October 13-24

Unit 2 Focus: Persuasive Techniques/Midterm Elections
We are not powerless!! "Activism is the rent I pay for living on this planet."– Alice Walker

Monday
1. (1st 25 min) Visit usatestprep.com and practice 5 skills from your weakness list.

2. Finish final draft of speech in pen and turn in tomorrow to Mr. Leu.

3. Make a rough draft of a political poster endorsing your candidate.
a. Make a political poster using the online poster maker or sketch a rough draft in notebook after getting ideas from former political posters.
b. Save online poster by clicking download button (top right), select free download (far right),
select lunch # file to save poster.  Name file: political poster.
     
4. Write down a summary (5 W's) of what your commercial will be about.
a. Look at political ads for ideas you can use in your own political ad before writing summary.
b. In summary paragraph, jot down 2 persuasive techniques you will use in your commercial.
c. Explain how you will use each technique in your ad to get your candidate elected.

Tuesday: Complete three scenes/shots with dialogue for your commercial.

Wednesday:  Watch student commercial and analyze for persuasive appeals.  Finish script for commercial.  Begin video taping and editing commercials using apps and video recording software

Thursday: Day 1 of presentations of speech.  Look over the rubric and student examples of speeches that received an A.  Get some tips before our last day of presentations.

Friday: Day 2 of presentations of speech.

Monday: Get on USATESTPREP for 25 minutes to work on identified weaknesses. Finish editing your political video using an online editing resource
Video editing websites:

Tuesday: Watch the debate for Governor of Georgia and complete an OREO explaining who made the most effective argument for being governor.  Provide evidence (PEL) to support your opinion (OREO).

Wednesday: Finish the debate and share OREO on Elmo for feedback.  Begin political ad presentations. 

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