USA- History and Politics. 1.Work with your partner. Try to think of terms, things persons etc. you considertypical of the United States. Find at least.

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1 USA- History and Politics

2 1.Work with your partner. Try to think of terms, things persons etc. you considertypical of the United States. Find at least one for each letter of the alphabet.

3 A- Amish B- the Bronx, Boston Tea Party C- Cowboy, Columbus, Clinton D- Disney World, Declaration of Independence E- Elvis, Enterprise (Star Trek) F- Football, Fast Food, Farms G- Gospel, Ganster, Georgia H- Harvard University, Hamburger I- Indians, Immigrants J- Jeans, Jefferson K- Kennedy, Ku Klux Klan L- Liberty, Lincoln M- Mayflower, Mc Donalds

4 N- NASA, NBA O- Outlaw, Ohio P- Pepsi, Pilgrims, Prairie Q- Quaker, Queens, Quaterback R- Rambo, Rap, Rags to Riches S- Supermann, Statue of Liberty T- Texas, Twain U- Uncle Sam, UFO, Universal Studios V- Virginia, VIP, Valley W- Western, Whiskey, Wayne X- X-Ray, XXL, Xmas, Malcom X Y- YMCA, Yale, Yankees Z- Zip Code, Zoom

5 2. Vocabulary to the Elections vote for/ elect elections/ polls ballot box inaugural speech pass a law majority vs. minority resident vs. foreigner impeachement

6 constitution declaration congress senat veto approve of sth. run for president nominee and candidate campaign primary/ pre-election/ caucus

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8 3. Organisation a)Sitzordnung per SGL - Redepartner tausch - mehr reden/ hören b) Email Kommunikation - aktive Mitarbeit (Mitarbeitsnote) - gute Seiten besuchen/ teilen - HW unbedingt erledigen

9 c) Einteilung Vorträge 17.10. Biographie Obama ( Ronny Schubert ) und McCain (Stefan Schreiter) 7.11. Wahlergebnisse Demokraten ( Marcel Kästner ) und Republikaner ( Alin Ratuschny ) 21.11. Immigration I- Haupteinwanderer- Ströme (Marie-Luise Heinich)

10 d) Aufbau & Inhalt der Kurzvorträge -Max. 5-10 -klare Struktur -Handout für alle mind. 3 Tage vorher -Material selber beschaffen -genaue Quellenangabe (unter MLA) -Note erfolgt nach der Nachbesprechung -Präsentation auf interessante bzw. nachhaltige Art - Bonuspunkt für 1. Referenten

11 e)Benotung und Bewertung -Klausur 28.11. -Short presentation (1/2-Note) -Vokabeltest (1/2- Note) -Mitarbeit Email Projekt (1/2- Note) und Unterricht (1/2- Note) f) Hospitation SBA am 7.11.

12 4. Stundenverteilungsplan 17.10. Elections USA I 20.-30.10. Holidays 7.11. Elections USA II 14.11.American Identity 21.11. Immigration (past & present) 28.11.Test (Klausur) 5.12.Results & Evaluation 12.12.American History XXL 19.12. X-mas (last lesson)

13 1st Homework a) Please do the matching test on the internet to find your favorite candidate. Visit: http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election200 8/candidate-match-game.htm b) Find out more about Obamas and McCains running mates. This may help you: http://www.n24.de/news/newsitem_3762426.html http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/candidates

14 Have a nice Weekend.