Election Season Contd.

As the election gets closer, it's important that we not only pay attention to the races, the candidates and the issues, but also to ensure that we have a solid grounding in the political process.  For your next assignment, you will work to do each of these things. With a partner, please work through the following.

Instructions:

• Go to http://upfront.scholastic.com/issues/09_03_12/book
• Read pages 6-9.  When you have finished, go back to page 6 and click on “Discuss this Article” circle (in red).  With a partner, discuss the questions.
• Read pages 10-11.  Make sure to click on the Red link “For more election lingo” on the top of page 10.  Be sure that you understand and can define each of the terms.
• Go to the Upfront Magazine
• Read the article
• Then with your partner, click on Games and Quizzes tab, select the “Electoral Challenge” game and then go ahead and play.
• Discuss the outcome. Who won? Why? What was the strategy used for victory?
• Next, read pages 12-13 in the magazine on polling.
• “Discuss this article" questions
• Then, go to the Web Links tab which will take you to Gallup, Real Clear Politics, and NYTimes swing state polls.
• Discuss with your partner. What polls did you look at? What do these latest polls show? What pieces of data are most interesting and why? Do you think this data will have an impact on the election? Why?
• Next, open this document and follow its instructions.  You can save the document as your own and then edit to respond to the questions.