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2008 Debate Watch By: Jaclyn Gottsch (2008 C-SPAN Fellow), High Point High School teacher, Beltsville, MD. Lesson Ideas Media Rate The Debates Presidential Debate Clips All About Debates Debate Information Clips Impact of Debates Impact of Debates Clips Historical Debates Historical Debates Clips Additional Resources Additional C-SPAN Resources Each lesson contains supporting resources such as media, worksheets and discussion questions. The lessons may also be combined to account for block scheduling and breadth/depth considerations. Key Question: Does a candidate's performance during a debate critically impact their standing in the election? Lesson Plans Media Rate the Debates Lesson 1st Presidential Debate 9/26/08 Rate the Debates Worksheet Transcript Class Discussion Questions Topic: Foreign Policy and National Security Candidate Evaluation University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS Debate Organizer Vice Presidential Debate 10/2/08 Transcript Washington University, St. Louis, MO 2nd Presidential Debate 10/7/08 Transcript Topic: All Issues (Town Hall Meeting Format) Belmont University, Nashville, TN 3rd Presidential Debate 10/15/08 Transcript Topic: Domestic and Economic Policy Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY Key Question: How are debates set up and planned? Who is in charge of making the decisions concerning the style of the debate? Lesson Plans Media All About Debates George Farah clip discussing organization of debates Janet Brown clip discussing the Commission on Presidential Debates Janet Brown clip on picking the Moderators for the Presidential Debate Janet Brown clip on the Town Hall Debate Key Question: How do the questions that the debate moderators ask and the presentation of the candidates on TV affect the candidate during the general election? Lesson Plans Media Impact of Debates Debate Transcripts Key Question: Consider how political debates have evolved in the last few decades, and how the impact of technology has influenced the debate process? Lesson Plans Media Historical Debates 1960 Kennedy / Nixon Debate Clip Kennedy/Nixon Debate Venn Diagram Candidate Evaluation Debate Transcripts Comission on Presidential Debates The Great Debate Polls - Pew Research Polls - Roper Center on Election Campaign 2008 Clips C-SPAN Politics Page

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