Goverment and Participation/Ms. Home/pd. 9
For this first mini-unit, you will become candidate researchers (and opposition researchers). Your task will be to learn as much as you can about the candidates so that you can create an accurate candidate profile that will appeal to youth voters.
The first candidate you will research is Barack Obama. You have already begun your research of Obama with the article Ms. Hepner gave you. You will continue you research of this candidate by watching the speech he gave a the 2012 Democratic National Convention in South Carolina. While your watch this speech you need to take detailed notes on:
1. Family background (anything he mentions about his family)
2. Education Achievements (where he went to school, what he studied, etc.)
3. Problems/challenges he has faced as President.
4. Solutions he has achieved as President for problems he faced?
5. What problems still need solutions? Why has he not been able to solve these problems?
6. What is his vision for America?
7. What things does he promise to do if he wins again?
8. What things does he say about his opponent Mitt Romney?
9. What things does he say about the Republican Party?
10. How does he try to reach out to Latino voters in this speech?
Be prepared to discuss your notes tomorrow in class.
You can click on this link to watch his speech: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7420834n
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