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By Tracie Rhoades

Pocono Mountain School District

INTRODUCTIONYou are now the Campaign Manager for

Maniac Magee! CONGRATULATIONS! You need to do your very best to help him become the new Mayor of Two Mills.

Get ready to make all the citizens of Two Mills see why you think Maniac would be the best mayor for their town.

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Task

Now let’s get campaigning!  From this moment on, you are Maniac’s Campaign Manager and #1 fan!

Maniac Magee for Mayor of Two Mills!

You can work with one partner or by yourself – it is up to you. 

Students will create a campaign poster and slogan promoting Maniac Magee for Mayor of Two Mills.  

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Task (continued)

 Students will have to

incorporate a reason why Maniac would be a good candidate for Mayor - citing specific examples from the book of what Maniac can do for their town.  

These examples will also be detailed and expanded upon in the persuasive speech you write for your campaign.

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TASK (continued)

Upon completion of this webquest you will have created the following:

*campaign poster promoting Maniac Magee for Mayor

*catchy campaign slogan to promote Maniac's candidacy for Mayor

*Formal written persuasive speech highlighting Maniac's positive traits that would make him the best Mayor for Two Mills.

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TASK (continued)

Your speech can delivered in one of 3 ways:

PowerPoint presentation video tape (commercial

advertisement), tape recording (radio

advertisement).

If you choose to use either PowerPoint or actual video taping, your poster and slogan can be included in that format.

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PROCESS

POSTER & SLOGAN:Step 1 Brainstorm ideas for your campaign

slogan and poster. You may want to research campaign slogans/posters used in the past for both local and national elections (see resources).

Step 2 Decide on a campaign slogan and

poster idea. Create a Rough Draft/sketch of slogan

and poster. Make sure your slogan and poster relate to the position you are choosing to promote for Maniac for Mayor.  

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Step 3 At least 2 students need to

proofread/edit your work.  Step 4 Meet with the teacher for final

editing/revision comments.Step 5 Re-write and draw your poster and

slogan.  Make sure you are referring back to your rough copy for changes that were made during proofing.

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PROCESS

SPEECH Students will follow the writing

process to complete their formal persuasive speech.

The speech needs to focus on 1 or 2 issues that you, as the campaign manager, are highlighting  and focusing on for your campaign platform - the reasons you believe that Maniac would be the best choice for Mayor of Two Mills.

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PROCESS

PRE-WRITING - think about your topic, brainstorm ideas and plan/outline thoughts.

ROUGH DRAFT - quickly putting your thoughts on paper

REVISE - rework your organization and details

EDIT - review and correct spelling, grammar, capitalization and punctuation

EVALUATE - reflect on what you have written

PUBLISH - sharing final writing with others

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PROCESS

FINAL PRESENTATION OF POSTER/SLOGAN AND SPEECH (choose one of the following)

~PowerPoint presentation (includes speech, poster and slogan)~Video tape (includes commercial advertisement, poster and slogan visual)~Tape recording (includes radio advertisement, poster and slogan visual)

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EVALUATION – CAMPAIGN POSTER AND SLOGAN

Beginning1

Developing2

Qualified3

Exemplary4

Score

Planning Student is not organized and needs to plan for the assignment; campaign poster and slogan approval is late.

Student is somewhat organized and has some revising to do on the planning; approval still needed by teacher.

Student is organized and has the assignment planned out; campaign poster and slogan has been approved by teacher.

Student is well-organized and has the assignment planned out; campaign poster and slogan has been approved by teacher before it was due.

Illustration (not actual work, just overall completion and appearance)

Student has very few colored, and fully drawn pictures on the campaign poster and slogan

Student has some color, and partially drawn pictures on the campaign poster and slogan.

Student has colorful, and fully drawn pictures on almost all of the campaign poster and slogan.

Student has colorful, and fully drawn pictures entire campaign poster and slogan.

Poster/Slogan Creativity

Student does not create a campaign poster and slogan and does not turn it in.

Student creates their campaign poster and slogan with some difficulty, difficulty finishing

Student creates their campaign poster and slogan in a timely manner, and has it completely finished before it is due

Student has clear outline of what they want to create (plan), follows timeline, and goes above and beyond written expectations.

Overall Performance on Campaign Poster and Slogan

Student’s overall performance for this assignment did not show mastery work.

Student’s overall performance for this assignment shows signs of mastery work, but still needs revising.

Student’s overall performance for this assignment shows mastery work, and is completed on time.

Student’s overall performance for this assignment is above and beyond what is expected.

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EVALUATION – PERSUASIVE WRITTEN SPEECH

Domains Score

Domains Description Total Scor

e40 Sharp, controlling focus on argument

Substantial, relevant, illustrative content Effective structure and organization Precise control of language, style, and

tone30 Clear, general focus on argument

Adequate, specific and/or illustrative content

Evidence of structure and organization appropriate control of language, style,

and tone20 vague evidence of focus on argument

inadequate, vague content, lacks understanding

inconsistent structure and organization limited control of language, style, and

tone10 little or no evidence of focus on

argument minimal evidence of understanding and

content little or no evidence of structure and

organization Minimal control of language, style, and

tone

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EVALUATION – PERSUASIVE WRITTEN SPEECH

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Score Conventions Description Total Score

4 Thorough control of sentence formation

Few errors in grammar, usage, spelling, punctuation, but errors do not interfere with meaning

3 Adequate control of sentence formation

Some errors in grammar, usage, spelling, punctuation, but few of the errors interfere with meaning

2 Limited control of sentence formation

Many errors in grammar, usage, spelling, punctuation, and some of the errors interfere with meaning

1 Minimal control of sentence formation

Many errors in grammar, usage, spelling, punctuation, and many of the errors interfere with meaning

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CONCLUSION

Congratulations! Hopefully, you have learned that in order to have an effective winning campaign, you must have a great campaign slogan and poster along with a well written political speech that will grab your audiences attention!

Hope you had a great time campaigning!

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RESOURCES www.timeforkids.com/TFK/election04/speech:

 This website assists students in the creation of their speech by having students answer a series of questions to generate their ideas.

 www.winyourcampaign.com:  This provides a list of slogan ideas and also provides categories to choose from to help in creating your slogan.

 www.slogan4u.com:  This sight actually will create a slogan for you - all you need to do is type in a key word or two!

 www.write-out-loud.com/howtowritespeech.html:  This site will teach students how to write a speech by providing an outline and checklist for students to follow.

www.essortment.com/all/howtogiveas_rdmo.htm:  This site provides student with tips on how to give a good speech.

www.schoolelectionslogans.com:  This site provides more political slogans and campaign ideas.

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CREDITSThe following cites were reference to create

this webquest: PA assessment standards Questgarden.com Internet4classes.com Webquest.sdsu.edu Searchengineguide.com Education-world.com Rubistar.4teachers.org

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ADDITIONAL CREDITSI would also like to credit the Fresno Pacific course WebQuests: Implementing Technology Integration and Professor George Smith for providing me with the knowledge and assistance to create Maniac For Mayor Project.

In addition, I would like to acknowledge the invaluable insight into WebQuests as provided in so many articles and resources made available via the internet by Bernie Dodge and Tom March.

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Lesson Plan

Maniac for Mayor Lesson PlanGrade Level: 5th to 7th Standards Addressed: National Standards:

Students apply a wide range of strategies to communicate in writing with different audiences and for different purposes.

Students conduct and communicate research on issues and interests by gathering, evaluating and synthesizing data.

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Lesson Plan (continued)

Students use a variety of technology and informational resources to gather and communicate knowledge.

Students use spoken, written and visual language to accomplish their own purposes.

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State Standards: 1.5.5A: Write with a sharp distinct focus

identifying topic, task, and audience. 1.5.5B: Write using well developed

content appropriate for the topic. 1.4.5C: Write persuasive pieces with a

clearly stated position or opinion and supporting detail, citing sources when needed

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Lesson Plan (continued)

Objectives : Students will become familiar with being

involved and having a leadership role in a political campaign. They will take an active role in creating a campaign slogan and poster and also persuasive speech which will promote their candidate.

Students will demonstrate their knowledge of persuasive writing by following the steps of the writing process to create their own written persuasive speech.

Students will develop a campaign poster and slogan promoting Maniac Magee for Mayor

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Lesson Plan (continued)

Materials: Internet access Use of computers Web resources (listed under resources) Poster board Construction paper Colored pencils/markers/paint/crayons Maniac Magee Book Video/audio equipment PowerPoint access

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Lesson Plan (continued)

Procedures:POSTER & SLOGAN:Step 1 Brainstorm ideas for your campaign

slogan and poster. You may want to research campaign slogans/posters used in the past for both local and national elections (see resources).

Step 2 Decide on a campaign slogan and

poster idea. Create a Rough Draft/sketch of

slogan and poster. Make sure your slogan and poster relate to the position you are choosing to promote for Maniac for Mayor.  

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Step 3 At least 2 students need to

proofread/edit your work.  Step 4 Meet with the teacher for final

editing/revision comments.Step 5 Re-write and draw your poster

and slogan.  Make sure you are referring back to your rough copy for changes that were made during proofing.

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Procedures:SPEECH (Written)

Students will follow the writing process to complete their formal persuasive speech.

PRE-WRITING - think about your topic, brainstorm ideas and plan/outline thoughts.

ROUGH DRAFT - quickly putting your thoughts on paper

REVISE - rework your organization and details

EDIT - review and correct spelling, grammar, capitalization and punctuation

EVALUATE - reflect on what you have written PUBLISH - sharing final writing with others

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Procedures:

The speech needs to focus on 1 or 2 issues that you, as the campaign manager, are highlighting  and focusing on for your campaign platform - the reasons you believe that Maniac would be the best choice for Mayor of Two Mills.

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Lesson Plan (continued)

Assessments:

The Campaign Poster and Slogan will be graded using a rubric that outlines specifically what the students need to complete. (Refer to slide/page 8 for details)

The Persuasive Written speech will also be graded using 2 rubrics focusing on specific domains and conventions which are detailed in the rubric. (please refer to slides/pages 9 and 10)