Electing a President!
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Mathematics Social Studies | |
| Author | Connie Briles
Mary Ann Patton Cari Ryan Pauley | |
| Description | This unit integrates math, social studies, and language
arts as it explores the office of the President and elections. Specific topics include U.S. Presidents, campainging, campaign propaganda, and polling. | |
| The 21st Century Tools | PowerPoint, Electronic encyclopedias, Intenet searches,
Television, Word processing, VCR, Video | |
| Grade Level | 8 9 10 | |
| National Standards | Language Arts: Uses the general skills and strategies of the
writing process History: Understands economic, social, and cultural developments in the contemporary United States Math: Understands and applies basic and advanced concepts of statistics and data analysis | |
| Keywords | propaganda
polling President election campaign | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | Lesson 1:Presidents PowerPoint Presentations
Lesson 2:Web Lesson on Presidents Lesson 3:Create Your Own Campaign Commercial Lesson 4:Vote for Me! Lesson 5:The Vote | |
| References | The 30 Second Candidate (PBS), The White house, Online
Internet Consent Forms, The Living Room Candidate, Campaign 2000 (Standord University), Ad-Watcher's Toolkit (PBS), AdCritic.com: Politics, OnPolitics Ad Watch, P.O.V.--Dissect an Ad, University of Iowa Political Advertising Links, Britannica Online, Encarta Online,The Presidents Home Page, The History of the Highest Office, The White House, Presidents of the United States, Presidential Portraits | |
| English IGO or CSO | 8.1,8.2,8.3,8.5,8.6,8.8,8.9,8.11,8.12,8.27,8.28,8.29,8.30,
8.31,8.48,8.49,8.50,8.51,8.63,8.64,8.82,8.142,8.83 Reading Comprehension 9.19,9.20,9.24,9.26,9.29,10.30 Reading Vocabulary 9.35: Writing Skills 9.39,9.40,9.42, 9.50,9.51,9.52:Language 9.65:Study Skills 9.75, 9.87: Computer/Technology 8.146, 8.151, 9.9, 9.92, 9.94, 10.86: Listening and Speaking 10.3 | |
| Math IGO or CSO | Pre-Geometry with Algebra:8.9,8.11,8.18,8.27,8.29,8.30
Pre-Geometry Technology 8.50,8.57,8.58 | |
| Social Studies IGO or CSO | 8.11,8.13,8.15: Civics 9.3, 9.7,9.10,9.15 History 9.46
Computer/Technology 9.51,9.52,9.53,10.54 | |