Introduction to Language Practice: Topic - US Presidential Election - Graydon (Thursday 10-12)

US Presidential Election, 2008

1. Electoral System and Polls

2. Election Blog

3. Helpful Links

4. Current Issues

4.1. Updated Electoral Map 4.2 US Foreign Policy 4.3 Health Care in the US 4.4 Issues Concerning Race in the US 4.5 US Defense Policy 4.6 Economic Policy 4.7 Science Policy 4.8 Environmental Policy

5. Media Coverage]]

5.1 US Newspapers 5.2 Newspaper Editorials 5.3 News Radio Stations 5.4 TV Stations 5.5 Podcasts 5.6 Ads 5.7 Fact Checking

6. Candidates for President and Vice-President

6.1 The Democratic Party 6.1.2 Democratic Party Candidates 6.1.2.3 Senator Barack Obama 6.1.2.4 Senator Joe Biden 6.2 The GOP 6.2.1 Republican Party Candidates 6.2.1.1 Senator John McCain 6.2.1.2 Alaska Governor Sarah Palin 6.3 Speeches 6.4 Debates and Parodies

7 Miscellaneous

7.1 Additional Political Videos 7.2 Political Satire 7.3 Movies about Elections

Assignment for Nov 13th

You can use the following website to do the assignment for next week:

http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/votes.html

Here is a list of the fifty states. Please find one other person in the class and analyze the election results in two states. Your presentation (five minutes maximum!) should include some graphics (you can use my laptop and a projector or the overhead projector). Include who won and in which part of the state he received the most votes. You might also mention why you think the particular candidate did better or worse in some areas of the state.

And here are the instructions as to how to do this: First, you have to have already created an account (which you can do at the top righthand corner of the page)

Now click on the "edit" tab at the top of the page. Enter your names (first and last) next to the pair of states you will be looking at (If you just enter the following symbol Deidre Graydon, this will automatically enter your name with a link to your user page. Very clever!):

Also, does anyone know how to set tabs and columns without creating a table (so we don't have to use ... in order to create spaces?)?

States:.......................................Names..........................................

• Alabama / Louisiana ............ Dimitri.simons /In need of a partner!

• Mississippi/ Arkansas

• California / Colorado ................Kevin Lausen/Kristina Bucke

• Connecticut / Delaware

• Florida / Georgia ................Volker Sundermann/Franziska Tietjen

• Hawaii / Alaska ................

• Illinois / Indiana..............

• Iowa / Kansas ..................... Vera Möhlmann, Alena Mensching

• Kentucky / Missouri....................

• Maine / Maryland......................

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• Massachusetts / Vermont................

• Minnesota / Michigan...................

• Idaho/ Montana .......................

• Nebraska / Nevada.....................

• New York/ New Jersey ..................Annika Willig , Johanna Zielske

• New Mexico / Arizona...................Josefine Holsten, Valesca Wolfgramm

• North Carolina / Tennessee.............

• Ohio / Wisconsin.......................

• Oregon / Washington...................Marie Kreis, Hilke tom Dieck

• Rhode Island / New Hampshire..........

• South Dakota / North Dakota...........

• Texas / Utah.........................

• Pennsylvania / Virginia ..............

• South Carolina/ West Virginia.........

• Oklahoma/ Wyoming.....................