Vote for Mr. Goodbar!

  • Context and objectives:  7th grade language arts students are working on communication standards.  This lesson will be cross-curricular and students will engage with a variety of media related to campaign ads from another city or country from years prior.  After analyzing the persuasive measure of the media and the campaign literature, they will develop their own campaign where they will work to get their "candidate" elected by demonstrating attributes and strengths and presenting the "candidate" in the best light possible.  "Candidates" will be candy bars, and after students all present their "candidates," an election will be held.  

Learning Outcome: Students actively engage in listening, discussing, and presenting ideas using text and other sources of evidence to drive and demonstrate their thoughts.

Standards: 

7.CC.4 Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally), and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study. 

7.CC.5 Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning, relevance, and sufficiency of the evidence. 

7.CC.6 Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with pertinent descriptions, facts, details, and examples. Use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation. 

7.CC.7 Develop engaging presentations that include multimedia components and visual displays to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points. 

7.CC.8 Analyze the ways that the media use words and images to attract the public's attention. (E)

The presentation supports a constructivist theory as students are engaged in real-world scenarios and exploring actual media and the process for elections. 

Students can use online tools to evaluate and collaborate, and create multimedia presentations.  They can also use social media simulation to promote their candidates as this is a realistic experience taking place today. 

Concerns: I'd really like students to be able to look at actual political ads, however I wouldn't want this to be perceived as controversial or attempting to persuade anyone politically.  This is why I'd engage with local ads in a far away area that aren't similar to issues in our area, but the notation of political party would still be apparent perhaps.  Foreign ads may help account for this, but ads used would need to be completely vetted and probably several years old.  

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