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Team Polaris Name ________________American History Date _________________

Election 2016 Project Academic

Part 1- Voter’s Guide: You are going to create a “voter’s guide” to the 2016 Presidential Election. Think of this guide as a way to introduce voters to the two candidates and help them decide which one they would like to vote for.

Requirement’s for your voter’s guide:1. A brief biography of both candidates (see checklist on back).2. You must identify three important issues in this year’s election and

explain each candidate’s position on these issues.3. You must explain how our electoral system works (the Electoral College)

and identify how many electoral votes are needed to win the election.

Suggested Methods for doing your voter’s guide:1. A Sway. (This is the method I suggest and will be teaching in

class.)2. A PowerPoint. 3. A website.

Other ideas are welcome, but see me before you begin. Whatever kind of project you do, you will be expected to use photographs and graphics to enhance its appearance.

Part 2- Advertisement: After you have researched the candidates, you should be able to choose the one you prefer. You are going to create a political advertisement for that candidate.

Requirements for your advertisement:1. You must feature at least one important issue in your ad.2. Your ad must have a slogan, catch phrase, or quote.

Suggested methods for advertisement:1. A poster.2. A website.

Other ideas are welcome, but see me before you begin.

Extra Credit: If you include one of the minor candidates in your project, you can receive up to 5 points extra credit.

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Due Date: Friday, September 30 th Project is worth 60 points.

Notes/Questions:

Checklist for Voter’s Guide:

A. Biography of each CandidateDate and Place of Birth _______Educational Background ______Political Party_____Political Experience ______Other Experience_____

B. Three Important Issues in this Year’s Election1. _____________________________

2. _____________________________

3. _____________________________

C. Electoral College1. Did I explain it? _____2. Did I tell how many electoral votes are necessary to win? _____

D. Did I use photos and graphics to enhance my project? _____

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Election 2016 Project Rubric

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10-9 8 7-6 5-1 Points

Biography10 pts/

5 pts each

All aspects of each

biography are

included

There are minimal

convention errors

Most aspects of

each biography

are included

There are minimal

convention errors

Several aspects of

each biography

are included

There are several

convention errors

Few aspects of biography

are included

There are frequent

convention errors

____

Issues30 pts/

10 pts each

Issue is described in great

detail and each

candidate’s position is

clearly explained

Issue is described in detail and each

candidate’s position is clearly explained

Issue is described

in and each

candidate’s position

is explained

Issue is missing

key elements

and/or missing

candidate’s position

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x 3 =

____

Electoral College

5 pts

Concept is clearly

explained and

number of electoral votes is included

Concept is explained

and number of electoral votes is included

Displays some level

of explanatio

n of concept

and electoral votes are included

Concept not

explained and/or

electoral college

votes are not

included

___

/2 =

_____

Graphics5 pts

Many graphics/

photos are used to enhance project

Several graphics/


Few graphics/


No graphics/


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/2 =

_____

Advertisement

10 pts

All aspects of the ad

are included

Ad is unique and

creative

All aspects of the ad

are included

Ad is creative

One aspect of the ad is

included

No aspects of the ad

are included

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Total ___/60

Election Project 2016Schedule of Activities

September 16 – Introduction to Election 2016 Project

September 19 – 20 – Research the Issues. In class, we will use the laptops to research the issues that the candidates discuss. You will have time to read through the issues and determine what each candidate feels about each issue.

September 23 – First Electoral College Map Due. This is the first of four Electoral College maps that you will do. Color in each state according to which candidate currently controls the state. Be sure to make a key to explain what each color means (Clinton, Trump, or Undecided).

September 26 – First Presidential Debate. This is the first of three presidential debates. You must watch at least two of them. In this debate, the moderator will present 6 questions to each candidate. It starts at 9:00 PM. You must watch at least a half an hour of the debate.

September 30 – Voter’s Guide and Political Advertisement are due in class.

October 4 – Vice-Presidential Debate. You must watch this debate between the Vice-Presidential Candidates. It starts at 9:00 PM. You must watch at least a half an hour of the debate.

October 9 – Second Presidential Debate. This is the second of three presidential debates. You must watch at least two of them. This debate is town meeting style (the audience asks questions that are important to them personally). It starts at 9:00. You must watch at least a half an hour of the debate.

October 11 – Second Electoral College Map Due. This is the second of four Electoral College maps that you will do. Color in each state according to which candidate currently controls the state. Be sure to make a key to explain what each color means (Clinton, Trump, or Undecided).

October 19 – Third Presidential Debate. This is the third of three presidential debates. You must watch at least two of them. This debate is the same format as the first debate. It starts at 9:00. You must watch at least a half an hour of the debate.

October 21 – Intro to Candidate Paper!

October 28 – Rough Draft of Candidate Paper due!

November 1 – Third Electoral College Map Due. This is the third of four Electoral College maps that you will do. Color in each state according to which candidate currently controls the state. Be sure to make a key to explain what each color means (Clinton, Trump, or Undecided).

November 4 – Final Copy of Candidate paper due!

November 7 – Extra Credit Election Pool due. Be sure to wear your Party Colors!!

November 8 – ELECTION DAY! Go Clinton/Go Trump!

November 9 – Election Journal in Class. What do you do now that your candidate won/lost? How do we reunite our country?

November 11 – Fourth Electoral College Map due. This is the fourth of four Electoral College maps that you will do. This should be filled out according to who won each state. Color in each

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state according to which candidate currently controls the state. Be sure to make a key to explain what each color means (Clinton or Trump).

Conservative vs. LiberalTrump vs. Clinton

Using http://2016election.procon.org/view.source-summary-chart.php or http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/candidates-on-the-issues.html, find out where each candidate stands on the issues. Choose five (5) issues to look at and explain each issue. Then, describe what each candidate believes about the issues you selected.

Issue Trump’s Position Clinton’s Position

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http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/candidates-on-the-issues.html

http://2016election.procon.org/view.source-summary-chart.php

Debates 2016

Debate #1: Date__________ Who is debating? _____________ vs. _____________

What question was asked?

Republican Response

Democratic Response

What do you think?

Debate #2: Date__________ Who is debating? _____________ vs. _____________


Republican Response

Democratic Response

What do you think?

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Debate #3: Date __________ Who is debating? ___________ vs. ______________


Republican Response

Democratic Response

What do you think?

Political Talk Show: Name of Show ________________________ Date__________


RepublicanResponse

Democratic Response

What do you think?

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2016 Electoral College Map

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