Post by Anthony G on Oct 5, 2008 12:07:01 GMT -5
Sup guys. This thing is due tomorrow and I'm running out of time.
I've already got most of the biographies, but if anyone has nothing to do and want to help me,
it would be nice to find some campaign issues (section b.). Here are instructions and stuff:
I've already got most of the biographies, but if anyone has nothing to do and want to help me,
it would be nice to find some campaign issues (section b.). Here are instructions and stuff:
U.S. GOVERNMENT NAME:
Fall 2008
REQUIREMENTS FOR PRESIDENTIAL & CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN SCRAPBOOK
General Instructions: Be creative in how information is presented. Creativity can result in Bonus points up to 10% of the total grade. Total Point Value = 300 points.
• Include a Cover Page with your name, a title, class period and date.
• Must include original articles (No Xerox copies) from magazines or newspapers and/or Internet articles on the topics listed below.
Only 50% of articles can come from the INTERNET and must be from online newspaper sources, except for biographical articles, not candidate websites.
When you print from the Internet, print entire article. Biographical articles can not be in bulleted format- must be in paragraph form and be a minimum of 1 page in length
and may be downloaded from candidate websites.
• Articles must be dated June ‘08 to the present. For every article (No Xerox copies) you need to attach it to a sheet of paper and provide a 3-4 sentence summary, written in complete sentences.
• For Political Cartoons analyze, interpret and explain what the cartoon is “poking fun” at, any symbols used and your interpretation. ONE political cartoon must be a hand-drawn original that you created.
• Scrapbook must consist of a total of 51 articles (One article per page). May use front and back of sheet.
• Separate sections for each category with a section title page and number articles chronologically beginning with #1. Begin each section with #1. Arrange scrapbook in the order listed below.
• No document protectors or plastic sleeving can be used.
TOPICS # OF ARTICLES POINT VALUE
A. Biographies of the Candidates 10 articles 50 pts.
• 2 Presidential Candidates
• 2 Vice Presidential Candidates
• 2 U.S. Senatorial Candidates
(Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin)
• 2 Georgia U.S. Representative candidates from District #6
(Tom Price and Bill Jones)
• 2 additional Georgia U.S. Representatives or Challengers
(Jack Kingston, Bill Gillespie, Sanford Bishop, Lee Ferrell Lynn Westmoreland, Stephen Camp, Hank Johnson, John Lewis,
John Linder, Doug Heckman, Jim Marshall, Rick Goddard, Jim Marshall, Rick Goddard, Nathan Deal,
Jeff Scott, Paul Broun, Bobby Saxon, Phil Gingrey, Bud Gammon, John Barrow, John Stone, David Scott, Deborah Honeycutt)
B. Campaign Issues: Economy, Healthcare 17 articles 153 pts.
War in Iraq, Education, Religion, Immigration (9 pts. ea.)
Campaign Financing, Oil, Gas prices, Taxes,
Selection of Judges, Afghanistan, etc.
• For both Presidential candidates find their
campaign position on 7 different issues
• Of the 6 Congressional candidates (U.S. Senate or U.S. House) choose 3 candidates and find
ONE campaign issue article for that person
C. Political Cartoons
• about an identified campaign issue
or candidate
10 articles 42 pts.
• Originally created cartoon = 6 pts.
D. Role of the Media 6 articles 24 pts.
-Editorials or opinion polls that relate
to candidates or the election process
E. Campaign Literature 4 pieces 8 pts.
• Provide a statement indicating where
the piece of literature was obtained
F. National Conventions 4 articles 8 pts.
• Choose 2 articles from coverage of Democratic convention: August 25-28, 2008
• Choose 2 articles from coverage of Republican convention: September 1-4, 2008
F. Neatness and Organization 15 pts.
-followed directions
-included Name and Title Page
-Section pages included
-Numbered articles per section
-Type or write in Blue or Black ink
DUE DATE IS Monday: October 6th, 2008. A 60 point deduction per day will be assessed for scrapbooks turned in after this date. No scrapbooks will be accepted after Wednesday October 8th, 2008.
