Presidential Debates

Extra Credit Opportunity! Watch the debate below and write a Perfect Paragraph about who you think won the debate and why. You have the opportunity to earn 20 points of extra credit.

Don't forget to watch the other upcoming debates:

Vice-Presidential Candidates: October 2

Presidential Debates: October 7 and October 15

What Makes a Candidate Presidential?

Current Event Response due Sept. 19

What makes a candidate presidential?

In the course of the presidential election, the candidates will discuss both their viewpoints on the important issues and their backgrounds. When they discuss their backgrounds, they will talk about families, accomplishments, religion, where they grew up, etc. When they talk about the issues, they will discuss what they will do if elected. However, they might have more pressing concerns when they take office or The Congress might not like their ideas.

What do you think is more important the positions a candidate takes or his/her background?

Directions:

Use your "Path to The White House" to research the candidates views.
Use the internet or other classroom resources to explore the candidates backgrounds.
Write your response to the burning question in the Perfect Paragraph format.
Responses should be written in your Writer's Notebook.