grandfather being allowed to vote for the very first time. This story provides the reader with a perspective of what it was like to grow up in the south during times of segregation. I will read this text before I read the nonfiction text to provide students with background knowledge that not all people could vote. Students will be able to build of conversations about who can vote now and why.

Strategy Application:

For this book I will use the R.A.N. strategy (RAN). The students will receive a graphic organizer broken into 4 sections: Prior Knowledge, Misconceptions, Confirmed, and New learning. Students will use their background knowledge (either from the fiction text or previously learned) to write down 3-4 things they know about voting on sticky notes. While I read students will move their sticky notes to either the “Misconceptions” or “confirmed” section. If they learned something new, they can write down new facts. At the end of the book, if there are still sticky notes in the “ Prior knowledge” section students can be prompted to search for knowledge in other texts!

RAN (Reading and Analyzing Nonfiction Strategy). (n.d.). Retrieved June 20, 2016, from http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpage...

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book, "Voting" by Sarah De Capua was a well written read. This is a non-fiction educational read about voting in modern times. It takes us through how the electoral college and individual voting works. It talked to us about how people became able to vote in the first place and who is allowed to vote today. It also shares other information on the world of voting that I think kids should start learning when they are young.

This book was a great read and even I learned a little something in the process. I think that you could use it in school to teach how everyone's voice should be heard and how to go about picking people to be on the student council or if you are picking ways that your class can make a change. I recommend this book for children ages 8-12.

[Christi · Rating 3 out of 5]

not enough interest

[Jaida Brinkerhoff]

I actually love this book it informs me about voting