American Election Campaign - 2012 (documents, ideas and lesson plan)

Here are 4 wordles to compare. The first one was created with words from Obama's re-election ad campaign. The second one is the result created from Eva Longoria's support speech in Charlotte.

Let's compare the wordles and identify the converging topics:

Obama's ad campaign

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Eva Longoria's speech

So what's your answer?

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Can you identify 5 similar words or ideas in the wordle below defining the idea of "American Dream"?  

    The American Dream is a national ethos of the USA; i.e. a set of ideals in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, and an upward social mobility achieved through hard work. In the definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams in 1931, “life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement” regardless of social class or circumstances of birth. 

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dream

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Now, whose speech do you think the next wordle comes from? Why?

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Other useful documents to use:

- A map of Texas

- Eva Longoria's ad:

Transcript here

- "Deconstruction" of Obama's campaign videos and lesson plan:

- How to prepare your program and your support speech:

          * Economy and Jobs

          * Taxes

          * Education

          * Health Care

          * Defense

          * Barack Obama's
          background (slideshow)

          * Mitt Romney's
          background (slideshow)