Meet the Candidates: January 27th/28th, 2016; Presidential Report Information HERE!!!

Hi everyone,

Do not forget - CONSTITUTION SCAVENGER HUNT DUE TOMORROW!

In class today, we started talking about the upcoming Presidential election, and how the Constitution defines the duties and powers of the Presidency.  We will be using our understanding of the Constitution to see how well-qualified the current crop of Presidential hopefuls is!

Ad Campaign Commercials:
The Living Room Candidate - Ads from every campaign going back to 1952!  We will be using these in class.

FOR YOUR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE REPORT - introduced in class on 1/27:
2016 Election Resources:
Short Summary of the Candidates

What the Candidates Believe

2016 "Cheat Sheet" - skip down past the article to the short blurbs about each candidate!

On The Issues - where does your candidate stand on certain issues?

How is your candidate doing in the polls??

You also may use your candidate's official website. If you google their last name + "official website", it should pop right up.

Suggested breakdown for project:

• Complete the ad analysis for Monday, Feb. 1
• Complete your fact sheet for your assigned candidate for class on Wednesday, Feb 3. 
• You should plan to work on this over TWO nights if you can!
• You may use your personal devices in Team Time with teacher permission to complete this assignment. USE YOUR TIME WELL!
• You may not get all of the information from one place - plan to visit more than one website.
• Keep track of the websites you use for your Works Cited - best idea, keep one up to date as you go.  

Suggested timeline/to-do list for report:

• Wednesday night, 2/3:  Write a draft of the "background" paragraph.  Use the resources above for any additional information or details you need to make the paragraph complete.  
• Thursday night, 2/4: Write a draft of the "Positions" paragraph.  Use the resources above again.
• Weekend (Fri/Sat/Sun):  Nothing.  Take a break!  If you want to work ahead, see the suggestions below.
• Monday night, 2/8: Write a draft of the "Qualifications" paragraph.  Use the candidates' web pages and other resources above to help you identify their qualifications.
• Tuesday night, 2/9:  Skim read your report.  Have someone else look at it.  Fill in any information you may have missed.  Print off your nice, neat final copy, or share it with me on Google Drive.  Download and send the Works Cited to me, or print it to share.
• Wednesday night, 2/10: This is your "wiggle room" for the project.  Make sure everything is just the way you want it!  

Here are the project handouts for you if you lost them.