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Candidate Websites Part II

mrslyons — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:00:59 +0000

Now visit a reliable site that has information about the same issues you wrote about in your first blog entry. Read this sources position, and then write a blog entry that tells how this “neutral” site explains the issue. Does their explanation change your opinion? Why or why not?

Criteria for Blogging

mrslyons — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:53:39 +0000

A strong response will:

1. Refer to the  text and use vocabulary and examples from the piece. Responses are complete  and detailed.

2. Use a tone and style appropriate for the topic and audience throughout the entry.

3. Use correct spelling. Contain few mistakes in punctuation and capitalization.  Mistakes do not hinder understanding.

Candidate websites – Part 1

mrslyons — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:06:22 +0000

Visit each candidate’s website.

http://www.barackobama.com/index.php
http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/

First, visit the “issue” page on each website.

On scrap paper, list all the “issues” included by each candidate (you might find a T chart helpful here).

Jot down how the issues are organized.

Now, choose two issues that both candidates address. Carefully read the candidates’ positions. Compare and contrast them on your scrap paper.

In your blog entry, write a coherent paragraph on each issue, comparing and contrasting the positions. Tell us the basic issue, where the candidates seem to agree and disagree, and who you agree (more) with and why. You should have at least one paragraph for each issue (2 paragraphs total), but you may have more if necessary.