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DESTINATION: INAUGURATION 2015-‐2016 AP American Government PBL Entry Packet for Interest Groups
Driving Question: What can you do to be part of the process of electing the president of the United States? Explanation: Elections are essential to our representative democracy. Students will understand how people who are elected into powerful position in our society get to those positions. Habits of Mind: Certain behaviors are indicative of the efficient, effective problem solver. Habits of mind are important characteristics that you need to have to become effective thinkers. During this project we will be focusing on thinking interdependently. Good problem solvers realize that all of us together are more powerful, intellectually and physically, than any one individual. Problem solving has become so complex that no one has access to all the data needed to make critical decisions. No one person can consider as many alternatives as several people can.
East Tech Tenets: • Content Knowledge
o The Election Process • Technology
o Research, campaign options • Written Communication
o Task List, position papers, portfolio proposals
• Problem Solving o Working together to create final product – students must decide who will do what, and how to
EVENLY distribute the work. • Collaboration
o Students will work together to complete final products and compete in the election process. • Presentation Skills
o Students will deliver speeches and participate in debates. Main Topics for this Election:
• Immigration • Income Tax • Abortion • Sexual Orientation • Poverty • Defense • Civil Rights • Death Penalty • Health Care • Guns
Student Roles:
• Interest Groups o Interest Group Representative
! Each interest group will be made up of one or two students. Each Interest Group will select an issue to develop a position. If groups naturally want to split into two separate interest groups due to difference of opinion it will be allowed.
! Each group will be responsible for submitting one portion of the classes’ Interest Group Portfolio. Each group’s section will include, Position Article, Awareness Products, Questions, Evaluation Articles, and a Coalition Report.
Project Descriptions: • Contract
o Students will collaboratively write a group contract that all members agree upon. This contract will be approved by the teacher and used when considering grading individual and group portions of the project.
! All contracts must include • Contact info • Specific consequences • Process for how consequences will be given
o Group must physically document and keep teacher informed • Must be typed
o One per interest group.
• Task List/Portfolio Proposal o Students may want to look at requirements for portfolio before writing their portfolio proposal. o Portfolio Proposal Section Description:
! Position Article • Write a brief outline showing your key points regarding the issue.
! Awareness Products • Sketch out two products you will actually create for this campaign.
! Questions
• Each group must prepare two main questions with two follow up questions for both candidate for both of the debates.
• Actually write the questions you will use in the debates. ! Evaluation Articles
• Each group must write their expectations from both candidates relating to their issue.
! Coalition Report • You must write their expectations for how they plan to build a coalition with
both or one of the candidates campaign teams. • Get as much accomplished for your issues as humanly possible • Hint: Find common ground
• Portfolio
o Students will complete a 300 point portfolio showing how they ran their campaign. It includes all sections described in the Task List/Portfolio Proposal:
o Overall Requirements ! All sections must be typed ! Must double spaced ! Use 12 point font ! Select only one style of font ! Each document must include a title at the top of the page (may be larger and bold,
should be uniform for entire portfolio) o Each interest group will have one section of the portfolio. o Students will complete a portfolio showing how they attempted or successfully tried to control
components of the candidate(s) in the campaign. ! Position Article
• A two hundred word essay (minimum) describing their stance on the issue. • Must include in-‐text citations and one source
! Awareness Products • They should create two products the attempt to influence the public into
agreeing with their stance on the issue at hand. (These can be carried around during election day)
• Although you will actually create them you should have a pictures or professional sketches in this section of the portfolio.
o Each sketch and picture should have a description written about it ! Questions
• Each group must prepare two main questions with two follow up questions for both candidates for both of the debates.
! Evaluation Articles • Each group must write an evaluation article of 150-‐200 words for the caucus
and each of the debates. o Each evaluation should be written as an individual document
• Are you happy with how your issue was discussed during the election? • Hint: Make sure your topic is discussed in the debate
! Coalition Report • You must write a report showing the dealings with candidates that include
contract deals, and money exchanged. • Are you happy with how the coalition highlighted your issue?
• Classroom Election o Students will learn about the Electoral College by voting for the next president of the United
States (this person will be the president in a future PBL). Every student will have the option to vote.
• Lecture Hall (Election Simulation) o The two presidential nominees from each class period will run again, this time against the
winners from the other American Government classroom winners. They will compete again in a caucus, debate, and election. Every student will have the option to vote.
• Student Work Ethic o Students will evaluate their own teams performance thought the election process.
• Self Evaluation o Students will evaluate their own performance for this PBL.
• Teacher Assigned Student Work Ethic o The teacher will be evaluating your work ethic throughout the PBL.
Project Timeline & Due Dates for the 2nd Quarter:
Date Assignment Value A-‐Day: 10/26 B-‐Day: 10/27
Political Spectrum Test Roll the dice for future components of PBL, Project Intro, Discuss Issues, Announce
A-‐Day: 10/28 B-‐Day: 10/29
Speeches & Caucus & National Convention get $, Get entry packets, get into groups, get rough draft nominee packets
/25 Attendance
Required
A-‐Day: 11/4 B-‐Day: 11/5
Work Day (In classroom, bring technology) Due next class: 1) Contracts 2) Portfolio Proposal
A-‐Day: 11/6 B-‐Day: 11/9
Conference with Teacher Check Contract. Check and go over Portfolio Proposal. Ch 4 & 7 & 8 is due 11/9 by 11:59pm
/150
A-‐Day: 11/10 B-‐Day: 11/12
Class goes over Public Opinion & Political Participation Study for Test next class /40
A-‐Day: 11/13 B-‐Day: 11/16
Unit 3 Test: Political Beliefs & Behavior Chapter 9 is due 11/16 by 11:59pm. Campaign the rest of class. /40
A-‐Day: 11/17 B-‐Day: 11/18
Class goes over Political Parties Chapter 10 is due 11/18 by 11:59pm. Campaign the rest of class. /20
A-‐Day: 11/19 B-‐Day: 11/20
Class goes over Elections & Campaigns Campaign the rest of class. /20
A-‐Day: 11/23 B-‐Day: 11/24 Work day (Library)
A-‐Day: 11/25 B-‐Day: 11/30
-‐Presidential Speeches -‐Vice Presidential Debate Campaign with any time left over. Chapter 11 is due 11/30 by 11:59pm
/25 Attendance
Required
A-‐Day: 12/1 B-‐Day: 12/2
Class goes over Interest Groups Chapter 12 is due 12/2 by 11:59pm /20
A-‐Day: 12/3 B-‐Day: 12/4
Class goes over the Media Work Day (Library)
A-‐Day: 12/7 B-‐Day: 12/8
Presidential Debate Campaign the rest of class.
/25 Attendance
Required
A-‐Day: 12/9 B-‐Day: 12/10
Work Day (Library) This is the last full work day so utilize it.
A-‐Day: 12/11 B-‐Day: 12/14
Classroom Election Electoral College is important to know.
/25 Attendance
Required
A-‐Day: 12/15 B-‐Day: 12/16
Review for Test Test Next Class
A-‐Day: 12/17 B-‐Day: 12/18
Unit 4 Test: Linkage Institutions The Portfolio is due next class. /20
A-‐Day: 1/4 B-‐Day: 1/5
Portfolio is due! (You may not turn any of it in late) Complete Unit 3 Test Corrections. -‐Teacher explains how next class will work, final team meetings
/300 /25
A-‐Day: 1/6 B-‐Day: 1/7
Lecture Hall: Nevada Presidential Election Simulation Each Government class presidential nominees compete against each other
/100 Attendance
Required
A-‐Day: 1/8 B-‐Day: 1/11
PBL Debrief Student Work Ethic Points, Student Self Reflection /100
1/12 Through 1/15
Review/Take Semester Exams As Scheduled Exam is worth 10% of Semester Grade
*Dates are subject to change at the teacher’s discretion.