{"id":18030,"date":"2016-09-05T22:09:41","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T02:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/?page_id=18030"},"modified":"2023-12-07T10:07:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T15:07:59","slug":"resources-watch-presidential-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/resources-watch-presidential-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources: How To Watch A Presidential Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Debates and elections
\n<\/strong>The split-screen told the story<\/em><\/a> (NYT, Sept 27)<\/p>\n

Lights, Camera, Politics: A Look Into Presidential Debates<\/em><\/a> (Sept. 21)
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\n<\/strong>Topics for first presidential debate announced<\/a><\/em> (Sept. 19)<\/p>\n

Teaching About Presidential Debates<\/em> <\/a>(Webinar)<\/p>\n

Third party candidates miss cut for first presidential debate<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

When Donald Meets Hillary<\/a><\/em> (The Atlantic, October 2016)<\/p>\n

Debate Moderators Get Advice<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

CSPAN Rebroadcasts Previous Debates<\/a><\/p>\n

The State of The Presidential Debate<\/a><\/em> (New Yorker Magazine)<\/p>\n

Is The Current Presidential Debate Process\/System Broken?<\/em><\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

Debunking Myths About Presidential Debates\u00a0<\/a><\/em>
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\n<\/em><\/strong>How Social Media Revolutionized Debates<\/a><\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>describes four major ways the Internet and social media have\u00a0changed how debates are conducted, prepared for, judged and spun.<\/p>\n

Education World<\/a> offers a wealth of resources and ideas for classroom debates.<\/p>\n

National Speech & Debate Association<\/strong> offers two debate resources for teachers:
\n1) Misconceptions About Listening<\/a>
\n<\/em>This handout can help students differentiate between critical listening and passive listening.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>2) Lesson Plan: Candidate Evaluation<\/a>
\n<\/em>Evaluate a speaker\u2019s point of view, reasoning, use of evidence and rhetoric, assessing the stance, premises, links among ideas, word choice, points of emphasis, and tone used.<\/p>\n

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WNET Education\u2019s Election Central<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is a guide to the election process, including the debates, the issues, and an interactive map of the campaign trail.<\/p>\n

Democratizing the Debates<\/em><\/strong><\/a> reports on ways to reform the debates to make them more open and accessible to the public. Good background for understanding the debate process.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo Debates Matter?\u201d<\/strong><\/a> by Joseph P. Williams, U.S. News & World Report<\/em>, Nov. 13, 2015 describes the role of the debates in today\u2019s media landscape.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo Presidential Debates Really Matter?\u201d<\/strong><\/a> by John Sides, Washington Monthly<\/em>, September\/October 2012 provides evidence from elections since 1960 to show why the debates have limited impact on how people vote.<\/p>\n

CNN\u2019s Race for the White House<\/em><\/strong><\/a> \u00a0<\/u>is a 6-episode series that looks at both modern and historical campaigns and presidencies. \u00a0Race for the White House Teacher\u2019s Guide<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is a companion to the television series, containing lesson plans and student activities for grades 9-12.<\/p>\n

The Great Debate<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is a multimedia resource from the Museum of Broadcasting, focusing on the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon debate, with additional commentary, and teaching resources in government, history, debate and communication. \u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n

Teach Politics in Class and Live to Tell About It<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>\u00a0offers suggestions for using the positive and negative elements of the 2016 campaign to develop lessons and activities that are interesting and effective.<\/p>\n

Hillary Clinton Piles Up Research in Bid to Needle Donald Trump at First Debate
\n<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0contrasts the preparation style of the two candidates. Mrs. Clinton\u00b9s team is gathering insights into Mr. Trump\u2019s personality to pinpoint weaknesses, but he prefers a freewheeling approach to avoid sounding scripted or phony.<\/p>\n

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Body language \/ Candidates\u2019 words
\nTrump’s 2nd debate body language has social media buzzing<\/a><\/p>\n

An analysis of Clinton\/Trump facial expressions
\n<\/a><\/strong>In televised presidential debates, a candidate\u2019s demeanor and facial expressions can say as much as the words that can<\/p>\n

Body language expert weighs in on first Clinton\/Trump debate<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>“Body language\/facial expressions catch the notice of debate viewers more than candidates’ actual arguments”<\/p>\n

\u201cYour Body Language Shapes Who You Are\u201d,<\/strong><\/a> TED talk by Amy Cuddy, social psychologist at Harvard Business School, June 2012 (21 min.) describes the ways body language affects others\u2019 perceptions of us and how it can change the way we see ourselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Body Language Behind the Presidential Debates\u201d <\/strong><\/a>by Jared Keller, reprinted in the Bowdoin Daily Sun, Oct. 15, 2015 discusses the differences between Hillary Clinton\u2019s and Bernie Sanders\u2019s body language.<\/p>\n

Secrets of Body Language<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, 30-minute History Channel documentary dissects bodily, facial and vocal expressions to reveal their meanings.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudy Shows Expression Just as Important as Words in Presidential Debates\u201d<\/strong> <\/a>by George Watson, Texas Tech University \u00a0describes the findings of studies done by Professor Erik Bucy\u2014that a candidate\u2019s nonverbal expression has as much influence on voters\u2019 reactions as do his or her words.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump\u2019s Most-used Words on the Debate Stage? They\u2019re Not All Beautiful\u201d<\/strong> <\/a>by Nick Gass, 2\/25\/16\u00a0 provides a brief summary of some of the words most commonly used by several presidential candidates.<\/p>\n

Google Answers<\/strong> <\/a>\u00a0briefly summarizes studies showing the effectiveness of learning through seeing vs. hearing or reading.<\/p>\n

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