Lesson Plan

Brooke Eberly

Zach Anderson

Alex Schneider

Third Parties of America

Objective

The objective of the lesson is to show and educate the students on the
importance of and the influence of third parties in today’s society.

Rationale

The lesson of third parties in America’s politics is very important because

although politics does not intrigue everyone’s interest it is still a topic that is very
influential in the shaping and development of today’s politics and society.

Content

Discussing the different types of third parties that exist or have existed in the
past. The three parties we are specifically focusing on are the Constitution Party,
Green Party and the Libertarian Party. The three different parties are on different
spectrums of the political scheme. There are three main sides of the spectrum, are
the far right, which is conservative, and the center and then the far left is liberal.
•The Constitution Party is: •The Democrats and Republicans have squandered the
Founders' legacy of liberty and justice under the Constitution. Countless
government officials in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of
government ignore their oath to uphold and defend the Constitution. •Join the
Constitution Party in its work to restore our government to its Constitutional limits.
The Green party is: about grassroots democracy, social justice and equal
opportunity and ecological wisdom. They focus on non-violence, decentralization as
well as community-based economics and economic justice. Lastly, The Libertarian
Party is: focusing on Retirement and Income Security as well as Health Care and
Self-Determination.

Learning Activities/Procedures

-Introduce Lesson

-Show Political Campaign ads that give an example of different political

parties.

-Give the content of the lecture through Power Point (lecture style with
videos and question/answer sessions throughout presentation of power point).
 -Break the students up into three groups and assign each group a political
party. Give the students 10 minutes to gather ideas and points to defend their
assigned party in a facilitated class Debate.

-Re-group the students and begin the debate by asking questions and fueling
the debate.

-Finish lesson with a matching exercise on the smart board.

Assessment Procedures

Assess the students based on their ideas and participation in the debate.

Materials/Aids

Need both accesses to the projectors for our power point presentation as
well as three individual computers for each group to use the power point
presentation for preparation for the debate.

Back-up Plan

Give the students a quiz on paper.