<p>Social Studies 11 Twitter Assignment - Surrey Connect Student: Date: Partners: </p><p>Not Yet Yes Performance Indicators Main Category: Joining Twitter DATE  Go to www.twitter.com and create a free account. Try to use a username that is recognizable. Please get into the habit of checking Twitter once a day during Module 3.  Create your profile. Main Category: Following people  Follow @teacher on Twitter  Find and follow your classmates. (Use @teacher “following” and “followers” to help you)  Find 10 politicians or political journalists to follow that includes:  @PMHarper – Prime Minister Stephen Harper  @Nycole_Turmel – interim NDP Leader Nycole Turmel  @BobRaeMP – interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae  @gillesduceppe – Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe  @elizabethmay – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May Others: http://www.joetek.ca/canadian-politicians-on-twitter/ http://politwitter.ca/page/canadian-politicians-on-twitter</p><p>Main Category: Tweeting  Send your first tweet!  Send a tweet to Mr. *** by including @****** in your tweet  Send a tweet to a classmate  Reply to a classmate’s tweet  Reply to a tweet by Mr. ****  Retweet a tweet that you think is relevant to Module 3 (Canadian Government & Politics)  Send a tweet with a shortened URL http://bit.ly/ or http://tinyurl.com/</p><p>Twitter Assignment Link must be to a credible article on Canadian politics & Government  Send a tweet with the hashtag #surconss11 related to Government & Politics  Suggest a Canadian politician or journalist to follow using FF #FollowFriday. This person should be a good source of information for teens who wish to learn more about politics and government in Canada</p><p>Please prepare a half-page (single-spaced) response for each of the following topics in the space provided.</p><p>1. Select a leader of a Canadian political party and go back and read his/her tweets. Please identify five issues that are important to this politician.</p><p>Issues can include election items: budget, economy, jobs, unemployment, defence, health care, education, immigration etc…</p><p>Issues of importance can also include local issues or special interests: Aboriginal issues, constituency projects,</p><p>2. Given what you have learned and observed, please explain whether your selected politicians use of Twitter is effective. Is the politician increasing his/her following? Do his/her tweets generate discussion and interest in the party? Are the tweets important (based on matters of substance)? Does the politician tweet enough to maintain interest in Twitterverse?</p><p>10 Marks</p><p>Criteria for Grading:</p><p> o clear topic sentence is articulated o analysis of politicians twitter use is insightful and accurate o abundant use of evidence to support selection o evidence presented in a logical sequence o sources utilized have been cited in References list using APA (for shortened URL) o submission has been edited and is free of any writing errors that detract from meaning</p><p>Twitter Assignment Twitter Assignment</p>