Introduction
Dear Students,
Ms. Shepherd has decided that she is not a Republican or a Democrat but an Independent. An Independent is a person who sides with neirther of the major Parties. Ms. Shepherd would like to join a third party. Though, there are so many third parties in the United States she does not know which one to side with. She has narrowed down her options, but she still needs help. Your job is to persuade Ms. Shepherd to join a particular third party of your choice.
Task
It is your duty to find the right independent party for me to side with! Good luck students!
Process
Step 1: In order to figure out what politcal party might be the best fit for me, it is your job to find the best political party for you to side with! Take the test at http://www.pbs.org/newshour/spc/vote2012/quiz/.
Step 2: Take an extensive quiz at http://www.isidewith.com/political-quiz. At this website be sure to click and learn more on each question. Before clicking yes or no, click choose another stance on each question. This will give the computer a better judgement on what politcal party you side with.
Step 3: Now that you have a better understanding of what politcal party you side with, you now have the task of figuring out which independent party I should vote for.
Step 4: Choose an Independent Party
Green Party
Libertarian Party
Constitution Party
Reform Party
American Independent Party
Peace and Freedom Party
Step 5: Learn more about the independent party you choose.
Green Party: http://www.gp.org/index.php
Libertarian Party: http://www.lp.org/
Constitution Party: http://www.constitutionparty.com/
American Independent Party: http://www.aipca.org/
Peace and Freedom Party: http://www.peaceandfreedom.org/home/
Step 6: Read up on your political party. Be sure to look at the Party Platform.
Step 7: Create a Poster that persuades people to join your party!
Conclusion
Now that you have made an amazing poster on a third Party, be ready to present your poster to the class! Don't forget to persuade Ms. Shepherd into joining your third party!
Credits
| Making A Poster : 3rd Party Poster | ||||
| Teacher Name: Ms. Shepherd | ||||
| Student Name: ________________________________________ | ||||
| CATEGORY | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Title | Title can be read from 6 ft. away and is quite creative. | Title can be read from 6 ft. away and describes content well. | Title can be read from 4 ft. away and describes the content well. | The title is too small and/or does not describe the content of the poster well. |
| Attractiveness | The poster is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness. | The poster is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness. | The poster is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy. | The poster is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive. |
| Content - Accuracy | At least 7 accurate facts are displayed on the poster. | 5-6 accurate facts are displayed on the poster. | 3-4 accurate facts are displayed on the poster. | Less than 3 accurate facts are displayed on the poster. |
| Required Elements | The poster includes all required elements as well as additional information. | All required elements are included on the poster. | All but 1 of the required elements are included on the poster. | Several required elements were missing. |
| Graphics - Originality | Several of the graphics used on the poster reflect a exceptional degree of student creativity in their creation and/or display. | One or two of the graphics used on the poster reflect student creativity in their creation and/or display. | The graphics are made by the student, but are based on the designs or ideas of others. | No graphics made by the student are included. |
| Grammar | There are no grammatical mistakes on the poster. | There is 1 grammatical mistake on the poster. | There are 2 grammatical mistakes on the poster. | There are more than 2 grammatical mistakes on the poster. |