Electoral College Podcast Listening Guide | NPR Throughline | Sub Plan

A no-prep listening guide for the NPR Throughline episode on the Electoral College: 20 fill-in-the-blank questions that follow the episode in the order it is told, plus a complete answer key. Start the episode, hand out the page, and the period runs itself. Grades 9-12.

  • 20 fill-in-the-blank questions in the order the episode tells the story

  • 3 discussion prompts for after the audio stops

  • Complete answer key

  • Source episode: NPR Throughline, "The Electoral College" — about 57 minutes, free at npr.org

  • Needs a classroom speaker or headphones; nothing else — no logins, no student devices

  • PDF, US Letter, low-ink, two-sided printable; Grades 9-12

Preview page of the The Electoral College podcast listening guide

A print-first listening resource from Response Resources.

Pairs perfectly with our The American Experiment video worksheets.



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