Title: Tips for teachers - "The Electoral System"
Course: US Election 2012 - Leuphana Copy > Section: The electoral system

In the section "The Electoral System" there are four main tasks to do:

1. Analyzing a "word cloud" to enhance vocabulary and become acquainted with central concepts of the U.S. Election,
2. Doing group work on the stages of the electoral process
3. Stating one's individual point of view in an online-text or in a forum discussion
4. Creating quiz questions on the electoral process from group-work which are assembled to a concise quiz for the class.

There are some critical points where you as a teacher have to become active. Otherwise the work cannot be done.

- For the group-work on Task 2 you have to add your students to the groups which we have provided before. Whether your students decide on their group topic by a real vote in class or by an online vote is optional. But they have to be added to online groups to see the resources for their work. Only after logging in, they see the resources for their group.
- For Task 3 you have to decide if you want this to be done by individual essays, which can become part of a portfolio, or if you want to discuss it in the forum. Open the activity you prefer and close the other one.
- For the quiz in Task 4 you have to construct the quiz from the questions your students will provide. This is an interesting experience in the art of quiz making for all of you - why not use the chance?
If you find this a bit overwhelming for yourself, ask a group of students to volunteer. They will love it! - You have to assign the role of "quiz-maker" to them.