Each student researches his or her person's involvement by reading past newspaper articles. Groups of students then interact in a talk show format, taking the perspective of the person assigned to them. The teacher should serve as the host of the show to pose questions and to ensure character interactions. Students take on the perspective of President Nixon or President Johnson and write a letter to President Clinton, offering opinions and advice. Students distribute surveys, calculate the findings, graph responses for each question, and analyze the findings.
Students then post the survey results in a prominent area of the school.
Students create two overlapping circles. The teacher poses statements about the issues in this case for students to place on their diagrams. A class diagram can then be created, and percentages or fractions can be calculated based on responses. Language Arts- Students can develop persuasive essays or hold formal debates on the questions developed for the survey. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition 1996 by Houghton Mifflin Company.