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Another election year is upon us, and our class will be following it closely.  Using the internet, we will examine the candidates, their policies, party platforms, and progress as states align themselves with one candidate or the other.  In doing so, we will learn about how our nations picks it's leader, and what issues matter to whom.

We will be participating  in a nation-wide internet-based CyberConvention.  Together with schools all over the country, we will study the candidates, issues and polling trends in their state for the 2008 presidential and congressional races, using print, broadcast and Web-based media.  We will discuss their observations in class, compare and contrast the candidate’s qualifications, and debate their relative merits.   Each week our class will be emailed a topic to research; topics covered will include candidates, issues and media literacy. We will submit our weekly findings to the National CyberConvention website, sharing the concerns and likely voting patterns of our home state. Data will be posted on our site to allow classes to analyze trends state by state and nationally.

As a culminating event, our class will cast their delegate votes online a week prior to the national elections predicting the outcome of the vote on election day!



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