2014 Midterm Election
“The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and
willing to pull his own weight.” Theodore Roosevelt
Time to start pulling!!
Assignment: Your group will be presenting information about the 2014 Midterm Election to your fellow
students at North.
YOUTH LEADERSHIP LINK: All North Hunterdon Students will conduct an online mock election through
this link. When the ballot opens, Oct 20-Nov 4th, students can vote through this portal.
Teacher Code: NJ0057-019
1. You will be assigned to teach classes on Friday October 31th OR Monday November 3rd.
2. To effectively teach these classes, you must create a PowerPoint presentation. USE GOOGLE
DOCS and share with your group and ME immediately!! Prezi presentation is also acceptable!
3. SHOULD TAKE the full 40 minute period- pacing is everything!
a. Use the outline to help create the power point and plan time length.
4. Have fun! When you were a freshman, was your presentation lame? SPICE IT UP when
appropriate- be creative!
Power points must be completed by
Monday October 27th!!
Basic Outline: At the very minimum, address all questions in
detail
1. Introduce yourselves (Smile). Tell the students what your purpose for today is – that you are here
to (1) help educate them about the candidates running for the Midterm election and (2) conduct a
mock election vote that is being run throughout the state of NJ.
2. Warm up activity (Time______)- use these time frames to plan out the 40 minute period.
Understand that it usually takes a few minutes (2-4 minutes) for students to get situated and for
your teacher to take attendance.
a. What do you know about the Midterm election?
i. Make a creative warm up activity about the midterm election. The warm up should
be a gauge to see what students ALREADY KNOW!!!
ii. This warm up will be reused at the end of the presentations
iii. Sample ideas- USE CANDY as an incentive- BE CREATIVE!!!!
1. Create a slide of pictures of all the contenders and see if the students
recognize who is who.
2. Show a short video clip that highlights information that you will be
presenting
3. Your generation is supposedly tech savvy- Most of the students you will
present to this year have access to the internet and chrome books. WOW
me with your creativity….can you make this interactive with the
students????
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3.
Congress Facts Section (time______)- all of the information should be presented to the students.
You have the right to choose how and when it is presented.
a. What does legislate mean?
b. What is the legislative branch of the federal government?
c. How many houses are in the federal legislature?
d. Compare and Contrast the Senate and the House
i. Number of members in each house
ii. Term length? How are they elected? How often?
iii. How is each state represented? Focus on the House of Representatives. Show
students a Map of our country that illustrates how there are Congressional Districts.
iv. Qualifications- age, citizen for how many years, etc..
v. What is the current political party makeup of the House? Senate? Who holds a
majority of each? What could happen after the midterm? WHY is that so important?
vi. PICTURES ARE ALWAYS HELPFUL!!!!
4. Midterm Election (time____)
a. New Jersey U.S. Senate
i. What are the statistics of voter turnout?
1. Compare and Contrast voter turnout for the last presidential election to the
last midterm election.
ii. Explain why we electing a Senator. Who is this election replacing? Who was the
Senator before Corey Booker? What happened to him? Why are we not voting for
two senators? Why only one?
iii. Who are the Candidates?
1. What are their backgrounds?
2. Where do they stand on important issues?
a. Job growth, Obamacare, Middle East, education, etc. VISIT
Candidate WEBSITES)? (Must have one slide for each candidate on
your ballot)- INCLUDE PICTURES!
b. New Jersey U.S. Representative District 7
i. How many districts are there in NJ?
ii. Show a map of the Congressional Districts
iii. Highlight District 7
i.
Who are the Candidates?
1. What are their backgrounds?
2. Where do they stand on important issues?
a. Job growth, Obamacare, Middle East, education, etc. VISIT
Candidate WEBSITES)? (Must have one slide for each candidate on
your ballot)- INCLUDE PICTURES!
c. Public Question 1- Present the question and EXPLAIN it so a freshman would understand
i. ALSO- discuss what initiative and referendum are. Does the State of NJ have this?
Where do these questions come from? Show a map for states that have initiative
and referendum. Discuss INDIRECT v. Direct Democracy! (Freshmen especially have
just learned about the progressive era)
d. Public Question 2- Present the question and EXPLAIN it so a freshman would understand
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5. Have students vote- (time______)
a. YOUTH LEADERSHIP LINK: All North Hunterdon Students will conduct an online mock
election through this link. When the ballot opens, Oct 20-Nov 4th, students can vote
through this portal. They will vote at this section of the presentation.
b. Provide directions to assist students in the voting process.
c. Teacher Code: NJ0057-019
6. Review Game- (time_______) Candy as an incentive- Be CREATIVE
a. Reuse your warm up and see how much your students LEARNED!!!!
b. TAKE advantage of the chromebooks! Show me your creativity!!!
Starting points for research:
http://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_elections_in_New_Jersey,_2014
http://new-jersey.state-election.info/
2014 Midterm Election
Teacher
Erin McGrory-
Date
(10/31)
emcgrory@nhvweb.net
Students: (5)
John Mattes
1-2
240
AP US
(10/31)
Anya Szlachtianchyn
(10/31) 235
aszlachtianchyn@nhvweb.net
World
Mark Franzyshen
Honors
mfranzyshen@nhvweb.net
tkieffer@nhvweb.net
Garret Lelko
glelko@nhvweb.net
Mark Franzyshen
mfranzyshen@nhvweb.net
Students: (5)
235
World
Honors
243
USI
CP
(Kley)
(11/3)
238
USII
CP
236
World
Core
241
World
CP
241
241
USI
World
Honors CP
Anthony Rotondo
arotondo@nhvweb.net
students: (5)
Tim Flynn
tflynn@nhvweb.net
John McSweeney
jmcsweeney@nhvweb.net
students: (5)
Mike Phillips
(11/3)
mphillips@nhvweb.net
Anthony Rotondo
arotondo@nhvweb.net
students: (6)
Dan Duerring
(11/3)
dduerring@nhvweb.net
students: (5)
Tom Hank
thank@nhvweb.net
students: (5 sections)
236
World
AP
(11/3)
kkley@nhvweb.net
(11/3)
7-8
240
AP US
9-10
11-12
240
AP US
13-14
241
AP US
242
USICP
242
USICP
242
USICP
241
USII
CP
(Franz)
(10/31) 237
USI
Honors
(Kieffer)
Derek Yocum
(10/31)
dyocum@nhvweb.net
students: (5 sections)
Kevin Kley
5-6
242
USICP
jmattes@nhvweb.net
Students: (5)
students: (5)
Tim Kieffer
3-4
245
USII
235
World
CP
237
USI
Honors
(Kieffer)
238
USII
CP
(Franz)
234
World
CP
(Lelko)
236
World
AP
236
World
AP
236
236
World World
honors honors
234
USI
Honors
(Rotondo)
243
USI
CP
(Kley)
243
USI
243
USI
245
USII
243
USI
17-18
240
AP US
242
USICP
235
World
CP
237
USI
Honors
(Kieffer)
243
USI
CP
Kley
243
USII
CP
Kley
237
World
Core
238
USII
NCP
241
US I CP
241
World
CP
241
World
CP
245
USII
245
USII
238
USII
NCP
245
USII
15-16
243
USI
243
USI
2014 Midterm Election
Teacher
Erin McGrory-
Date
(10/31)
Student Sign UP
MOD 1-2
(10/31)
Mod 1-2
(10/31)
Mod 1-2
emcgrory@nhvweb.net
Students: (5)
John Mattes
jmattes@nhvweb.net
Students: (5)
Anya Szlachtianchyn
aszlachtianchyn@nhvweb.net
Mark Franzyshen
mfranzyshen@nhvweb.net
students: (5)
Tim Kieffer
(10/31)
Mod 1-2
Derek Yocum
(10/31)
dyocum@nhvweb.net
students: (5 sections)
Mod 1-2
Kevin Kley
(11/3)
Mod17-18
(11/3)
Mod17-18
tkieffer@nhvweb.net
Garret Lelko
glelko@nhvweb.net
Mark Franzyshen
mfranzyshen@nhvweb.net
Students: (5)
kkley@nhvweb.net
Anthony Rotondo
arotondo@nhvweb.net
students: (5)
Tim Flynn
tflynn@nhvweb.net
John McSweeney
jmcsweeney@nhvweb.net
students: (5)
Mike Phillips
(11/3)
Mod17-18
mphillips@nhvweb.net
Anthony Rotondo
arotondo@nhvweb.net
students: (6)
Dan Duerring
(11/3)
dduerring@nhvweb.net
students: (5)
Tom Hank
thank@nhvweb.net
students: (5 sections)
(11/3)
Mod17-18
Mod17-18
2014 Midterm Election
TEACHER NAME:____________________________________________
STUDENTS:_________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Election Presentations
Scale of 1-5 (1= poor; 5 = excellent)
Directions: Each student in the group is responsible for printing a copy of this
rubric and bringing it to ONE of the teachers you are presenting for. Each student
will be graded individually! Tell the teacher to put this on my desk.
1. Students contacted their teacher via email a week before their presentation
deadline.
_____/5
2. Students were dressed appropriately and professionally.
_____/5
3. Students were well-organized and well-prepared.
_____/5
4. Students were prompt and on time.
_____/5
5. Students were respectful and took the presentation seriously.
_____/5
6. Students displayed a deep understanding of the information they were
presenting.
_____X5= _____/25
7. Students’ presentation was engaging. There was an engaging warm up activity
BEFORE the presentation (What do you know?) and there was an engaging
REVIEW after the presentation.
_____x3=_____/15
8. Students demonstrated creativity during the warm up and review.
_____/5
9. Students shared their PowerPoints with Mr. Franzyshen by October 27th .
Students did not make any changes after this date.
_____/5
TOTAL________/ 75 TOTAL points
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NAME:______________________________________ DATE:_____________ MOD:__________
On a scale of 1-5, rate the contributions and participation of each group member.
Group Member: __________________
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Helpful and focused during the class periods given for preparation.
Professional approach to the assignment, took the presentation seriously.
Contributed their fair share to the final product as well as the presentation.
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On a scale of 1-5, rate the contributions and participation of each group member.
Group Member: __________________
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Helpful and focused during the class periods given for preparation.
Professional approach to the assignment, took the presentation seriously.
Contributed their fair share to the final product as well as the presentation.
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On a scale of 1-5, rate the contributions and participation of each group member.
Group Member: __________________
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Helpful and focused during the class periods given for preparation.
Professional approach to the assignment, took the presentation seriously.
Contributed their fair share to the final product as well as the presentation.
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On a scale of 1-5, rate the contributions and participation of each group member.
Group Member: __________________
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Helpful and focused during the class periods given for preparation.
Professional approach to the assignment, took the presentation seriously.
Contributed their fair share to the final product as well as the presentation.
Overall general feedback:
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