Elections in Action: AP Government Second Semester Extra Credit

Elections in Action, part of the Mikva Challenge, is a nonpartisan organization that believes that 'Democracy is a VERB'.  Elections in Action challenges high school students around Illinois to be active participants in the political process through elections, activism, and policy-making programs. Elections in Action wants young adults to learn civics by being actively engaged in democratic activities inside and outside the classroom, and believes that schools, neighborhoods, and cities can be transformed by the insight and expertise of young civic leaders.

If you successfully complete three different, approved activities through Mikva Challenge, you will earn extra credit onto your 2^nd semester final grade.

Approved activities include:

ð       Monday, Jan. 20:  Republican debate at WTTW studios

**WVHS can only send FOUR students!  You will be asking questions to the candidates LIVE.  What an incredible opportunity.  

**Interested students must formulate questions to ask the candidates. Questions must be posted on Political Warrior in the comment mode of this post by 1/7/14.  If more than four students wish to attend, they will be selected based on the quality of their questions.

**Question Guidelines / five questions per student, one per category below:

1.      Questions for a specific candidate
2.      Questions about a youth-related issue
3.      Current events related questions
4.      Character/human interest questions
5.      MLK-related questions (since it will be MLK Day, after all)

ð       Tuesday, Feb. 25:  Student-moderated/student-audience Republican lieutenant governor debate at **Community High School, West Chicago from 7- 8pm.

ð       Saturday, March 1: Mikva Challenge Campaign Field Day in DuPage County.

**Tentatively scheduled at Waubonsie Valley High School from 10-2 pm.

ð       Tuesday, March 18: Becoming successfully trained as an election judge in DuPage County’s First Judge Program. Wolak has applications that will be available after break. [BTW, you get paid.]

ð       Ongoing: volunteering for a state or local campaign.

** You may do this more than once if your activities are on different dates

You need to do a 1-page, typed reflection for each activity OR fill out the attached “On the Campaign Trail” form that follows.  All of your reflections and forms are due before Spring Break! 

More information will be available after break. But especially for the questions and the interest in being part of the student auidence for the WTTW Channel 11 GOP Gov. Debate, you at least think, and maybe post, while on break.