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Chase the Race 2016 is underway, a multi-faceted educational experience bringing the U.S. Presidential election process to your classroom, with live event coverage, student reporters, and free, custom-designed curricula. Race coverage started earlier this month, when student reporters Charles Graham and Mikayla Kelz provided live coverage of the first milestone campaign event: the Iowa Caucus on February 1.
With Chase the Race 2016 you can empower your students – America’s future leaders – to play an active role in the U.S. election process! Download Envision’s election simulation curriculum, using the links below.
The curriculum aligns with C3 and Common Core standards and includes:
- A core Campaign Simulation and supporting resources
- Monthly classroom resources and videos
- An Educators’ Guide
- An online training video to help you optimize the use of this curriculum
Throughout the 10 modules of the Campaign Simulation, your students will simulate various aspects of a Senate campaign, using analysis of past election results from key states. Students collaborate in groups of 5-8, each taking on a different role within a Senate campaign staff. There will be two campaign teams for each state, with each team representing either a progressive or a conservative Senator. The number of simulated state campaigns and elections will vary, based on the number of students participating.
Get started today, using these materials:
- The Educators Guide provides instructions to help you facilitate the campaign simulation in your classroom.
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- Breaking News samples can be used throughout the simulation to enable your students to react to news that might impact their campaign strategy. The Educators’ Guide includes convenient recommendations on when and how to incorporate these news samples in the activity.
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- Throughout the campaign simulation, students will discuss four key issues, including the economy, healthcare, energy and the environment, and national security. The Policy Research documents give your students the background information needed to create their platforms. Each key issue has 4-6 supporting documents.
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- Each month, new Lesson Plans will be released to further support the experience in your classroom.
- Campaign Advertising: The first lesson plan introduces students to the eight major types of political advertisements, enabling them to debate the influence of advertising in key issues and campaigns. This lesson can be used in conjunction with the Campaign Simulation, or as a stand-alone lesson.
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- Picking POTUS: This lesson plan focuses on the process of gaining the presidency – from declaring candidacy, to success in the primaries/caucus, to the national convention. Download will be available February 22nd.
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