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WELCOME TO THIS COMPUTER BASED LESSONBY
BRIAN LATHAMWILLARD HIGH SCHOOL
FOR11TH OR 12TH GRADE STUDENTS OF
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THE PURPOSE OF THIS LESSON IS TO HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THEROLE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN OUR
SOCIETY, TO BEGIN ANALYZING THEIR OWN POLITCAL BELIEFS AND WORKING
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OBJECTIVESCOMPREHENSION: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic differences between the 2 major U.S. political Parties.
ANALYSIS: Students will analyze data regarding political parties and attempt to connect and order ideas and their own perspectives to make decisions
SYNTHESIS: Students will combine the best of each political party and their own ideas to create their own party and design appropriate symbols, slogans, and a platform. SUMMARY
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GETTING STARTED!IN THIS LESSON YOU ARE GOING TO LEARN ABOUT YOURSELF AND POLITICAL PARTIES. WE WILL EVENTUALLY BE WORKING WITH OTHERS, BUT TO GET STARTED YOU ARE GOING TO NEED TO DO A FEW THINGS:1. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS, YOU MAY ADVANCE THROUGH THIS SECTION BY SIMPLY CLICKING ON EACH SLIDE. IF YOU WANT TO RETURN TO A MAIN SECTION, YOU CAN USE THE BUTTONS ON THE LEFT. CLICK TO CONTINUE!
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2. WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU FALL ON THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM? WHAT IS THE POLITCAL SPECTRUM YOU ASK? GO TO THE FOLLOWING LINKS, TAKE THE SURVEYS AND PRINT YOUR RESULTS:
http://politicalquiz.net/http://www.politicalcompass.org/test
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GETTING STARTED!3. AFTER YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR SURVEYS
CREATE A KWL CHART TO SEE WHERE YOU ARE IN YOUR POLITICAL JOURNEY
4. NOW THAT YOU HAVE COMPLETED THESE 3 THINGS, MEET WITH YOUR COMMITTEE AND COMPARE. SEE IF THEY CAN HELP YOU ANSWER SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS. CAN YOU HELP THEM ANSWER SOME OF THEIRS?
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GETTING STARTED!5. IN YOUR GROUPS YOU ARE NOW GOING TO
BRAINSTORM AND CREATE A LIST OF 10 ISSUES WHICH YOU BELIEVE ARE IMPORTANT IN OUR COUNTRY RIGHT NOW. THINK ABOUT THE SURVEY QUESTIONS, THE RECENT PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, AND ALSO YOUR OWN IDEAS.SUMMARY
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GETTING STARTED!6. EACH OF YOU TAKE YOUR LIST AND ONE OF
THE FOLLOWING POLITICAL PARTIES: DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, LIBERTARIAN, CONSTITUTION. YOU WILL RESEARCH EACH PARTY AND TRY TO FIND THEIR POSTIONS ON YOUR ISSUES. YOU WILL CREATE A CHART LIKE…….SUMMARY
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ISSUE DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN LIBERTAR. CONSTITUT.
THE ECONOMY
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The Constitution party platformhttp://www.constitutionparty.com/party_platform.php
The Libertarian party platformhttp://www.lp.org/platform
The Republican Party Platformhttp://www.gop.com/2008Platform/
The Democrat Party Platformhttp://www.democrats.org/agenda.html
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