Mr. Saindon / United States History
Tuesday, November 12
to
Friday, November 15
This Week: Starting "Running for President Project
AND
Crash Course of the Three Branches of Government
Objective(s):
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Students will be able to research different political issues by using online resources.
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Students will be able to explain their position on an issue by citing sources as evidence.
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Students will use multiple online resources to check for the validity of the information.
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Students will have a simple understanding of the powers of the three branches of government
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Students will begin to understand the role/purpose of the Electoral College - pros and cons
United States History Class / Mr. Saindon / November 12 -15
The Election is over and our “RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT” project is now over - I will start grading the poster boards.
What is Due This Week:
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Election video made on your cell phone. Campaign speech/commercial must be approximately 1 to 2 minutes - Due by Thursday Example: Campaign Commercial
2. Test on the Election will be held on Friday (Study Guide will be passed out on Tuesday). Be sure to study!!!
3. Letter Writing Activity.
In the spirit of ‘good citizenship’ and ‘good sportsmanship’ and in keeping with the theme that we are ALL Americans and that WE ALL have a vested interest in a peaceful and powerful America….The students will have the choice to write President-elect Donald Trump a letter …OR… Vice-President Kamala Harris a letter. The letter can be congratulatory and should commend the candidate. You may want to suggest your concerns about an issue(s) that you want the President-elect or VP to focus on.
What WAS Due LAST Week:
1. On Monday, Students will be given poster paper to begin creating a poster for their campaign for president project. The poster will be like a ‘display’ or like a ‘bulletin board’. All of the items needed for the can be found on my website: “Mr. Saindon History is not Dead” . Find a creative way to display the various items. “Poster” Due Friday
2. Students Will be given 2 Electoral College Maps to be filled out Election night (if possible). One is a rough draft and one will be the final. Use RED for Trump won states and Blue for Harris won states. Map is due by Wednesday
3.Students will play a Game on Monday, CAST YOUR VOTE (to be found on google classroom. and their score will be turned into a grade .
“CAST YOUR VOTE GAME”: Due MONDAY
4. Students will watch and write out on a piece of paper the questions and the answer (on a separate piece of paper!!!!!). To be turned in at the end of class on Tuesday.
“Video: ELECTION DAY” DUE TUESDAY
5. Electoral College Game will be played in class (with dice!!!!) on Monday and Tuesday: this will be for fun and students will receive a participation grade.
6. On Election Day, all students at Freedom Middle School will cast their vote for who they think should be President of the United States
(results will be announced at the end of the day):
*Donald J. Trump (Former President and Businessman)
Or
*Kamala Harris (Former California Senator and State’s Attorney General)