1. INTRO. OBJECTIVES START WORK! RESOURCES WELCOME TO THIS COMPUTER BASED LESSON BY BRIAN LATHAM WILLARD HIGH SCHOOL FOR 11 TH OR 12 TH GRADE STUDENTS OF GOVERNMENT SUMMARY TEACHER SECTION

2. INTRO. OBJECTIVES START WORK! RESOURCES THE PURPOSE OF THIS LESSON IS TO HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN OUR SOCIETY, TO BEGIN ANALYZING THEIR OWN POLITCAL BELIEFS AND WORKING WITH OTHERS TO THIS END. SUMMARY TEACHER SECTION

3. INTRO. OBJECTIVES START WORK! RESOURCES OBJECTIVES COMPREHENSION: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic differences between the 2 major U.S. political Parties. ANALYSIS: Students will analyze data regarding political parties and attempt to connect and order ideas and their own perspectives to make decisions SYNTHESIS: Students will combine the best of each political party and their own ideas to create their own party and design appropriate symbols, slogans, and a platform. SUMMARY TEACHER SECTION

4. INTRO. OBJECTIVES START WORK! RESOURCES GETTING STARTED! IN THIS LESSON YOU ARE GOING TO LEARN ABOUT YOURSELF AND POLITICAL PARTIES. WE WILL EVENTUALLY BE WORKING WITH OTHERS, BUT TO GET STARTED YOU ARE GOING TO NEED TO DO A FEW THINGS: 1. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS, YOU MAY ADVANCE THROUGH THIS SECTION BY SIMPLY CLICKING ON EACH SLIDE. IF YOU WANT TO RETURN TO A MAIN SECTION, YOU CAN USE THE BUTTONS ON THE LEFT. CLICK TO CONTINUE! SUMMARY TEACHER SECTION

5. INTRO. OBJECTIVES START WORK! RESOURCES GETTING STARTED! 2.WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU FALL ON THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM? WHAT IS THE POLITCAL SPECTRUM YOU ASK? GO TO THE FOLLOWING LINKS, TAKE THE SURVEYS AND PRINT YOUR RESULTS: http://politicalquiz.net/ http://www.politicalcompass.org/test SUMMARY TEACHER SECTION

6. INTRO. OBJECTIVES START WORK! RESOURCES GETTING STARTED! 3.AFTER YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR SURVEYS CREATE A KWL CHART TO SEE WHERE YOU ARE IN YOUR POLITICAL JOURNEY 4.NOW THAT YOU HAVE COMPLETED THESE 3 THINGS, MEET WITH YOUR COMMITTEE AND COMPARE. SEE IF THEY CAN HELP YOU ANSWER SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS. CAN YOU HELP THEM ANSWER SOME OF THEIRS? SUMMARY TEACHER SECTION

7. INTRO. OBJECTIVES START WORK! RESOURCES GETTING STARTED! 5. IN YOUR GROUPS YOU ARE NOW GOING TO BRAINSTORM AND CREATE A LIST OF 10 ISSUES WHICH YOU BELIEVE ARE IMPORTANT IN OUR COUNTRY RIGHT NOW. THINK ABOUT THE SURVEY QUESTIONS, THE RECENT PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, AND ALSO YOUR OWN IDEAS. SUMMARY TEACHER SECTION

8. INTRO. OBJECTIVES START WORK! RESOURCES GETTING STARTED! 6.EACH OF YOU TAKE YOUR LIST AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING POLITICAL PARTIES: DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, LIBERTARIAN, CONSTITUTION. YOU WILL RESEARCH EACH PARTY AND TRY TO FIND THEIR POSTIONS ON YOUR ISSUES. YOU WILL CREATE A CHART LIKE……. SUMMARY TEACHER SECTION

9. INTRO. OBJECTIVES START WORK! RESOURCES SUMMARY TEACHER SECTION ISSUEDEMOCRATREPUBLICANLIBERTAR.CONSTITUT. THE ECONOMY GUN CONTROL ETC. RESOURCES

10. INTRO. OBJECTIVES START WORK! RESOURCES SUMMARY TEACHER SECTION ISSUEISSUE DEMOCRATDEMOCRAT REPUBLICANREPUBLICAN LIBERTAR.LIBERTAR. CONSTITUT.CONSTITUT. THE ECONOMYTHE ECONOMY http://www.constitutionparty.com/party_platform.phphttp://www.constitutionparty.com/party_platform.php GUNCONTROLGUNCONTROL ETC.ETC. The Constitution party platform http://www.constitutionparty.com/party_platform.php The Libertarian party platform http://www.lp.org/platform The Republican Party Platform http://www.gop.com/2008Platform/ The Democrat Party Platform http://www.democrats.org/agenda.html RESOURCES