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Use the links below to become more familiar with the candidates running for President of the United States of America.

Explore the Candidates:
Project Vote Smart
CNN
C-SPAN

Election Issues:
PBS Candidates on the Issues
Newsela Issues
NYTimes Issues

Vote through Newsela:
Vote Here

Election Guide in google doc form … if you prefer to type
Election 2016 Guide

Check out the link below…

Syrian Refugees

Sign Up (or Sign In if you have taken Information Literacy). Use the codes below to set up a profile and add our class

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Once you are set up read the article and take the quiz (on the right side of the screen)

After reading the article, check out the picture below. It is artwork by the British artist known as Banksy. It is a painting of the founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, as a refugee. Steve Job’s father was a refugee from Syria who came to America seeking a better future after WWII. What do you think Banksy is saying with this painting?

https://static01.nyt.com/video/players/offsite/index.html?videoId=100000004003105

Interesting and Informative Sites:

The Reckoning

9/11 Memorial

The Game

a) Pick an Explorer:

1. Leif Erikson
2. Christopher Columbus
3. John Cabot
4. Ferdinand Magellan
5. Jacques Cartier
6. Amerigo Vespucci
7. Giovanni da Verrazzano
8. Hernan Cortes
9. Francisco Pizarro
10. Henry Hudson
11. Samuel de Champlain

b) Research the explorer

Simple Wikipedia

c) Create a profile:

Explorer Profile Template (PowerPoint version)

EPT – Google Doc (Google Document version)