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iBelieve

What if there were a cyborg candidate and you helped design its 'platform'? And then there were others...
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Driving Question 1: How can we measure the nature, sources and consequences of public opinion in the United States?
Driving Question 2: How can we trace the origins of, and possibly shape anew, the political beliefs of United States citizens (including ourselves)?

Problem Statement: 
How can we as...Employees of the Department of State (INR, NEA, PM, ISN) 
[Do]...Create a presidential candidate platform based on a personal evolution of political ideas and beliefs (eventually as a cyborg)
So that...we can use the cyborg candidate to infiltrate foreign political environments and promote stability and peace?

Project Essentials

Entry Document
K/NTK's/NS
Project Teams/Groups

Project Management Tools

Project & Group Management Log
Critical Friends Protocol
Critical Friends Feedback Form
Group Contract

Assessment & Guidelines

Project Rubric
Collaboration Rubric
Critical Thinking Rubric
Oral Communication Rubric
Work Ethic Rubric
Written Communication Rubric
Peer Evaluation/Feedback

School Resources

Post-Project

Post-Project Assessment Rubric
Post-Project Assessment Form
Facilitator Reflection
Student Self Reflection

Project Resources

Ideology Quiz
Pew Research Center Quiz 
Political Compass

The Future
Asimo (Honda's Robot)

Campaigns
Modern Candidates (slate.com article)
States in Play (economist.com article)
2012's first Pres Debate (Preview from NYT)
What if Romney Said this...(D. Brooks NYT)
Electoral Map 2012 (NYT)
Finance
Memorable Debate Moments 
Democratic National Committee
Republican National Committee

Articles
Zakaria on Obama's Best Case (WaPo)
Hollow Hubris (FT)
Party Unease (FT)

Polling/Polls
Pew Research Center
Gallup
Rasmussen Report
Polling Report
Real Clear Politics
Avoiding Bias
Poll Question Rubric

Voting 
PA Voter ID law (reuters via HuffPost)

Primary Sources

Voting Rights
Amendments 15, 19, 26

Class Resources

Reference
dictionary (wordnik)
Bibme.org
EasyBib
citationmachine.net
Foundations
Federalist Papers Indexed at Constitution.org
Yale's Avalon Project
National Archives' Constitution Page
Congress (Article I)
Library of Congress Web Guide
538 Blog
Library of Congress THOMAS
Census 
Congress Link
Contacting the Congress
Clerk of the House
Executive (Article II)
Politico's 44 blog
UVA's Miller Center
Fed Stats
Electoral College
Judicial (Article III)
Rules of the Supreme Court
SCOTUS blog
AP Test
AP Central
Politico's AP GOV Test Prep
AP Exam Review
General
USA.gov
Cagle Cartoons
Annenberg Civics site
A Brandeis U. Gov Course
Latest "News"
Daily Kos
Drudge Report
FactCheck.org
Huffington Post
National Review
PoliticsTV.com
The Hill
Townhall.com

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  • Anacostia HS
  • Partnerships
    • THATClass
    • THATSummer
    • Alley Life
  • PBL
    • project methodology
    • skills AND content
    • authentic assessment
    • evaluation (grades)
    • reflection
    • why PBL?
    • Founding Thinkers FB Quiz Project Model