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Homework:
Answer Questions 3-4
Vocabulary through Australian Ballot
Alternative Methods/Solutions:
Group 2/6: Universal Registration:
Group 3: Mandatory Voting:
Group 4: Voting By Mail:
Group 5: Encourage Voting:
Happy Halloween!!!Objective:SWBAT identify reasons why many Americans do not vote in order to evaluate strategies for increasing voter turnout. Homework:Read Wilson p. 134-140 (to Who Participates) Answer Questions 3-4 Vocabulary through Australian Ballot Alternative Methods/Solutions:Group 1/7: Online Voting:
Group 2/6: Universal Registration: Group 3: Mandatory Voting: Group 4: Voting By Mail: Group 5: Encourage Voting:
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Making A Claim:Use the polling notes completed on Friday to create a final draft of your claim, in response to the prompt "Can Polls Be Trusted?" You must provide evidence (from the sources on my website) to support your claim. The product can be in the form of an essay, a flyer, a brochure, or a detailed outline. Current Events:Voter Turnout Historically Low Historic Low Voter Turnout Looms Voter Turnout in 2014 The Worst Voter Turnout in 72 Years Objective:SWBAT examine current census data regarding Who Votes in Congressional Elections in order to determine Americans who are under-represented in the election process. Warm-up:Based on your understanding of the word democracy, is voting important to our democracy? Why or why not? If you asked one hundred Americans the same questions, how many do you think would think that voting is important? What percentage of eligible Americans do you think voted in the 2004 elections? Should more people be voting? Why or why not? Homework:Read Wilson 131-134 (to Rise of the American Electorate) Answer Questions 1-2 Vocabulary through motor-voter law Census Data:Who Votes: Congressional Elections and the American Electorate 1978-2014 Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2004 Youth Voting:Red Ribbon Week:
Objective:SWBAT demonstrate an understanding of terms and concepts related to Public Opinion. Warm-up:Go to Quizlet.live, enter the code, and register your first name with last initial when prompted. If you do not have a device, please let me know immediately. Folder Check:Organize the "To Be Graded" side of your folder according to the order written on the board and place it in the appropriate bin on the counter by the windows. Vocabulary Quiz:Put your phone away (I should not be able to see it or hear it). Phones should NOT be taken out until every quiz has been completed and placed in the appropriate bin on the counter. We are starting on the Blue Side of the Scantron. Write your Name and Period in the space provided and indicate if you have Quiz A or B in the Subject space. Flip to the Green Side for the AP Sample questions. You CAN write on the test. When you are finished place the Scantron and Test in the appropriate bins on the counter by the door. Have a wonderful weekend:)Objective:SWBAT create a virtual campaign poster which informs and "sells" their candidate. Warm-up:Go to Smore and Sign up for an account. Homework:Study Chapter 5 Vocabulary using 2 Quizlet tools, then test yourself. If you score lower than 70% repeat the process. Quiz and Folder Check tomorrow (don't forget your Current Event).
Unity Day:Current Events:Objective:SWBAT examine the extent to which the current use of polls has been used as an effective predictor of election outcomes. Homework:Write Current Event What types of polls exist?What is Public Opinion Polling and Why is it Important? Election Central Assessing Public Opinion Polls Case Study I: The 1936 Literary Digest Poll Can the wording, tone, or location of the question influence the answer?Questionnaire Design The Scientific Approach to Question Wording Differences Just how does the general election exit poll work, anyway? Are polls valid?Current Events:Objective:SWBAT define the terms public opinion poll and margin of error, distinguish between issue polls and favorability polls, as well as understand how polls influence political campaigns. Warm-up:Read "How Are Polls Conducted?" and respond to the following questions: 1. Explain what is meant by a random sample. 2. Describe how the process of obtaining a random sample has evolved over time. 3. Identify the steps Gallup takes when putting together a poll. 4. Discuss the effect of sample size on results.
Homework:Read Wilson p. 111-125 Answer Questions 4-5 Vocabulary through norm Objective:SWBAT define demographics and polls, as well as analyze how each influence political campaigns. Warm-up:1) What are demographics? 2) How might each of the following use demographic data? a. Automobiles manufacturers b. Grocery stores c. Television programmers d. Cellular phone manufacturers 3) What are some ways ordinary people might use demographic information in their daily lives? Can you think of ways they might use demographics at work? At home? In deciding what products they will buy? 4) In what ways might you use demographics if you were managing the campaign of a person running for mayor of your community? What would you do differently if you were running the campaign of a presidential candidate? What would you do the same? Homework:Read Wilson 103-111 (to Cleavages) Answer Questions 1-3 Vocabulary through gender gap Ancillary Reading:
Objective:SWBAT demonstrate an understanding of terms and concepts related to political ideology, political culture, and political socialization. Warm-up:Go to Quizlet.live, enter the code, and register your first name with last initial when prompted. If you do not have a device, please let me know immediately. Vocabulary Quiz:Put your phone away (I should not be able to see it or hear it). Phones should NOT be taken out until every quiz has been completed and placed in the appropriate bin on the counter. We are starting on the Blue Side of the Scantron. Write your Name and Period in the space provided and indicate if you have Quiz A or B in the Subject space. Flip to the Green Side for the AP Sample questions. You CAN write on the test. When you are finished place the Scantron and Test in the appropriate bins on the counter by the door. Folder Check:Organize the "To Be Graded" side of your folder according to the order written on the board and place it in the appropriate bin on the counter by the windows. Have a wonderful weekend:)Objective:SWBAT examine the process of political socialization, as well as research a presidential hopeful. Warm-up:View segments of the following videos. Identify and analyze elements of American Political Culture. Consider the implications of citizens being socialized using Media such as this.
Homework:Study Chapter 4 Vocabulary using 2 Quizlet tools, then test yourself. If you score lower than 70% repeat the process. Quiz and Folder Check tomorrow (don't forget your Current Event).
Current Event:Objective:SWBAT analyze elements of American political culture, as well as examine the process of their own political socialization Warm-up:Complete the Bubble Quiz, read the Big Sort, and respond to the following questions: 1. What does Bill Bishop mean when he is talking about the “Big Sort”? 2. What are the political implications of the sorting that he’s talking about? 3. Think about the communities you are associated with such as your neighborhood, school, extracurricular groups, religious association, etc. – do Bishop’s points apply to those communities? Do you live in a bubble? Homework:Read Wilson 87-98
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