Nedenstående kan man se et konstrutivistis
delforløb af Presidential Elections 2012. Forløbet er er afprøvet i min 3.års
klasse.
Læringsmål: At
eleverne gennem arbejdet med indivduelle mindmaps over emnet "Minority Votes in American Politics" opnår en forståelse for sammenhængene mellem demografi og politik, herunder "the browning of America" og hvilken indflydelse immigration og den demografiske udvikling har på den poltiske dagsorden i USA i disse og kommende år.
Elevforudsætninger:
Jeg har afprøvet Mindmeiste, Openmind og Freemind. Det viste sig, at eleverne ikke var videre trænede i at bruge elektroniske mindmaps, og der gik en del tid med at drøne rundt og hjælpe dem igang. Hvilket jeg var meget overrasket over. Det betød, at vi ikke nåede så langt i selve timen, som jeg havde planlagt. Derudover, er mange elever ikke meget for at skulle oprette en konto, hvor de skal indtaste kortoplysninger etc, som de så skal huske at afmelde igen. Derfor valgte mange at bruge freemind,som de kan downloade fra Sharenet. Det fungerede jo kun fordi dette ikke var et socialkonstrutisvistisk forløb. Da eleverne er meget differentierede mht. læsefærdighed og motivation til at
læse meget teksttungt materiale, og jeg havde fundet noget virkeligt godt audiovisuelt materialet, har jeg valgt at bruge dette i stedet for artikler. Dernæst hjælper jeg eleverne
på vej mht. til at forstå hovedpointerne ved at give dem nogle comprehension spørgsmål, der skal fokusere deres lytning.
Lærerforudsætninger:
Jeg har ikke anvendt Mindmeister eller Freemind før i UV, og var ditto eleverne lidt loren ved at skulle oprette en konto med kortoplysninger på Mindmeister.
Organisering: 2x
45 min. Individuelt arbejde efterfulgt af en individuel aflevering.
Evaluering: Der
var en høj grad af elevaktivitet. Dette skyldes dog nok mest at mindmappet skulle afleveres! Det var stressende for både elever og lærer, at tiden var presset mht. til at få gennemført forløbet, da vi også skulle nå det socialkonstrutivistiske forløb i samme uge grundet sygdom. De 2X45 min., fungerer kun hvis eleverne mindmapværktøjet er kendt for dem. Derfor var der også nogle af eleverne som benyttede sig af Openmind, da det var et kendt program for dem. Tilsidst var det en udfordring at eksportere deres mindmaps til formater, som kunne afleveres og åbnes i elevplan. Summarsumarum: Her skal man som lærer bruge tid på at blive bekendt med det derhjemme, og kende produren for formatering etc. Dernæst afsætte tid i UV, til at eleverne bliver bekndt med værktøjet.
Presidential
Elections: The Growing Importance of Minorities
Warm Up Questions
1. What is
a swing state?
2. What is
a voter demographic?
Candidates Vie for Votes
Among Asian-Americans
As the
current presidential hopefuls work the campaign trail, many citizens are seeing
political advertisements flood their email, play repetitively on television,
and fill their mailboxes urging them to get ready for the November 6th
election. Candidates have begun targeting swing states such as Virginia and
Nevada, and those states' burgeoning Asian populations; a demographic that few
politicians have reached out to before.
Asian-Americans
have surpassed Latinos as the largest new immigrant group in Nevada, and politicians from
both political parties have begun to lobby for their support. However, the
effort to capitalize on the Asian-American vote is proving difficult. While
ballots are now offered in a variety of languages, politicians are finding it
difficult to reach out to the diverse community because of language barriers.
Additionally,
the lack of organization in the Asian-American community has led to the lowest
voter turn-out for any minority group.
Comprehension Questions
1. Why, according to Amie Belmonte, is
voter registration and voter turn-out low among the Asian- Americans in Nevada?
2. What is according to this news
segment the goal of most Asian immigrants? How does this goal affect their
political stand point?
3. What other minority groups also play
an important role for the election in Nevada?
Latinos Are Gaining
Political Power in the US
The United
States is undergoing important demographic changes, also called the browning of
America. Listen to the segment from P1 Orientering on the role of Latinos in
this and coming elections.
Comprehension questions
1. Why is the Latino population growing
faster than other ethnic groups in the US?
2. What do recent opinion polls show
regarding which candidate the Latino voters prefer in the swing-states?
3. What values are important for the
Latino voters?
4. What political issues are important
for Latino voters?
5. What factors affect the Latino voter
turn-out?
6. In which other states besides Texas,
may the Latino vote play an important role?
Campaigns Speak to Growing
Hispanic Population Through Spanish-Language Media
With a
tight presidential race, growing Hispanic populations in key swing states --
Colorado, Nevada, Florida and Virginia -- could provide the margin of victory.
Ray Suarez reports on the campaigns' efforts, including spanish-language ads,
appearances on Univision, and more, to capture Hispanic votes that are up for
grabs.
Comprehension questions
1. How do the presidential campaigns
reach and target the Hispanic communities?
2. What are the challenges for the
campaigners when targeting the Hispanic communities?
3. Which issues is Romney high-lighting
to attract the Hispanic voters?
4. Which issues is Obama high-lighting
to attract the Hispanic voters?
Mindmapping exercise
Use Mindmeister, Openmind or Freemind to make a mindmap on the growing importance of ethnic minorities in American politics,
based on the above three news segments. Hand it in on elevplan
