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| 11th Grade Government students working on their informercial projects |
By Maya Quale
It’s that time of the year
again: Americans head to the polls and make one of the most important decisions we, as citizens, make. To help aid Ohio voters’ decisions, the students of Ms.
Durkee’s 11th grade Government class are creating infomercials and
logistic videos to help give Ohio voters all of the information they need to
vote in the 2016 and future elections.
Each group creates an
infomercial and logistics video. For the logistics video each group has chosen
an issue to give general info about and the candidates' platforms on an issue. The
infomercial topics are healthcare, gun control, college education, general
education, families and children, social security, and environment. In the
video are statistics, the candidate’s opinion on the topic, and how their plan
will affect Ohio if they become president.
11th grade student, Chloe
Johnson says, “I believe the infomercial will help viewers understand more
about the candidates' policies. Especially since we’re not being biased, by
adding information about each candidate. We also include logistics to let the
viewers know where and when to vote.” Ms. Campbell, Biology and Anatomy and
Physiology teacher, says, “I think it’s great to expose young people to
politics, so that they can be informed citizens when they get the opportunity
to vote.”
The logistics video gives Ohio
voters basic information about how to vote, when to vote, where to vote, what
third parties are, what a swing state is and why Ohio is one of them, and what
the Electoral College is. All groups have come up with very creative ways to
film their videos: stop motion, animation, presentations, whiteboard filming,
etc. One group is doing a Lego stop-motion animation video. Another is using a
Prezi presentation to film using Screencastomatic.
Be sure to catch their videos
on Ms. Durkee’s YouTube channel October 19th, and join us at DRSS as we watch the final Presidential Debate. The students' commercials will be playing before and after the debate watch party.
You can register here if you plan to attend the Debate Watch Party on October 19!
You can register here if you plan to attend the Debate Watch Party on October 19!
