Political+Debate+Research

**//Political Issues Research Project //** Students will examine current political issues. Students will evaluate opinions related to current political issues. Students will research opposing facts and background related to political issues. Students will develop thoughtful positions related to current political issues. Students will construct brief digital presentations promoting their point of view. Students will participate in “mini” debates related to political issues. Students will utilize Proquest to conduct research and create debate formats. 1. Students will be divided into groups of two. 2. Each group will be randomly assigned a current issue being debated on the national political scene. 3. Each group will research the opposing viewpoints related to this issue. a. Groups will log on to <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">[|www.proquestk12.com] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">b. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Go to Educator Tools <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">c. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Login: PL2093H Password: 18707 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">d. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Click on SIRS Products <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">e. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Click on SIRS Knowledge Source <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">f. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Click on assigned topic <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">4. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Each group will research at least four articles related to their assigned topic. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">5. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Each group member will construct a one minute presentation designed to persuade their audience to their point of view. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">6. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Each group will then conduct a mini-debate on the issue. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">7. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Groups will then conduct a press conference in which they will answer questions posed by the class.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Econ/Government/Political Science **
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