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President Wanted

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President Wanted

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    1. President Wanted! Introduction : What is Government? You have recently conducted an in-depth study about the United States government. After learning about community, state, and national government, as well as leaders, laws, and citizenship, you now have a better understanding of the answer to our essential question: What is Government?

    3. Introduction : What are some important national issues? Everyday we are faced with important issues concerning the current condition of our country. Economy, education, environment, health care, foreign affairs, and terrorism are only a few. What is important for you to know is that you are the future leaders of our country. Decisions we make today will affect you tomorrow.

    4. Your Task What is my job? As a political expert within the United States Government system, you and a colleague have recently accepted positions as campaign managers for the upcoming presidential election. Your job is to create a candidate that will best fit the role of the United States President. You will design a campaign poster and a speech that will introduce your candidate’s platform.

    5. Your Task what are the Skills and Steps I’ll need to use? To successfully complete this government activity, you will need to: Use proper finger position when typing Read all directions at the top of each page carefully Decide in which U.S. states you want to invest time and money during your campaign Set a budget for how much money you want to invest campaigning in different states Decide how much time you want to spend campaigning in different states Explain and justify your decisions and positions as a candidate for President Read the final newsletter about the winner of the campaign for President Print both opponents’ newsletters

    6. Process What are my expectations? 1. Review the student checklist so you understand the format of the presentation and the worksheets you will be expected to complete. 2. Review the scoring rubrics so you understand what is expected of you.

    7. Process How do I brainstorm presidential Qualities? 3. Visit Ben’s Guide for Kids and read a little about the election process. Think about 3 qualities you think it’s important for a person to have when running for U.S. President. 4. Using the Wanted: President outline, brainstorm a list of 3-5 qualities that will describe a worthy candidate for president. 5. Using the worksheet on the screen, click your cursor next to number 1 and begin typing each presidential quality in the space provided. Briefly explain why each is important. 6. Go to File ? Save As, then rename the document Wanted President and your name. (For example, Jimmy Jones would write Wanted President Jimmy)

    8. Process You’re the Candidate! 7. Now, it’s time to put some of your knowledge about the U.S. Government to work! After clicking on Scholastic’s You’re the Candidate, you and a buddy are going to work together to create a candidate to run for the job of United States President. Before beginning your campaign, open the You’re the Candidate Record Sheet Print two copies: one for you and one for your buddy. As you work through the You’re the Candidate activity online, each buddy must complete the Record Sheet by hand. 10. Read all directions carefully!

    9. Create a Campaign Poster Visit Scholastic’s Create a Campaign Poster to make your own poster of a candidate for the presidency. Choose symbols, slogans, and colors to promote your candidate’s platform and to show what he or she stands for! (If you cannot use the internet for this part of the project, you and your buddy may design the campaign poster by hand.) Your poster must include: A picture of the candidate Key issues supported by the candidate Symbols or pictures A slogan or catchy saying to tell you the candidate’s message Explanations for why you chose specific images for your poster (to be typed online) Process

    10. Evaluation How will your work be evaluated? As you worked through your campaign for the presidency, you can access rubrics by clicking on the appropriate highlighted text. You may also access the teacher- and self-evaluation tools below: Student Checklist Teacher Rubrics Campaign Poster Self-Evaluation Official Student Ballot

    11. Teacher Notes What materials will we need to complete this Web Quest? Student Checklist Teacher Rubrics Campaign Poster Self-Evaluation Tool Computer & Internet Access Pencil Poster Paper (if needed) Art materials (crayons, colored pencils, markers, etc.) From Sea to Shining Sea (student text, if needed)

    12. Credits What websites did we use? Ben’s Guide to Government for Kids Scholastic: You’re the Candidate Create a Campaign Poster

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