Authentic+Instruction+Activity+TAP

Andrew Garland EDUC Tech 3/1/11   Authentic Instruction Activity Description – IAP ** Licensure Area **: US Government 7-12 ** Title and Audience **: ** Creating ** ** Campaign Ads, **US Government, Grade 12 ** Objectives **: TN State Standards - 6.3 understand the evolution of political parties and their role as a mechanism for creating and sustaining political participation. At Level 1, the student is able to trace the evolution of political parties. At Level 2, the student is able to associate political participation with the evolution of political parties. At Level 3, the student is able to consider the creation of a new political party, which will sustain political participation. ** Materials:   ** Computer for Internet access Access to screen/whiteboard to illustrate campaign ads to students Camera to record campaign ad   Microsoft Editor on computer to edit video Individual folder for each group to keep all group’s documents related to project ** Description **: · Teacher will divide class into 4 different groups when reaching segment on Political Parties and their role in the American Republic form of government and our electoral process. We will specifically examine the political parties’ role in selecting and promoting individuals for the Office of President and the role of political campaign ads in the molding of political opinion and the voting process. In doing so, we will closely examine different campaign ads for their effectiveness, clarity and verity · Students will work in their respective groups to create a political campaign ad based on issues that students are concerned with in the high school (cell phone usage, out of uniform days, cafeteria selections, etc.) · Students in each group will all participate in the design, creation, and presentation of political campaign ad based on fictional candidate · Groups will create campaign ad based on issues that are valid and concern students in the high school. This can pertain to changes in current policy or the creation of new policy. Students should create a survey to administer to their senior classmates to ascertain what issues are deemed important · Groups will create a 4-5 minute political campaign ad that involves all members in some fashion as speakers or actors. All ads will be based on building support for their fictional political candidate. Teacher will provide examples of current political ads to use as guidelines. · All ads must contain at least 2 issues that are pertinent to their senior class · Groups should use video cameras and Microsoft editor available in computer lab to edit their presentation · All members of group should be involved in presentation of campaign ad to classmates · Groups will be graded on rubric provided by teacher at onset of assignment · Students are encouraged to be creative and memorable ** Scaffolds **: Students should use the following sites as references: [] [] [] [] ** Technology to Support Authentic Instruction:  ** Students will use the following technologies in the creation of this project: · Video recorder/camcorder · Microsoft Editor on computers in lab · Internet Search Engines