Extreme Elections Analyzing & Evaluating Critical Issues Election 2008.

Extreme Elections

Analyzing & Evaluating Critical

IssuesElection 2008

2008 race has the face of a changing America

“After 218 years and 42 years presidents – all of them white and male - the field of White House hopefuls this time includes credible candidates whose race, gender, ethnicity, religion or personal history probably would have ruled them out in the past.”

From: “2008 race has the face of a changing America,”USA TODAY, March 12, 2007

Can you name 2008’s Breakthrough Candidates?

Black candidate: Sen. Barack ObamaFemale candidate: Sen. Hilary Clinton72-year old candidate: Sen. John McCain3x divorced candidate: Rudy GiulianiMormon candidate: Mitt RomneyHispanic candidate: N.M. Governor Bill

Richardson

Welcome to Extreme

Elections!

Find an article in today’s USA TODAY about one of the following key issues:

ImmigrationEnvironmentHealthcare

Iraq

The USA TODAY Newspaper

Value of USA TODAY

Exclusive features & investigative reports

Clear & concise style

High-interest

Color photos

Students will:

• Get the latest news on key issues and define personal views

• Appreciate the

historic value of the election

• Understand the impact of technology on the campaigns

• Become aware of the globalized economy

Election 2008:

For Students:

Election 2008 includes

USA TODAYNewspapers

Online Resources

Inside USA TODAY

14-Week Project Plan

Professional Development

Election 2008

• Historic Election• Technology’s Impact• Rights Carry

Responsibilities• Right to Vote• Making Sound

Decisions• The Executive Branch• Best & Worst

Presidents

• Democratic Party• Republican Party• Third Parties• Issue: The

Environment• Issue: Health Care• Issue: Iraq• Issue: Immigration

Experience a Lesson

• Encourages sustained reading and higher-order thinking

• Weekly cross curricular activity.

• Content-specific student graphic organizer

Features of Inside USA TODAY

• News resources

• Lesson Plan archives

• Special interest

• Lessons by core subject

• Career education

• Event features

• Case Studies

• Project-based learning

Thank you

Julie Parslow

(407) 851-2900, ext. 271

jparslow@usatoday.com