Ms. Price

Campaign Rhetoric

Use the following sites to find examples of persuasive strategies used by politicians.

• Republican • National • Committee
  
  
• The Democratic Party
  
  
• Rock the Vote: Register to vote
  
  
• John McCain
  
  
• Hillary Clinton
  
  
• Barack Obama
  
  
  News Sources
  
  
• Presidential Election 2008 - Profiles, Quizzes, Photos and More | Reader's Digest
  
  
• Election 2008 : NPR
  
  
• Election Center 2008 - Election & Politics News from CNN.com
  
  
• C-SPAN | Capitol Hill, The White House and National Politics
  
  
• Issue Coverage Tracker | Campaign 2008 | washingtonpost.com
  
  
• 2008 Presidential Election | Candidates | Results - America’s Election HQ
  
  
  Analysis
  
  
• Lesson Plan Unit: Elections in the United States
  
  
• Election Rhetoric: Persuasion Analysis
  
  
• 2008 Presidential Election
  
  
• VOA News - US Elections 2008
  
  
• Online NewsHour -Vote 2008 - PBS
  
  
  Special Interest Groups
  
  
• National Organization of Women: Make History With Hillary
  
  
• American Civil Liberties Union
  
  
• MotherJones.com - Smart, Fearless Journalism
  
  
• National Right to Life
  
  

Career Project

• Occupational Outlook -  Gives descriptions of careers, training and eduction needed, job outlook, salaries and other important information.
  
  
• O*Net Online -  Not only gives descriptions of careers but also enables you to search under different browse selections.  Browse by Job Family, High Growth Industry, or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).  A special feature is an extensive list of "tasks" or activities for each career.

Also see the link on the College & Career page for Kuder.