john murray webquest
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Calling all voters! Calling all voters! Do you want to support you’re political party? Do you want to know what it is like to create a political commercial, and have millions see you and listen to the facts! Well here is you’re chance. The Democratic and Republican party’s are hiring new reps to go out and create commercials in support of there party. You will collect information and relay it to the citizens of the United States. You must use concrete information that is reliable, and correct. You will learn how to search and find for this information.
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You will become an expert at research finding that is reliable, and useful at the end of this joint exercise. It will be your responsibility to collect and analyze information from the web sites that you find. Your expected to learn and understand all of the evidence that is significant to you’re role in the commercial. You are responsible for communicating your findings with other team members.
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Collectively, you will create a commercial in support of your candidate. The information you use in the commercial will be the final information that you pass on to the class.
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This list following will direct you in the process that you are going to follow. Please read and follow each step, if you have any question or need anything explained more clearly please contact Mr. Murray.
Step 1.) Groups• Please get into groups of 5, in these groups you will break up jobs. One will director the commercial, finding a camera and other things need for the commercial. Three group members will research information for your commercial. The last two groups will be the actors in the commercial. Task break down will be in step 2.
Step 2.) Job Descriptions• Director – You will be in charge of finding a time, place, and props need for the commercial. It is you’re duty to make sure the commercial is edited and ready for class to view.•Researchers – You three are in charge of researching information to be used in your commercial. This information must be concrete and reliable. The reason there are three is so that you are able to double check each others work. Look at the debates for help. Some web sites for help.
•http://thepresidency.us/•http://www.whitehouse.gov•http://dvc.infohio.org/ - ask teacher for help on this site if your group wants to us it.
•Actors – You and the director to come up with a script, that you will follow. You are need to find appropriate clothing to wear in the commercial.
Step 3.) Pick a Side• Time to pick a side, this must be a group choice.
Step 4.) Lights, Camera, Action• Time to show off you commercial to the class! This must be ready to view come class time. If you have technical problems, point will be taken off. Make sure it is ready on time.
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Category4 Excellent 3-Good 2 Fair 1-Poor
Use of Facts/ Statistics
Every major point was well supported with several relevant facts, statistics and/or examples.
Every major point was adequately supported with relevant facts, statistics and/or examples.
Every major point was supported with facts, statistics and/or examples, but the relevance of some was questionable.
Every point was not supported.
Understanding of Topic
The team clearly understood the topic in-depth and presented their information forcefully and convincingly.
The team clearly understood the topic in-depth and presented their information with ease.
The team seemed to understand the main points of the topic and presented those with ease.
The team did not show an adequate understanding of the topic.
Information All information presented in the debate was clear, accurate and thorough.
Most information presented in the debate was clear, accurate and thorough.
Most information presented in the debate was clear and accurate, but was not usually thorough.
Information had several inaccuracies OR was usually not clear.
Organization All arguments were clearly tied to an idea (premise) and organized in a tight, logical fashion.
Most arguments were clearly tied to an idea (premise) and organized in a tight, logical fashion.
All arguments were clearly tied to an idea (premise) but the organization was sometimes not clear or logical.
Arguments were not clearly tied to an idea (premise).
Presentation Style
Team consistently used gestures, eye contact, tone of voice and a level of enthusiasm in a way that kept the attention of the audience.
Team usually used gestures, eye contact, tone of voice and a level of enthusiasm in a way that kept the attention of the audience.
Team sometimes used gestures, eye contact, tone of voice and a level of enthusiasm in a way that kept the attention of the audience.
One or more members of the team had a presentation style that did not keep the attention of the audience.
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Congratulation you finished your web quest! I hope that you have learn a some new thing about political commercials, not only what research goes into it. But how easy it is for someone to bend what the truth is. Now, when you look at commercials and aid online you can tell what is truthful and what is not!
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Webquest.org: http://webquest.org/index.php
Whitehouse.gov: http://www.whitehouse.gov
Picture of the American Things: www.google.com/images
President information: http://thepresidency.us/