WelcometoCallisto
DIRECTIONS:WriteanacceptancespeechasthenewPresidentofCallisto,explainingtoyour
citizenswhattypeofleaderyouwillbe.Discusstheprosandconsofyoursystemofgovernment,
andconvinceyouraudiencethatyoursolutionisbestforthecountry.Providedetailsaboutat
leastfivespecific choicesyouwouldmake,andconnectyourchoicestoCallisto’sspecific
problems.
SuggestedProjectSteps
1
Choosespecificdetailsabouthowyourgovernmentwillrun.
2 Decidewhattypeofleaderyouwillbe.
3 Listtheprosandconsofthiskindofgovernment.
4 ExplainhowyourchoiceswillhelpCallisto.
5 Addhistoricalexamples,reasons,andpersuasivelanguage.
6 Writeadraftofthespeech,readandrevise.
Student Name:
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Step1:Choosespecificd e tails abouthowyourgovern m ent willrun.
ThinkaboutCallisto’sproblems:they’reanisolatedislandwithmanynaturalresources,butthey
owealotofmoney.Theyalsohavegrowingunrestabouttheirdepressedeconomy,andthey
havetodefendthemselvesfromapossiblyaggressiveneighbor.
WhatkindofgovernmentwouldhelpCallistosolvetheseproblems?Rateeachofthefollowing
stylesofgovernmentfrom1to10,thenwriteashortsentenceexplainingwhythisgovernment
isneeded.Forexample:
LowTariffsvs.HighTariffs
1 2
3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
NoTradeTariffs HighTradeTariffs
YourRating Howwillthisstyleofgovernmenthelp?
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countriesmightraisetheirtariffs.Thiswouldslowdowntrade.
Capitalismvs.Socialism
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Capitalist Socialist
YourRating Howwillthisstyleofgovernmenthelp?
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Diplom acyvs.Militarism
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Diplomatic Militaristic
YourRating Howwillthisstyleofgovernmenthelp?
Dictatorshipvs.De m ocracy
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Totalitarian Democratic
YourRating Howwillthisstyleofgovernmenthelp?
NonViolencevs.Re volution
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Non
Violent Revolutionary
YourRating Howwillthisstyleofgovernmenthelp?
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Empirevs.Autarky
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Imperialistic Isolationist
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Step2:Decidewhattypeofleaderyouwillbe.Reviewthemanytypesofleadersand
governmentswe’veexploredinthismodule.Whatstyleofrulerwillyoube?Areyouapeaceful
andcompromisingfigurehead,orapowerfulandcorruptdictator?Willyourgovernmentbebig
andcontrollingorsmallandineffective?WhatdoyouseeasyourjobasPresident?
YourStyleofGovern m e nt Whatdoyoubelieveyourjob is asaleader?
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Step3:Listtheprosandconsofthiskindofgo vernmen t.Nowthatyouknowwhatstyleof
governmentyouwilllead,thinkthroughtheprosandconsofyourchoice.Whatarethe
weaknessesofyoursystemofgovernment?Whatarethestrengths?Listatleastthreeofeach.
Pros Cons
Step4:Explainhowyourchoiceswillhelp Callisto. ThepeopleofCallistoneedtoknow(oratleast
believe)thatyoucareaboutthemandhaveanswerstotheirproblems.How,exactly,isthestyle
ofgovernmentyou’vecreatedgoingtohelpthempayofftheirdebts,getbacktoworkandstay
safefrominvasion? PickatleasttwoproblemsinCallisto,thenexplainhowyourgovernmentwill
solvethem.
Problem Howwouldyourgo vern mentfixthisproblem?
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Step5:Addhistoricalexamples,reas ons,andpersuasive language .RememberthatthisPresident
jobcomeswithalotofbenefits,soifyouwanttokeepit,youhavetobepersuasive!Connect
theproblemsofCallistoandthegovernmentsolutionsyou’reofferingtoexamplesfromhistory.
Suggestatleastthreereasonswhyyourtypeofgovernmentwillimprovelifeforthecitizensof
Callisto.Brainstormatleastthreepatrioticandconvincingwordstohelpyoumakeyour
argument.
Connectionto
History
Howdoesthishistoricalexampleconnecttoyou rformofgo vernmentor
theproblemsofCallisto?
ReasonsSupporting You r Viewp oint PersuasiveWords
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Step6:Writeadraftofthespeech,readandrevise.Puttogethertheabovestepsandwriteyour
acceptancespeech.Reviewtherubricasyouwrite,editandrevise.
Thisstepshouldhappenonapage(orseveralpages)separatefromthisfile.Whenyousubmit
yourworkonthisprojecttoyourteacher,though,includethisplanningsheet.