2012 Election Results - Class 2

Why did President Obama win re-election?

How will President Obama and the 113th Congress work together?

1. Analysis: The Presidency
• Livetweet: What were the key factors, according to the NY Times, behind President Obama's reelection?
• Livetweet: What are other media outlets saying?
2. Analysis: The U.S. House of Representatives
• What did we learn about the House from The Majority Leader: Eric Cantor (60 Minutes)?
• Who will control the House?
• Livetweet: What did Speaker John Boehner say yesterday?
3. Analysis: The U.S. Senate
• What did we learn about the Senate from Is the Senate Broken? (60 Minutes)?
• Who will control the Senate?
• Livetweet: What did Majority Leader Harry Reid say yesterday?

Election 2012 Results - Class 1

1. Analysis: 2012 Election
• On your blog, write an objective news article (with headline, pictures, lede, and body paragraphs with links) that summarizes the results of federal elections
• Presidential Exit Polls: CNN: Exit Polls & NYTimes: Multimedia
• Party Control of House & Senate: WP: House & WP: Senate
• Effect of Nonpartisan Redistricting & Open Primaries in CA: CA Secretary of State: Results
• CA Propositions: CA Secretary of State: Results
2. Analysis: the Future of the Senate
• Watch 60 Minutes: Is the Senate Broken?(Youtube)
• Read the transcript

Political Campaign - Campaign Ads & Mock Townhall Debate

Today's Goal: To teach a World History class about the choice Americans face between President Obama and Governor Romney. 

(www.270towin.com)

1. Campaign Ads
• Imagine you are at home and watch these student-made ads...
• 2nd Period
• Pallari & Gray
• Flood & Turley
• Ford & Eng
• Klein & Gallagher
• B Foster & Schoenberger
• T Foster & Sanders
• Shanagher & Yasevich
• Otto
• Latham
• Ajlouny & Knutsen
• 4th Period
• Blohm & Vukasin
• Hillman & Schoshinski
• Keighran & McDermott
• Taniguchi & McKewan
• McCaffrey & Dacre
• Boyd & Green
2. Townhall Debate
• You will now witness a live debate where you can ask questions...
• Meet the candidates
• 2nd Period: Cook, Tocchini, Wilkes, Peter 
• 3rd Period: Sacks, Stiles, Bautista, Keane
• 4th Period: Safreno, Vogelheim, Maclean Vernic, McGovern
• Opening statements 
• Questions from you about the following topics
• Economy
• Education
• Same-sex Marriage
• Afghanistan
• Libya
• Syria
• Iran
• Closing statements
• Vote at: http://bit.ly/TFNsvc
3. Reporters Submit Articles
• Seniors (who are not candidates) must publish a blog post by the end of the period with
• Headline
• Picture(s)
• Lede first paragraph
• Several paragraphs with quotes from both candidates