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Project Title:
Meet the Candidates – Directed On-Line Study
Project Purpose:
Students will have an opportunity to learn about the election
process and make a presentation to their peers trying to convince
them to vote for the candidate they studied.
(Note: Because this project is
under the program, Directed On-Line Study, the impetus is on
technology. However, there are aspects of each of the curriculum
standards listed that are part of the project but not the main
thrust.) |
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CORE PRODUCT
DESCRIPTION
Students will:
1. work in cooperative groups
to research the candidates they selected.
2. join the online campaign
trail to learn how the American president is elected.
3. explore teacher
pre-selected websites with information on the election process and
the candidates.
4. explore the website
designed by Fox News specifically for HKMS students.
5. answer questions in an
on-line Scavenger Hunt.
6. take an on-line quiz about
the election process.
7. complete an on-line
crossword puzzle about the election process.
8. complete an on-line map of
the United States, filling in states and electoral college votes.
9. complete a graphic
organizer, using the information they feel would be pertinent in
their persuasive presentation.
10. create a presentation,
including text, photographs, and graphics to make a persuasive
argument for voting for their candidate.
11. include the District
"Works Cited" in the final presentation.
12. make an oral presentation
to the class.
13. vote for the candidate of
choice, using the voting booth built by a parent. |
Social
Studies
United States Constitution and Government
Students will apply knowledge
of the U. S. Constitution, how the U. S. system of government
works and how the rule of law and the value of liberty and equality
have an impact on individual, local, state and national decisions.
- describe means of
conflict management, including negotiation, mediation,
arbitration and litigation; and
- describe how the public
agenda is shaped by political leaders and parties, interest
groups, the media, public opinion, state and federal courts, and
individual citizens.
Rights and Responsibilities of
Citizens
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the
rights responsibilities of citizens to participate in and shape
public policy, and contribute to the maintenance of our
democratic way of life.
- describe how one becomes a citizen of
the United States;
- explain the meaning of political
rights (e.g., right to vote, right to assemble) as distinguished
from personal rights (e.g., freedom of speech, freedom of
movement);
- evaluate situations involving
conflicts between rights and propose solutions to these
conflicts;
- identify significant characteristics
of an effective citizen and know how to influence public policy
by participating in the government of their school;
- research an issue of interest. and be
able to take and defend a position on that issue; and
- identify and apply criteria useful in
selecting political leaders at the local, state and national
levels.
Language Arts:
Students will:
- use prior knowledge and
experiences.
- create graphic organizer
to organize ideas.
- interpret text by using
prior knowledge and experiences.
- use a variety of
monitoring and self-correcting methods (skimming, scanning,
reading ahead, re-reading, using resources, summarizing,
re-telling, re-adjusting speed).
- gather, select, organize
and analyze information from primary and secondary sources.
- engage in a process of
generating ideas, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing or
presenting.
- interact with others in
creating, interpreting and evaluating written, oral and visual
texts.
- proofread and edit for
grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization.
- speak and write using
conventional patterns of syntax and diction.
- create a Works Cited
based on the 6-8 Writing Tools.
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Students will:
1.
use Internet to view
pre-selected websites., including Fox News.
2.
critically evaluate the
websites for relevancy to specific topic.
3.
use the teacher-created
template in Inspiration to organize their specific
categories.
4.
enhance their web by changing
style, design, color and adding appropriate graphics.
5.
use the "Spell Check" tool.
6.
save graphic organizer (web)
in the designated folder on the Network.
7. use graphic organizer as the basis
for creating the presentation in
Powerpoint.
8.
complete the on-line
crossword puzzle, saving a copy under the student’s name.
9.
complete the on-line
Scavenger Hunt, filling in the form, and saving it under the
student’s name.
10.
take the on-line quiz and
save it under the student’s name.
11.
use Photoshop Elements
to fill in the map of the United States, identifying each state
as Republican or Democrat and assigning the correct electoral
college number.
12.
create a presentation using
Powerpoint.
13.
enhance presentation using
different fonts, styles, colors and graphics.
14.
add animation and transitions
to the presentation.
15.
locate graphics and/or
clipart that are appropriate for the candidates being
researched.
16.
save graphics in the .jpeg
format under the folder "Student Work" and the specific class
period.
17.
insert graphics into
Powerpoint.
18.
save file in designated
Student Work folder on Network.
19.
follow correct Works Cited
format.
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