This Activity's Title:

The Wacky
Smear Campaign

pretending any person, place, or thing could run against another in an election, and helping both sides campaign

This wacky activity was featured in the Northern Nevada Writing Project's Going Deep with Compare and Contrast Thinking Guide.

This original summarizing activity was inspired by Barry Lane's awesome book, 51 Wacky We-Search Reports. Barry's fifty-one writing formats in his book teach students how to summarize (not plagiarize) facts from readings or from class notes. The book also encourages humor in the classroom, and using it will help you build a community among your student writers. If you don't own this book, but like the assignment on this page, we strongly recommend you purchase a copy.

Additional Samples for this Writing Activity:

Below are some additional student- and teacher-made samples for this writing activity. If you have a photo of a sample to share with us, send it to us at webmaster@writingfix.com. If we publish it here, we will send you a free publication from the NNWP's Publication Page.

Two Types of Division Smear Campaign:

High school teacher Holly Young shared these two campaign posters made by her students who ran a smear campaign between synthetic and long division.

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More Smear Campaigns being Sought:

If you have a photo of a sample to share with us, send it to us at webmaster@writingfix.com. If we publish it here, we will send you a free publication from the NNWP's Publication Page.