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Transfer Task

This transfer task should be reviewed with students prior to beginning Lesson 1.

Essential Questions Addressed by the Transfer Task

For whom should I vote? Why? What is most important to me when I make this decision?

Prior Knowledge

Now that you have learned the steps necessary for voting, you are ready to decide for whom you will vote in a statewide Mock Election.

Problem

It is an election year and in order to select the candidate with whom you most agree, you will have to become informed about candidates’ qualifications and the issues of the day.

Role/Perspective

You are a U.S. citizen who just turned 18 years old. You are ready to make an informed choice when you select a candidate on Election Day.

Product/Performance

Submit a process paper explaining the steps needed to effectively participate in the voting process. Instead of a paper, the process could also be explained using the format of a video, an exhibit, or a power point.
Be sure to include the following in your process paper:

The first section should explain how you decided which characteristics and qualifications were important to you when selecting a candidate.

The second section should explain how you researched the candidates.

The third sections should explain how you made the final decision about who to vote for.

The fourth section should explain why it is important that all of the steps of the voting process take place before a voter walks into the voting booth.

Prior Knowledge	Now that you have learned the steps necessary for voting, you are ready to decide for whom you will vote in a statewide Mock Election.
Problem	It is an election year and in order to select the candidate with whom you most agree, you will have to become informed about candidates’ qualifications and the issues of the day.
Role/Perspective	You are a U.S. citizen who just turned 18 years old. You are ready to make an informed choice when you select a candidate on Election Day.
Product/Performance	Submit a process paper explaining the steps needed to effectively participate in the voting process. Instead of a paper, the process could also be explained using the format of a video, an exhibit, or a power point. Be sure to include the following in your process paper: The first section should explain how you decided which characteristics and qualifications were important to you when selecting a candidate. The second section should explain how you researched the candidates. The third sections should explain how you made the final decision about who to vote for. The fourth section should explain why it is important that all of the steps of the voting process take place before a voter walks into the voting booth.