US Primaries – teaching material (high school level)
Skrevet af stubkjaer på januar 12, 2008
This teaching material contains ideas as to how you can structure a class on the US Primaries (English or Social Studies).
It includes internet-links and a brief description of how you can organise a group work.
A brief explanation of the nature of the US primaries (in Danish) is to be found here: http://stubkjaer.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/prim%c3%a6rvalg-en-forklaring/
1. The teacher explains the nature of the primaries and the US election.
2. Group work – 20 minutes
Each group prepares a 2-3 minute presentation of one of the candidates:
Democrats: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Bill RIchardson
Republicans: John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Mick Huckabee
The presentation should include:
A summary of the candidate’s personal history. Use their campaign websites as starting point! WMUR New Hampshire, http://www.wmur.com/politics/index.html, top centre, shows a list of all the major candidates, complete with pictures and links.Compare your candidate to one of the candidates from the other side, using http://www.wmur.com/compare-candidates/index.html. Focus on the following issues:
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immigration
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abortion
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gun control
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one other issue
3. Class discussion
Which candidate appears to be best qualified for the job as president of the United States? Who would you choose, and why?
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