Transcript Political Parties Web Quest

Political Parties
Web Quest
CE.5
Web Quest created by Paula Pulley
2008
Introduction
Task
Additional Tasks
Additional Resources
Evaluation
Procedures and
Resources
Conclusion
Submission of Assignment
Introduction
As a result of this web quest, you will be able to:
• Describe the functions of political parties
• Compare the similarities and differences of political
parties
• Understand how third parties differ from the two
major parties
• Determine which political party is right for you
Task
• Your class will be divided into groups of 4.
• Each group will be assigned to research a
political party
• Your group will:
• Identify your candidate
• State your candidate’s platform to include their
position on 5 key issues: Education, environment,
health care, taxes, and the Iraq War.
• At the conclusion of this web quest,
students will have the opportunity to
complete a quiz to determine which
political party is best for them.
Procedures & Resources
• There will be 4 members in each group:
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Campaign Manager
Policy Manager 1 – Education and Environment
Policy Manager 2 – Health Care and Taxes
Policy Manager 3 – Iraq War
• Begin your research on the candidate that
has been given to you by your teacher. Click
the links above for detailed instructions on
what each member of your group
will be doing.
Campaign Manager
You will write a biography for your candidate. The biography should include
answers to the following questions. This biography should be created using
PowerPoint. Go to the Resources Page here for answers to the questions.
• Who is your candidate? Where is he/she from?
• Where did your candidate attend college? What
did he/she study?
• What did your candidate do after college? Did
he/she work? What did he/she do?
• What has your candidate done to prepare
him/herself for the awesome role as President of
the United States. Did he/she serve in Congress?
Was he/she a Governor or Mayor? What other
political positions has this person held?
• Is your candidate married? Any children?
Policy Writer 1
Education & Environment
You will write a political platform for your candidate.
The platform will include your
candidate’s position on the issue of
EDUCATION and the ENVIRONMENT.
Where does your candidate
stand on this issue? Go to the Resources Page and choose
Democrats on the Issues or Republicans on the Issues.
If you are researching
a 3rd Party, go this this Resource Page for your information.
You will use Power Point for this assignment.
Policy Writer 2
Health Care and Taxes
You will write a political platform for your candidate.
The platform will include your
candidate’s position on the issue of
HEALTH CARE and TAXES.
Where does your candidate
stand on this issue? Go to the Resources Page and choose
Democrats on the Issues or Republicans on the Issues.
If you are researching
a 3rd Party, go this this Resource Page for your information.
You will use Power Point for this assignment.
Policy Writer 3
Iraq War
You will write a political platform for your candidate.
The platform will include your
candidate’s position on the issue of the IRAQ WAR.
Where does your candidate
stand on this issue? Go to the Resources Page and choose
Democrats on the Issues or Republicans on the Issues based
on who your candidate is.
If you are researching
a 3rd Party, go this Resources Page for your information.
You will use Power Point for this assignment.
Additional Tasks
-time permitting-
• If time permits, students can perform the
following tasks that directly relate to the
web quest:
• Which Party Is Right for You? Access the
following website and answer the questions to
determine which political party is right for you.
• Students will create a brochure, using Microsoft
Publisher, promoting their candidate and their
party.
• Students will create a 30-second commercial,
using Movie Maker, about their candidate and
party.
Additional Resources
• http://www.democrats.org/index.html
Democratic Party
• http://www.rnc.org/
Republican Party
• http://www.congressforkids.net/Elections_politicalparties.htm
Political Parties
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/index.html
Biographies of Past Presidents
Conclusion
• After completing this web quest, the
members of your group will have:
• An understanding of how different parties view
different issues
• Looked at issues from different perspectives
• Chosen a position and supported it
• The ability to gather appropriate information from
various sites
• A working knowledge of the internet and the use
of hyperlinks
Evaluation
• Click on the following link to access the
rubric for this assignment.
http://www.spsk12.net/schools/jfkms/Staff/TechnologyWebSite/R
ubric.mht
Submission of Assignments
• Each member of your group will have a power point
presentation. You will name your presentation this
way:
• NameofCandidate_PoliticalParty_YourLastName
For example: Clinton_Democrat_Pulley
• After saving your presentation, you will then drop
the file into the Student Folder in the Temporary
Storage. Directions for doing this can be found by
clicking this link.
• Your teacher will then be able to access and grade
your work.