The American Presidency

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 12.03.01

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Objective
  2. Introduction
  3. Rationale
  4. Curricular Plan
  5. Brain–based Learning
  6. Context
  7. Developmental Influences on Decision Making
  8. Emotional Influences
  9. Background Information for Unit
  10. Areas of Presidency to be Addressed Within the Unit
  11. Basic Structure of Class Time
  12. Strategies
  13. Activities
  14. Bibliography
  15. Appendix
  16. Endnotes

I think, therefore I do? Conscious and unconscious factors influencing our choice for President of the United States

Audra K. Bull

Published September 2012

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Curricular Plan

This unit is a part of a yearlong thematic unit centered around the concept of choice. The unit will encompass all of the first quarter and two weeks in the second quarter. Utilizing brain–based learning strategies, students will begin the school year by declaring their gut choice for President immediately upon entering the classroom on the first day of school. They will engage in whole–group, small–group, and individual reading and writing reflection pertaining to the job and qualities of a president. The students will engage in activities that are designed to help them question their choices and beliefs. Students will be asked to investigate the source of their beliefs after eleven weeks of activities, the students will cast their final vote for President. They will compare and reflect upon the first vote and underlying reasons with the second. The eventual goal is for the students to become cognizant of their decision–making process, the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that influence their decisions, and the long–term consequences.

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