The Mayor Bloomberg Assignment

Aim: Should the mayor be running for a third term in office?
SBAT:
1. Follow the teacher's blog
2. Create a blogpost that responds to an embedded video
3. Use major media to engage in political discussion

Materials:

1. Embedded video of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on teacher's blogpost

2. Handout; "Election Day!!!"

Procedure:
1. Demonstrate embedded video on the teacher's blog

2. Instruct students on how to follow the teacher's blog.

3. Distribute handout (below)

4. Begin activity. Allow 

5 - 7 minutes for logging in and following teacher's blog

7 - 10 minutes for watching (and re-watching) the video in the teacher's blog post

10 - 20 minutes for written response to prescribed questions

7 - 10 for assistance with proofing spelling and grammar

2 - 3 minutes to help with publishing

SUMMARY:

1. Have students share their blog posts

2. "Can anyone mention anything they heard from the student volunteers that was similar to what they wrote?"

3. "Listening to the student volunteers, has anyone 's initial opinion changed?"

4. Instruct students the three things that they demonstrated via the lesson

5. "Any other questions/comments?"