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Exam Review - SL Letter Blog Speech Travel Journal Essay How do we answer true false justification? SL versus HL – texts and writing prompts Review the 5 text types

Exam Review - HL Format: Paper 1: Paper 2: 5 Texts with reading comprehension (about 50 questions) Paper 2: Section A: 5 writing prompts – you pick ONE Section B: Written Response

Paper 2 – Section B Based on the following stimulus, give a personal response and justify it. Choose any text that you have studied in class. Write 150-250 words. We put more emphasis on celebrating our parents (Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, etc.) than we do on respecting them. Still, “respect for one’s parents is the highest duty of civil life”.

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What is the Electoral College Created on September 6, 1787 Each State has a number of electors, equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives Example – California has 55 seats in Congress, thus is has 55 votes in the electoral college

Why was it Created? People (then) were not knowledgeable enough to select a President (poor communications) This was a check that gave the states a voice in choosing the President To maintain regional balance

What are the drawbacks to the Electoral College? Encourages low voter turnout Diminishes third party influence Person with most popular votes may not win

2008 Electoral College results Obama – 365 McCain - 173

Swing States Swing states are the states that can go either way – they are seen as very important, and sometimes more important than the other states. Candidates try their best to woo these states

2012 Electoral College Who will win? You are each receiving a handout. Please estimate the number of electoral votes that each candidate will receive. The student who guesses the closest will receive a Get Out of Homework Free Card

Who will win? Cast Your Vote!

Present debate topics Split class into 4 groups Allow the entire second period to work on their arguments

It’s Time to Get to Work By the end of the period: Outline of your argument(s) Some details of your arguments Who is doing what? How have you assigned roles?