Candidate Profile Project
With the large number of candidates campaigning to become the next president, it can be difficult to distinguish various candidates from on another. Using Online NewsHour information available at http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/index.html along with other Internet and primary sources, answer each question below and create a candidate profile that describes one of the people campaigning to be president. Be prepared to share your candidate profile with classmates, and stage a mini-debate.
Research Questions: Due - Friday, January 25th (typed)
On a separate sheet of paper, compile complete answers to each question below:
- The candidate I am profiling is:
- The political party this candidate represents is:
- What other political offices has this person had in his/her career, if any?
- What prior political and leadership experience does this candidate have that makes him/her qualified to be the next president?
- What is this candidate's point of view on major issues, such as:
- The Iraq War
- national security
- education
- healthcare
- the economy
- taxes
- global warming
- nuclear weapons
- other topics of concern to me
7. Other interesting information learned about the candidate
Candidate Profile Project: Due January 28th
- On a trifold board, create a profile of the candidate that incorporates all of the information from questions 1-7 above along with at least 1 pictures of the candidate. If you want to create a website instead, please speak to me first.
- Organize the information so others can easily read about the candidate and understand what sets him/her apart from others who are campaigning to become the next president.
- At the bottom of the display, be sure to note when this candidate entered the presidential race.
- Leave a labeled section at the bottom of the display labeled "Campaign Outcome." This spot will be used to summarize the candidate's success in the bid for presidency.
- Create a "My Point of View" section on the poster board and write 2-3 paragraphs to address the following questions:
- Do you agree with this candidate and his/her point of view about important topics?
- Would you vote for this candidate? Why or why not?
After we learn more about the various candidates, you will debate as your candidate. We will set up debates between the candidates on the issues learned from our research projects.
Teams:
Period 1/2 -
Kucinich: Garrett, Danielle, Leila
Obama: Darnell, Jackie, Haidee
Hilary: Sandra, Eli, Enrique
Richardson: Cori, Amelia
Edwards: Giselle, Alejandra, Hilary
McCain: Yura, Mya, Thomas
Ron Paul: Bree, Ellis
Romney: Michael, Addilene, Eduardo
Huckabee: Mayra, Chris
Period 3/4/5 -
Kucinich: Zach, Matt, Jordan
Obama: Paris, Anthony, Anna
Hilary: Viktor, Molly, Minh
Edwards: Alina, Myles, Daniel
McCain: Nathan, Xochil, Yuting, Nikolai
Ron Paul: JeRevien, Maryross, Alex
Romney: Ethan, Candace, Mason
Huckabee: Zoli, Sophia, Colleen
3 comments:
Can you post up the list of which student has which candidate and what teams we are in?
I don't have Ron Paul :( oh well. Guess it's good to learn about new candidates.
I hate to sound like a douche but ya spelled one of the candidates name wrong. Huckaby is really spelled Huckabee. Thought you were good with your Grammar.....
Wow. Thank you. I typed them up so quickly, I did not even realize it. Thank you for pointing that out.
I would appreciate the same concern without the additional negative jabs.
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