In November 2012, the U.S. will hold local, state and national elections. As a class, we will follow state and national elections and especially the presidential election.
By July 31, 2012 and August 31, 2012, you will read at least 2 articles per month on the U.S. presidential election. You may use any media source listed under "Media" on the AP US Gov't web site. These include but are not limited to CNN, ABC / NBC / CBS / Fox News, BBC, Canadian Broadcast Corp., National Public Radio, New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Washington Post, Democracy Now, Politico, Christian Science Monitor, etc. You are NOT limited to U.S. news sources. You are encouraged to use new sources from other countries!
For each article you read (4) you will post on the blog: (1) Headline (title of article), (2) publication, (3) date of the article. You will write (a) a one paragraph (at least 6 - 7 sentences) summary of the main ideas regarding the presidential election, and (b) your reaction to the article. Your reaction may include any bias you detect by the author(s) including missing information, a list of unanswered questions related to the information in the article and/or how the article might influence your opinion about the presidential candidates and their campaigns.
Besides posting your four articles, you will respond to TWO articles posted by classmates. Your comments should be in response to your classmate's reaction. You might have additional questions, may have read an article that agreed/disagreed with your classmate's article, etc. You response should be no more than a paragraph.
I will also post article summaries / reactions to provide an example. This should not limit how/what you post!
By July 31, 2012 and August 31, 2012, you will read at least 2 articles per month on the U.S. presidential election. You may use any media source listed under "Media" on the AP US Gov't web site. These include but are not limited to CNN, ABC / NBC / CBS / Fox News, BBC, Canadian Broadcast Corp., National Public Radio, New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Washington Post, Democracy Now, Politico, Christian Science Monitor, etc. You are NOT limited to U.S. news sources. You are encouraged to use new sources from other countries!
For each article you read (4) you will post on the blog: (1) Headline (title of article), (2) publication, (3) date of the article. You will write (a) a one paragraph (at least 6 - 7 sentences) summary of the main ideas regarding the presidential election, and (b) your reaction to the article. Your reaction may include any bias you detect by the author(s) including missing information, a list of unanswered questions related to the information in the article and/or how the article might influence your opinion about the presidential candidates and their campaigns.
Besides posting your four articles, you will respond to TWO articles posted by classmates. Your comments should be in response to your classmate's reaction. You might have additional questions, may have read an article that agreed/disagreed with your classmate's article, etc. You response should be no more than a paragraph.
I will also post article summaries / reactions to provide an example. This should not limit how/what you post!