by Joe Lynch
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Exploratory Activities (Introductory/Focus) Form students into a mock legislative body based on their self-defined political profiles. Have them discuss what things they would like to change in their classroom/school/community. Have them propose simple laws and vote on them.
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CONCEPT/OBJECTIVE
Understand the steps in the legislative process. Understand how they can affect the political system. Learn how to use the Internet to contact elected officials. |
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Concept Development Activities (Procedures/Activities)
Guided Practice Students use Web based tutorial and Web based instructions to develop searching skills.
Independent Practice Student searches for targets on the Internet related to their domains of concern such as PAC pages, official government pages and e-mail addresses and the Web sites of elected officials.
Closure Martin Luther King or others can be presented as examples of individuals who made a difference. Students are asked to think about what differences they would like to bring about and how they might go about achieving these changes.
Extensions Students should check the daily newspaper for relevant material and bring articles into class for discussion.
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Materials, Resources, Software Networked computers Internet connection Web browser |
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Originality and Creativity
Student Products/Evaluation Written Personal political profile Email to elected officials
Verbal Students will discuss issues in mock legislative body Students will discuss what they want to change.
Kinesthetic Mock Legislative Body Web searching
Visual Computer based activities.
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