Be on Time
Get your poster UP in homeroom or Period 1
Have your opening address ready
Submit all digital work, website/slide, poster, tv ad.
THINK. CREATE. EXPRESS YOURSELF and YOUR IDEAS!!
VOTE FOR DR. STEINBERG FOR PRESIDENT
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
New TEST POST FOR MONDAY
Define
liberal,
moderate,
conservative
nomination,
primary,
convention,
general election
Mass media.
Name the parties, their mascots.
What is the purpose of a two party system?
What is voter apathy? What is the cause?
How are most people likely to participate in elections?
Name 3 groups that vote consistently for one party of the other. P. 167
Name 5 factors that influence how you vote.
What is party identification and how does it influence voting?
What event promoted Obama to democratic ‘stardom’?
What experiences or jobs qualified Obama as a politician.
Explain Obama’s decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Do you agree or disagree, why?
What is your party? Your candidate? Mascot? Slogan?
Explain 3 positions on issues on YOUR party platform.
liberal,
moderate,
conservative
nomination,
primary,
convention,
general election
Mass media.
Name the parties, their mascots.
What is the purpose of a two party system?
What is voter apathy? What is the cause?
How are most people likely to participate in elections?
Name 3 groups that vote consistently for one party of the other. P. 167
Name 5 factors that influence how you vote.
What is party identification and how does it influence voting?
What event promoted Obama to democratic ‘stardom’?
What experiences or jobs qualified Obama as a politician.
Explain Obama’s decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Do you agree or disagree, why?
What is your party? Your candidate? Mascot? Slogan?
Explain 3 positions on issues on YOUR party platform.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Schedule Dec 9-18th
Dec. 9 Wednesday: Analyze 3 Political Commercials; LivingRoomCandidate; choose an issue, a year, or a theme (fear, military, etc)
---complete for HW
Dec. 10 Thurs; Storyboard Political Ad; collect images, sounds, voice overs, music, etc.
Dec. 11 Fri; Complete Storyboard; start editing
Dec. 14 Mon. Test; Collect Notebooks
Dec. 15-16 Prepare of Town Hall Meeting
and election; prepare candidate; copy website as party handout; finalize posters
Dec. 17 National Town Hall Meeting
December 18th INAUGURAL PARTY!! 100 points extra
---complete for HW
Dec. 10 Thurs; Storyboard Political Ad; collect images, sounds, voice overs, music, etc.
Dec. 11 Fri; Complete Storyboard; start editing
Dec. 14 Mon. Test; Collect Notebooks
Dec. 15-16 Prepare of Town Hall Meeting
and election; prepare candidate; copy website as party handout; finalize posters
Dec. 17 National Town Hall Meeting
December 18th INAUGURAL PARTY!! 100 points extra
Evaluate another presidential commercial on LIVINGROOMCANDIDATE.org
Questions for 2 commercial evaluations: Team 10 points; HW; 10 pts
What is the setting of the ad? Is there one setting or many?
Who are the "performers"—the candidate, or the "real" people? What kinds of people are in the ad? Consider age, race, and gender? What are they doing? How do they behave?
What colors are used?
What screen text do you see? What words are repeated?
What music (if any) do you hear? What kind of music is it?
Is there an audio voiceover? What type of voice is used? How does the voice sound? What is actually said?
What words are repeated? Are they positive or negative words? Identify them
What was the candidate's main purpose in this ad? What did he want you to feel after watching it?
Choose three things that you observed about the commercials. How did these elements or qualities strengthen the candidate's purpose and message?
At whom do you think this commercial was aimed?
What is the setting of the ad? Is there one setting or many?
Who are the "performers"—the candidate, or the "real" people? What kinds of people are in the ad? Consider age, race, and gender? What are they doing? How do they behave?
What colors are used?
What screen text do you see? What words are repeated?
What music (if any) do you hear? What kind of music is it?
Is there an audio voiceover? What type of voice is used? How does the voice sound? What is actually said?
What words are repeated? Are they positive or negative words? Identify them
What was the candidate's main purpose in this ad? What did he want you to feel after watching it?
Choose three things that you observed about the commercials. How did these elements or qualities strengthen the candidate's purpose and message?
At whom do you think this commercial was aimed?
TEST FOR MONDAY qu. 1-14; there will be 2 more
Name the parties, their mascots.
Define liberal, moderate, conservative p. 209
What is the purpose of a two party system?
What is voter apathy? What is the cause?
How are most people likely to participate in elections?
Name 3 groups that vote consistently for one party of the other. P. 167
Name 5 factors that influence how you vote.
What is party identification and how does it influence voting?
Define nomination, primary, convention, general election
Mass media.
What event promoted Obama to democratic ‘stardom’?
What experiences or jobs qualified Obama as a politician.
Explain Obama’s decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Do you agree or disagree, why?
What is your party? Your candidate? Mascot? Slogan? Explain 3 issues on YOUR party platform.
Define liberal, moderate, conservative p. 209
What is the purpose of a two party system?
What is voter apathy? What is the cause?
How are most people likely to participate in elections?
Name 3 groups that vote consistently for one party of the other. P. 167
Name 5 factors that influence how you vote.
What is party identification and how does it influence voting?
Define nomination, primary, convention, general election
Mass media.
What event promoted Obama to democratic ‘stardom’?
What experiences or jobs qualified Obama as a politician.
Explain Obama’s decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Do you agree or disagree, why?
What is your party? Your candidate? Mascot? Slogan? Explain 3 issues on YOUR party platform.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Write Platform position on new plan for Afghanistan War
Weekend HW #1: What About Afghanistan? Research and copy 2 articles on Obama’s Decision. List 5-7 facts. Then, Write a full paragraph using the facts to create your ‘platform’ for you candidate on Afghanistan. Attach the articles!
HW #2: Complete Vocabulary p. 232 1-10; #21, 22, 23,,25
I will collect notebooks next week. Make sure you are up to DATE!!
HW #2: Complete Vocabulary p. 232 1-10; #21, 22, 23,,25
I will collect notebooks next week. Make sure you are up to DATE!!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
How Do you Get Nominated for President??!!
WEDS: HW: Read p. 178-180
Explain the nomination process; primary is when the candidates run in each state to be selected by the party…. The general election; answer question under pictures on 179, 180
Explain the nomination process; primary is when the candidates run in each state to be selected by the party…. The general election; answer question under pictures on 179, 180
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
WATCH OBAMA ON TV!! text work too!!
HW: TUES: Read 172; Candidates and Issues.
Explain the importance of party identification, impressions, and issues in how people vote.
Answer. 1-6 Watch Obama; write his answers to your questions
Explain the importance of party identification, impressions, and issues in how people vote.
Answer. 1-6 Watch Obama; write his answers to your questions
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