Monday, May 10, 2010

American Government 5/10/10

In Class - Library Research. I will have your first drafts of your final project back to you by tomorrow. Due date for final draft: Monday, May 17. Presentations will be on May 18, 19, and 20.

Homework - Keep working on your final project.

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY - DO SOME RESEARCH ON THE THREE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA (STEVE POIZNER, MEG WHITMAN, AND JERRY BROWN). CREATE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION COVERING THEIR PLATFORMS AND VIEWS ON MAJOR ISSUES. COMPARE AND CONTRAST THESE CANDIDATES' VIEWS ON THE MAJOR ISSUES. ALSO, YOU WILL NEED TO WRITE A SHORT SUMMARY OF WHO YOU WOULD VOTE FOR AFTER YOU HAVE DONE YOUR RESEARCH (INCLUDE THIS AS A SLIDE IN YOUR POWERPOINT). THIS ASSIGNMENT IS DUE BY WEDNESDAY, MAY 19. YOU MAY EMAIL THIS TO ME OR SAVE IT ON A FLASH DRIVE AND BRING IT TO CLASS.

WEBSITES TO CHECK OUT:
http://www.jerrybrown.org/
http://www.megwhitman.com/
http://stevepoizner.com/

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