Modern PolarizationAll 5 grade bands · K-2 through APFree download
2012
Lesson plan.
Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney — Obama won re-election over former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney despite high unemployment and slow economic recovery from the 2008 crash. The Obama campaign's sophisticated data analytics and ground game proved decisive, turning out supporters in key swing states. Romney's '47 percent' comment (secretly recorded at a private fundraiser) damaged his image as caring only for the wealthy. Sandy, the superstorm, struck a week before the election, giving Obama a bipartisan moment with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie that reinforced his presidential image.
What is in each packet
| Band | Reading | Vocabulary | Questions | Discussion | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K-2 | 612 words | 4 terms | 3 | 1 prompt | image, answer key |
| 3-5 | 1367 words | 5 terms | 4 | 1 prompt | answer key |
| 6-8 | 646 words | 7 terms | 6 | 2 prompts | primary source, answer key |
| 9-12 | 602 words | 7 terms | 7 | 2 prompts | primary source, answer key |
| AP | 701 words | 9 terms | 8 | 1 prompt | primary source, second source, long essay, answer key |
Primary sources quoted
Quick quiz
Five questions on 2012
Every answer here is read off the 2012 returns — the same rows the packets below are built from.
Who won the 2012 presidential election?
Which party did the winner of the 2012 election represent?
How many electoral votes did Barack Obama win in 2012?
Which of these states did Barack Obama carry in 2012?
Which era of American politics does the 2012 election belong to?
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