My Guidebook to PoliticsGovernment

Rights & Responsibilities Unit

Directions: You will use the online website Padlet.com to showcase what you have learned during our Rights and Responsibilities Unit. This guidebook will serve as a guide for young adults 18-25 offering advice and information about politics. Please see the requirements and rubric below. If you need assistance in creating the Padlet, please go to my website msbennettmhvp.weebly.com, click on Economics, Unit 3, and then on the “Padlet: A How-to Guide.”

Sample: Go to: http://padlet.com/ms_bennett1/Bananassample to view my sample! You may also go under Economics Unit 2 to view exemplar Padlets from our last unit.

Requirements: Please include the following on your Padlet:Minimum Requirements: Everyone Must Have

A Title and Mini-description below (Title should be something like “Ms. Bennett’s Guidebook to Politics”)

Definitions of politics and political socialization in your own words List/explain the four agents of political socialization Present 2 facts from the Article How Family Communication Can Influence Our Political

Identities by Lindsay Hoffman. 2 Facts comparing/contrasting Democrats and Republicans 3 Pictures for either Democrats or Republicans 1 Additional picture of your choice Complete the “Political Compass” quiz online and screenshot your chart. Add this image

to your Padlet. (http://www.politicalcompass.org/)

Additional Components: Approaching, Meeting, and Exceeding

Approaching Meeting ExceedingMust Complete:*Argue in three or more sentences which agent of political socialization has influenced you the most. Cite one piece of evidence from the text (Hoffman article listed above) to defend yourposition.

*Do you identify as a Democrat or Republican? Explain your reasoning using specific issues. (4+ sentences)

*Which political issue do you care about the most and why? (3+ sentences)

*Which candidate would you vote for, if you were to vote tomorrow? Justify your choice using details on specific issues. (4+ sentences)

Must Complete:*Argue in five or more sentences which agent of political socialization has influenced you the most. Cite one piece of evidence from the text (Hoffman article listed above) to defend yourposition.

*Do you identify as a Democrat or Republican? Explain your reasoning using specific issues. (5+ sentences)

*Which political issue do you care about the most and why? (4+ sentences)

*Which candidate would you vote for, if you were to vote tomorrow? Justify your

Must Complete:*Argue in seven or more sentences which agent of political socialization has influenced you the most. Cite one piece of evidence from the text (Hoffman article listed above) to defend yourposition.

*Do you identify as a Democrat or Republican? Explain your reasoning using specific issues. (7+ sentences)

*Which political issue do you care about the most and why? (6+ sentences)

*Which candidate would you vote for, if you were to vote tomorrow? Justify your choice using details on

*Choose three of the components listed below

choice using details on specific issues. (6+ sentences)

*Choose four of the components listed below

specific issues. (8+ sentences)

*Choose five or more of the components listed below

Additional Components: One visual/chart/picture about political socialization One video discussing the agents of political socialization One video about the importance of voting One video about politics (your choice) One video about the candidate of your choice A cartoon about the presidential race A cartoon about politics Three or more sentences about how your views on the presidential candidates have

changed.

EXTENSION:Create a QR Code for your Padlet!

1. Go to qrstuff.com and follow the instructions to create a QR code.2. For a tutorial on how to create a QR Code, go to my website under “QR Codes

in the Classroom.”3. Put the QR Code you created on your Padlet

Rubric: This grade is worth 12 PointsSomewhat (1) Mostly (2) Always (3)

Completion of Components

Some of the required components listed above are completed but many are missing.

Most of the required components above are completed, may be one or two missing.

All of the required components listed above are completed.

Quality of Information/ Accuracy

Little information is accurate and/or answers are incomplete. There are several spelling/ grammar errors on page.

Most information is accurate and answers are mostly complete. There are few spelling/ grammar errors on page.

All information is accurate and answers are complete. There are no spelling/ grammar errors on page.

Aesthetics Padlet is somewhat appealing to the viewer and attractive to the eye. Colors somewhat go together well and some fonts/text are difficult to read.

Padlet is mostly appealing to the viewer and attractive to the eye. Colors mostly go together well and most fonts/text are visible and easy to read.

Padlet is appealing to the viewer and attractive to the eye. Colors go together well and all fonts/text are visible and easy to read.

Comments: Grade: _________/9 x 10= _____/90