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Elections: What makes a candidate a Democrat or Republican?

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As a reminder, the four original questions to be answered by the end of this webquest were: 1. How are Democrats and Republicans different?  What are their views on issues? 2. What are some of the known views of Barack Obama and also of John McCain? 3. Do Senator Obama's views and McCain's views follow their party's for the most part? 4. What are other factors that are determining whether people are voting for Obama and McCain? Paragraph Grade of an A Grade of a B Grade of a C Zero Introduction Insightful, raises questions, brings up the topics Present, introduces topics There but either very short or doesn't fully introduce topics Not there Democrats vs. Republicans At least 3 or 4 issue standpoints compared between the parties At least a couple issues compared Only one or two issues mentioned, not compared between parties Not there Views of Obama, views of McCain Talks about at least 3 views of each, how they contrast or compare Mentions at least 2 views of each Mentions only 1, may or may not be relevant Not there Do McCain and Obama follow their party's views? Identifies a few examples for support after claiming yes, no, or somewhat Claims yes, no, or somewhat maybe only one example Only yes or no claimed, no support Not there Other important factors Identifies at least one strong point and one weak point of each candidate, or  2 strong points of each Identifies only 1 strong point or weak point of each candidate Mentions only 1 factor of either candidate Not there Conclusion Sums up essay, mentions which candidate they think will win or what they think is most important about a candidate Sums up essay, doesn't really leave anything to to wonder or think about Ends essay Not there Without basically handing in a blank page or doing nothing, the lowest grade a student can get is in the "C" range, which is passing.  An "A" or "B" requires some effort but should be accomplished if student follows directions. Go on to Conclusion page.