Welcome to the VoteQuest Teachers' Guide!
This isn't learning "as usual." Get ready for an interactive, online game about a road trip that helped women gain national voting rights in the U.S. Along the way, students also will explore social causes they care about.
What You'll Find Here
This teachers' guide provides the following:
- A concept review and pre-game questions to prepare students for what they will learn;
- Focus questions to use during the game;
- Extension questions to use after the game;
- Writing assignments and project ideas; and
- Online resources to enrich research and learning.
Computer Requirements
VoteQuest requires Flash freeware for viewing. If Flash is not installed on your computer(s), download it free.
The game is dependent on sound, so be sure to turn on computer speakers.
If your computer lab doesn't have enough computers to accommodate all students, break students into small groups.
- Ask the student groups to decide on a common cause and a group name before they begin the game.
- If a computer projector is available, show a portion of the game to the entire class before they begin group work.
Before the Game
Concepts to Know
14th and 15th Amendments
Woman Suffrage Amendment
World War I
People to Know
Charles Erskine Scott Wood
Alice Paul
President Woodrow Wilson
Frances Joliffe
Mabel Vernon
Pre-Game Questions
- What does "the right to vote" mean?
When elections are held to choose our community, state and national leaders, U.S. citizens who are over the age of 17 have the opportunity for their voices to be heard. Each person gets one vote.
In different periods of our nation's history, some citizens were forbidden to vote. The game we are going to play focuses on the struggle of women to obtain voting rights.
- What do you think life was like in 1915?
They didn't have cell phones, televisions or computers. In 1915, automobiles were a new invention. Roads were rough, and few gas stations, roadside restaurants or rest stops existed.
- What social causes do you care about?
The game you will play has to do with the women who drove across country to gain their voting rights.
- What would you like to change?
Everyone would like to change something. What about you? What would you like to see changed? Give some thought to what your cause is for you will be asked to give yours during the game.
Answers will vary. Students may list such causes as the need to help the homeless, the hungry, those with special needs, children and animals.
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