By
Tracie Rhoades
Pocono Mountain School District
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INTRODUCTION
You 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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Now let’s get campaigning! From
this moment on, you are
Maniac’s Campaign Manager
and #1 fan!
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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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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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Upon completion of this webquest
you will have created the
following:
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*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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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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POSTER & SLOGAN:
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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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SPEECH
Students will follow the writing
process to complete their formal
persuasive speech.
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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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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
PROCESS
FINAL PRESENTATION OF
POSTER/SLOGAN AND SPEECH
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(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)
EVALUATION – CAMPAIGN POSTER AND SLOGAN
Beginning
1
Student is not
organized and
needs to plan for
the assignment;
campaign poster
and slogan
approval is late.
Developing
2
Student is
somewhat
organized and has
some revising to do
on the planning;
approval still
needed by teacher.
Qualified
3
Student is
organized and has
the assignment
planned out;
campaign poster
and slogan has
been approved by
teacher.
Exemplary
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Student is wellorganized and has
the assignment
planned out;
campaign poster
and slogan has
been approved by
teacher before it
was due.
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.
Planning
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Illustration (not actual
work, just overall
completion and
appearance)
Score
EVALUATION – PERSUASIVE WRITTEN SPEECH
Domains
Score
40
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Domains Description
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Sharp, controlling focus on argument
Substantial, relevant, illustrative content
Effective structure and organization
Precise control of language, style, and
tone
Clear, general focus on argument
Adequate, specific and/or illustrative
content
Evidence of structure and organization
appropriate control of language, style, and
tone
vague evidence of focus on argument
inadequate, vague content, lacks
understanding
inconsistent structure and organization
limited control of language, style, and
tone
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
Total
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EVALUATION – PERSUASIVE WRITTEN SPEECH
(CONTINUED)
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4
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Conventions Description
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Thorough control of sentence
formation
Few errors in grammar, usage,
spelling, punctuation, but errors do
not interfere with meaning
Adequate control of sentence
formation
Some errors in grammar, usage,
spelling, punctuation, but few of the
errors interfere with meaning
Limited control of sentence formation
Many errors in grammar, usage,
spelling, punctuation, and some of the
errors interfere with meaning
Minimal control of sentence formation
Many errors in grammar, usage,
spelling, punctuation, and many of the
errors interfere with meaning
Total Score
CONCLUSION
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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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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-outloud.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.ht
m: 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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CREDITS
The 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 CREDITS
I 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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Maniac for Mayor Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 5th to 7th
Standards Addressed:
National Standards:
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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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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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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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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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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)
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Students will follow the writing process to
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PRE-WRITING - think about your topic,
brainstorm ideas and plan/outline thoughts.
ROUGH DRAFT - quickly putting your
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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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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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Assessments:
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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)