Election+2008

 [|U.S. Election showcase] includes many interactive stories devoted to the electoral process and past and present U.S. Presidential Elections. This site is a part of Grolier. If you access it from school, you will not need a password. From home, the username is **lpselem** and the password is **research**.
 *  [|Campaign Classics] and [|Role of the Media] are great prompts to get kids thinking about the slogans, posters and television advertisements for Senator Obama and Senator McCain . Ask students to think about how the candidates portray themselves and then let them work in small groups to brainstorm new slogans, posters, etc. for the candidates.
 *  Show students or patrons the [|2008 Campaign Timeline] . Then pose discussion questions like: What are some controversies surrounding the election? Do you think either party or either party’s candidates have a better chance with specific groups of voters?
 *  Let your students or patrons play [|Win the Vote] - an interactive game where students rack up “votes” towards a presidential victory by answering questions about the election process.
 *  For additional lesson plans and activities about the Presidential Election, utilize the [|Teacher Materials] provided in the Feature Showcase, which lists writing assignments, research projects, discussion questions, and creative activities you can use with your students or patrons.

[|U.S. Presidential Elections: In History and Today] This is a database filled with teaching resources, activities, historical background information, etc. Beginning October 7, 2008, this is a 60 day trial preview, so we won't have the resource forever. But we'll have it long enough:-))))) Once you access the site, you may have to enter a username and password at some point. These are listed those below. Please share the student information with your class. Teacher Username: **teamcooper** Teacher Password: **teacher** Student Username: **cooper56** Student Password: **student**