Discovery & Computer Lab & Social Studies Major-Project
(Discovery Template LINK)
Discovery students: Create a Pecha Kucha 20x20 Style Presentation in Flipgrid on the Discovery Unit Theme on Government & Elections. Most of your resources are in the Computer Lab's Google Classroom Under the Discovery section. This page holds YouTube links so that you might view them.
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Double your learning by reading the comments on the titles of these videos. You will learn that many effective titles use common "tricks." Many titles do things to get you to want to watch by asking the who, what, when, where, or why and how of something...now you want to watch find out.
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New Links (Week 2)
- icivics.org is a link with several resources. Some are made for teachers, and others are made for students. You may sift through and use resources as you see fit: https://www.icivics.org/election
- CNN10 is a 10 minute video series on current events. This link is for October 15's show. "Today's show reports on the balance of power in Congress, the science behind cloud seeding, new space research, and a possible slip 'n slide record" Obviously, the part of the show about the balance of power in Congress is for this assignment.
- It's Election Time Student Predictions (https://www.fanschool.org/election/)
- 2020 President: Consensus Electoral Map (by 270toWin - Link)
- 538's Favored to Win (Presidential Race by 538 link) (Senate Race by 538 link) (House of Reps Race by 538 link)
- Discovery How-To Video for inserting images from computer & Citing in the Bibliography
- CNN10 October 20, 2020 Show begins with, "Two weeks from Election Day, CNN 10 is taking on the topic of the Electoral College and explaining how it works. " (CNN10 link)
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How to Become President of the United States by USA.gov
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Electing a US President in Plain English by USA.gov
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Week 3 & Week 4 videos
The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism: Crash Course US History #8
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Constitutional Compromises: Crash Course Government and Politics #5
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Week 1 and Week 2 Videos
Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson (Astrophysicist) Replies to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
This style is a narrative type of speaking where the speaker links personal experience and historical facts creating an engaging presentation highlighting a lesser known historical fact with a peculiar point of view. |
Learning from Past Presidents. This speaker uses biographical sketches of two presidential biographies and compares them while tying in many lessons and issues.
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Why do Americans vote on Tuesdays? This is an explainer type of video on a specific topic.
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The oddities of the first American election is partially an explainer video.
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Inventing the American Presidency
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3-Minute Guide to the Bill of Rights
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Bill of Rights Shaking off Tyranny uses song to get the information across.
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How to Remember the Order of the US is an explainer how-to video mixed with song-like features.
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The Making of the American Constitution
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Does racism affect how you vote? This presentation poses a question in the title to hook the audience and then the answer is the bulk of the video.
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Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Performed by Barak Obama is a unique speaker doing a performance of a familiar text.
The Gettysburg Address to the tune of I'm Yours by Jason Mraz by Kara Cole. If you want to memorize the Gettysburg Address this is the video. Song is one effective way to memorize lists of things.
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Child singing the list of US Presidents in order. Song is one effective way to memorize lists of things.
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The Gettysburg Address - Song with Explanations. Song is one effective way to memorize lists of things.
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Abraham Lincoln expert focusing on Second Inaugural Address. This is a typical TEDX Talk, which is similar to the Pecha Kucha Style where a speaker stands alone, live, and presents in front of an automatically scrolling slide show for timing purposes.
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Understanding Political Power. This title is a question to hook the viewer and then the bulk of the presentation is the answer to the question.
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How Gerrymandering Can Impact An Election
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What you might not know about the Declaration of Independence. The title here is designed to raise concern or pique interest that you might not know something now, and an implicit promise that you might learn that unknown something after watching the video.
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Virtual Field Trip to the White House. Tours and first hand looks promise exclusive access.
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Election 2008" McCain vs. Obama (History in the Making) is a Compare and Contrast presentation.
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Facts for Kids is a clear indication that this is a beginner's guide to the topic. Most of the time time you see a project titled "Facts" or "for Kids" you are implying a simplified, beginning level of information.
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"The problem with the US bail system" makes the assertion that there first is a problem, and second that this presentation will tell you about that problem. Whether you read the title and say to yourself, "What problem?" or "There's no problem" you will be tempted to read or watch the video to find out what might be the problem. Making an assertion or claim in your project slide or in your title will garner an audience reaction.
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History vs. Richard Nixon. The "vs" or "versus" promises a comparison of two things, or a known thing and an unknown thing. People generally like comparisons of two or three things. These are called dichotomies or trichotomies.
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"The Fight for the Right to Vote in the USA" uses a catchy, rhyme with rhythm. "Fight for the Right to _____" is a common title start. You could use it in slide title or a presentation title.
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Does your vote count? The Electoral College - sets up a question which you will want to watch to find the answer.
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The Watergate Scandal. Like using problem in a title, using scandal piques interest in the story. Everyone loves hearing a story about scandalous behaviors, even if they hate being in a scandal themselves.
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How a case gets to the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS). Using How or how-to is a succinct way to write "instructions are coming" or "step-by-step directions."
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How-to Remember the 27 Amendments is an effective way to say you are about to teach something. In this case, how to teach yourself what Constitutional Amendment is what.
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Why is the US Constitution so hard to amend. Asks why...now you want to find out.
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Why wasn't the Bill of Rights originally in the Constitution? Asks why...now you want to find out.
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Which voting system is the best? Asks one of the who, what, when, where, or why and how...now you want to watch find out.
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Want to memorize the list of US Presidents? This video tells you how to take any list actually, and turn it into a song.
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How do the United States Supreme Court Justices Get Appointed? Asks one of the who, what, when, where, or why and how...now you want to watch find out.
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How do executive orders work? Asks one of the who, what, when, where, or why and how...now you want to watch find out.
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How does impeachment work? Asks one of the who, what, when, where, or why and how...now you want to watch find out.
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