Ojeda Middle School - 6th grade Reading (Pre-AP)
Students discussed in their groups the most important issues discussed in this election:
- The Iraq War
- Gas prices
- The Economy
All 5 groups recommended that when covering future Presidential elections, the newspaper should include students in a mock election (per school), results being posted in the newspaper so students see that their input is valued. Also, negative comments should not be printed. Presidential election coverage should be to the point and not about who did what or how they voted in the past, but rather what are they going to do different from the present President of the United States. Elections are complicated enough. Students want coverage that sticks to the point.
Students found "Now It's Time to Choose" Section A-1 interesting because it featured pictures of both candidates with a few details mentioned. Students also found "Obama's Grandmother Dies in Hawaii" - Section A-3 interesting. The comments made in several of the groups were of how Obama would be able to focus on the campaign when going through such pain. Sympathy was shown even by nonsupporters of Obama.
The groups came to a consensus about issues being discussed at home that were not discussed much in the presidential elections. (Students were asked to watch presidential debates in order to discuss this.)
Issues being discussed at home:
- Education--funding/scholarships for college, public school funding
- Immigration
- Health insurance for everyone (that made sense to students)
Some students recommended getting students to be "reporter of the week" and cover presidential elections at the campus level and printing their story in the newspaper.
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