Campaign Strategy | Elections 101

Main Objective

Students will create a general election campaign strategy synthesizing information from Day 7 (electoral college), Day 8 (campaign finance) and Day 9 (voting behavior) to be presented in class for assessment purposes. This activity assesses all standards previously mentioned in the lesson plans for days 7, 8, & 9.

Additional Objectives

be able to define the role of an elector and how electors are chosen.
understand the Framer’s original plans, reasoning for the plan, and changes that have been made over time.
debate pros and cons of the electoral college system and various alternative plans proposed for electing the president.
analyze historical and current election information in various forms as evidence in the creation of their victory campaign strategy.

90

Minute Curriculum

Activities

Campaign Strategy Assessment

Materials

Download the Lesson Plan Here
Computer w/ Internet Access OR Student Computer Access
Campaign Spending Data
Campaign Finance PowerPoint
- Completed Interactive Notes
Completed Structured Academic Controversy – Campaign Finance
Campaign Finance Strategy Assignment

*Please Note: Day 10 is a Final Unit Assessment. This Day Contains Content from Days 7, 8, and 9.

Homework: Campaign Finance Strategy Assessment

60

Minute Curriculum

Activities

Campaign Strategy Assessment

Materials

Download the Lesson Plan Here
Computer w/ Internet Access OR Student Computer Access
Campaign Spending Data
Campaign Finance PowerPoint
- Completed Interactive Notes
Completed Structured Academic Controversy – Campaign Finance
Campaign Finance Strategy Assignment

*Please Note: Day 10 is a Final Unit Assessment. This Day Contains Content from Days 7, 8, and 9.

Homework: Campaign Finance Strategy Assessment

30

Minute Curriculum

Activities

Campaign Strategy Assessment

Materials

Download the Lesson Plan Here
Computer w/ Internet Access OR Student Computer Access
Campaign Spending Data
Campaign Finance PowerPoint
- Completed Interactive Notes
Completed Structured Academic Controversy – Campaign Finance
Campaign Finance Strategy Assignment

*Please Note: Day 10 is a Final Unit Assessment. This Day Contains Content from Days 7, 8, and 9.

Homework: Campaign Finance Strategy Assessment

Standards

Iowa Core: SS.9-12.PSCL.1: Understand the rights and responsibilities of each citizen and demonstrate the values of lifelong civic action.
Iowa Core: SS.9-12.PSCL.4: Understand the differences among the complex levels of local, state and national government and their inherent, expressed, and implied powers.
Iowa Core: SS.9-12.PSCL.6: Understand how law and public policy are established at the local, state, and national levels of government.
Iowa Core: WHST.11-12.7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
Iowa Core: RH.11-12.7: Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
Iowa Core: SS.9-12.PSCL.5: Understand strategies for effective political action that impact local, state, and national governance.
Iowa Core: SS.9-12.H.2: Understand how and why people create, maintain or change systems of power, authority, and governance.
Iowa Core: RH.11-12.2: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.
Iowa Core: WHST.11-12.7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.