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How to Be a Project Leader

By Grace Fleming, About.com

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Sample Assignment, Tools and Tasks

Example of assignment: The teacher has divided her civics class into two groups and asked each group to come up with a political cartoon. Students will choose a political issue, explain the issue, and come up with a cartoon to demonstrate a view on the issue.

Sample tasks:

  • Choose person to draw
  • Buy tools for cartoon
  • Come up with positions on specified issues
  • Research individual issues
  • Research role and history of political cartoons
  • Present possible cartoon topics
  • Vote on best topic
  • Write a paper describing chosen topic and view
  • Write a paper giving overview of political cartoons
  • Design possible cartoons
  • Vote on cartoon
  • Write analysis of cartoon

Sample tools:
  • Poster
  • Colored markers/paints
  • Paint brushes
  • Pencils
  • Paper for presentations
  • Samples of political cartoons in history
  • Camera
  • Slide film
  • Slide projector

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