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Join the campaign trail that leads to the road to the White House. In this unit, students will be involved in a WebQuest to find out how the President and Vice President of the United States are elected. Students will research the requirements and duties of each position. As they work in cooperative groups, students will find out who the presidential and vice presidential candidates are, what parties they represent, their biographies, and what issues they stand for. Students will then join the campaign trail and create a persuasive essay, campaign poster and campaign button to boost their candidate. Students will also take part in an online mock election and graph the class's election results.

Let the campaign begin!

This unit addresses the following standards:

1. Uses information technology to navigate, gather, analyze, organize, and present information related to the United States presidential election.
2.  Interprets and synthesizes information to produce a narrative account in the form of a persuasive essay regarding the election of a particular presidential or vice presidential candidate.
3..  Demonstrates a basic understanding of the rules of the English language in written and oral work in writing and presenting a persuasive essay.
5.  Analyzes and subsequently revises written work related to the presidential election, to improve its clarity and effectiveness.
6.  Prepares and delivers oral presentations regarding the election of a presidential or vice presidential candidate.
7.  Develops pride and a sense of accomplishment in being able to promote a presidential or vice presidential candidate.