Topic: Canadian Government
Requirements and Instructions for your project are as follows:
Your task is to collaborate with group members in order to create a new youth based political party for Nunavut. You have class time from Friday, January 7 until Wednesday, January 12 in order to complete this project. On Thursday, January 13 you will have your forum and election.
Your team must:
1. Develop a name for your party
2. Create a party logo
3. Develop a party platform that reflects the values and concerns of youth in Nunavut.
4. Elect a party leader
5. Prepare a persuasive speech for your leader to deliver
6. Prepare an advertising campaign (posters, pamphlets, slogans, T.V. and radio ads, etc.) to represent and promote your party over the course of the campaign
7. Each group member is responsible for producing at least ONE element of the campaign
8. You must record your daily progress for the next two weeks in a journal. This will be a critical reflection of the party development process, forum, election, and position paper progress
9. Your group must create a visual and auditory record of this progress. This will be part of your final project, which you will present to the school and community on January 21.
At Thursday’s forum, you will present your party platform, ads, etc., and attempt to persuade students that they should vote for your party. BE CREATIVE. Following party presentations, there will be an open question and answer forum. Prepare for this.
At the end of the forum, you will have an opportunity to elect the political party of your preference. Each student will be issued one ballot.
Guidelines and instructions for your position paper are as follows:
1. Select any thesis related to Canadian Government, e.g.,
a. First Past the Post vs. Proportional Representation
b. Qualities of a good Prime Minister
c. An Elected Senate
d. Consensus vs. Parliamentary Style Government
e. Media’s influence on campaigns
f. Appropriate policies of a political party
g. Setting pre-planned election dates vs. Spontaneous
h. Canada’s involvement in Afghanistan
i. Etc.
2. This is to be a formal essay.
3. Your topic must be Kim-approved
4. Minimum 500 words, typed, double spaced, Times New Roman font 12
5. Title page and works cited page in MLA format
6. Must produce a rough draft, complete with editions and revisions
7. Must utilize a minimum of three sources other than dictionaries and/or encyclopedias
8. Your essay is due NO LATER THAN Wednesday, January 19.
Evaluation will be as follows:
1. Completion of Political Party Project as per guidelines 30 marks
2. Journal, Self, and Peer Assessment of Group Work 20 marks
3. Position Paper 40 marks
4. Active Participation at Social Studies Celebration of Learning 10 marks
Total 100 marks
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