1. 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

2. 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

3. 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 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”.

4. Letter

5. Essay

6. Speech

7. Proposal

8. Blog Entry

9. 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

10. 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

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

12. 2008 Electoral College results
Obama – 365
McCain - 173

13. 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

14. 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

15. Who will win?
Cast Your Vote!

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

17. 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?