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Campaign Endorsement Project

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  • Candidate Selection Research
  • Endorsement Rubric
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So many politicians, so many endorsements! Learn to differentiate between facts as well as the process of endorsements with an informative resource. Class members watch current endorsement videos, research candidates from three different parties, write and present an endorsement, and engage in debate.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

campaigning, campaigns, political campaigns, presidential campaigns, presidential candidates, united states presidents, presidential elections

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Flip your classroom by asking scholars to watch the videos in step one as homework
  • Discuss what specifically from other classmate's endorsements potentially creates a new perspective

Classroom Considerations

  • Time spent working on the project depends on your individual class
  • Dated through the 2016 presidential election
  • Many links revert back to the main website; you'll need to find replacements

Pros

  • Includes rubric for endorsement 
  • Teaches pupils how to research facts over opinion
  • Puts the learners in a first-person point of view for working with politicians 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.6-8.3 RH.6-8.4 RH.6-8.7 RH.6-8.9 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.7 RH.9-10.9 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.7 RH.11-12.9

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