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Choosing a President
Explain the process of choosing a president:
Review: BrainBop Video:
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/usgovernmentandlaw/presidentialelection/
You can play and pause the video. You may want to take notes. Many of your main answers can be found here.
Informed Choice
Provide the pros/cons on the issues important to you that explain your possible choice of candidates.
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Write a T-Chart for issues of importance to you that explains the pros/cons of your choice.
How to Make a T-Chart -Wiki
How to Make and Use T-Chart
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Create a Venn Diagram for each issue of importance to you that explains the pros/cons of your choice.
Explanation
Online Venn Diagram Maker
Venn Diagram
Sample
Blank
Comparison Tables, Diagrams, Essays
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Create a collage or design symbols that explain the pro/cons of issues that help you make your choice.
How to Make a Collage
NG KIds Collage Maker
NG Kids 2
MOMA Red Studio Collage
How to Make a Picasa Collage
How to Make a Magazine Collage
Stained Glass Collage
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Write an essay explaining the pros/cons of each issue that helped you make your choice.
How to Write an Essay
How to Write an Essay 2
How to Write an Essay 3
Compare
Sample Compare Election
Comparison Tables, Diagrams, Essays
Essay Outline
Pre-Write Online Persuasion Map
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Create a table (web or poster) explaining the pros/cons of each issue that helped you make your choice.
Sample Table
Comparison Tables, Diagrams, Essays
Compare/Contrast info
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Give a speech as if you are your candidate providing the pro/con of the issues that helped you make your choice.
Scholastic Speech Writing
How to Organize Your Speech
Giving Your Speech AND HERE
How To Write a Themed Speech
Pre-Write Online Persuasion Map
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Write a December, 2009 news article of your candidate's first year in office as President as if he had solved the issues as you wanted him to, explaining what he did and the reasons why.
Scholastic News Writer
Scholastic Journalism
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Design a campaign poster that explains your pro/cons of the issues helped you make your choice.
Scholastic Poster Maker
Pre-Write Online Persuasion Map
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Create a dramatization, panorama, or 3-D presentation of the pro/con of the issues that helped you make your choice.
Create A Drama
Panorama Directions
All About Puppets
How to Make Diorama
Make a Diorama
How to Make a Diorama 2
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Election Project Reflections
While researching the presidential process and your choice of candidate, create reflections on what you are learning.
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Create an outline of your daily activities and learning:
I Main idea
A. Date
B. Source(s)
How to Make an Outline
Online Outline
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Create a paper or wiki scrapbook of images that show what you have learned. Label each image with date/source/caption.
How To Paper Scrapbook
How to Make A Presentation
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Write a daily diary with each entry including: date/action with source/I learned that...
Create your diary in your notebook, or use the wiki sample template:
Journal Sample Page
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Create a poster of references and main ideas you used for others to access. Include the date you used each reference.
Scholastic Poster Maker
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Create a "Did you know" booklet of facts for the Presidency and the issues by writing a daily "Did you know" question (include date/source).
Create a paper booklet.
Create an online booklet from a presentation source.
Example
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Illustrate with captions a daily comic that explains what you learned (include date and source).
Use stick figures to draw your own.
![\Election Energy\](http://www.toondoo.com//public/s/h/e/sheri42/toons/cool-cartoon-401657.png "\Election Energy\")
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