Procedure:
1.
The class will be split evenly into groups.
Each group will then proceed to name a
candidate,
campaign manager, and staff. (Campaign
manager and staff write
speeches
2.
Groups will then create a name for their political party.
Students will make up a 200-
3.
You will describe your party’s position on the following major issues:
education,
health-care, abortion, drugs and alcohol & social security.
4.
In school we will conduct a forum
on which all candidates will be involved. You
will
Your
party will create a “response map.” You
will need a 36 inch wide by 30 inch (approximately) long piece of paper (the
paper in the teachers lounge is okay). You
will divide the paper into six sections.
Make up an original title for your “response map” which includes the
name of your political party. Include
the following items in your
“response map” so it can be used as a guide in your oral presentation to the
class. This oral presentation will
be used to introduce your candidate and your political party to the class.
Section 1: Copy the
campaign slogan used by your political party.
Section 2: Create a song, jingle, or rap with at least 20 different lines which
reflects
Section 3: Draw the mascot/logo for your political party. Include a brief
description
Section 4: Find a photo of, draw or trace a famous person from your party and
include
Section 5: Create an original political cartoon which reflects your party’s
position on
party’s
position on
Part
3:
Each group will come up with a platform that describes positions their party will adopt. You already have described the position that your party will adopt on five major issues in Part 1. This is somewhat different because this is what you will base your campaign on. It may include some of the issues in part 1 but you should ask yourself: What group of people do I want to reach out to and what issues are these people involved with? How will you persuade them to vote for your candidate?
Each
candidate will create a television commercial.
Each commercial shall state the party’s platform and what he/she stands
for. In addition this will be a
persuasive commercial in which the student will try to convince the voters to
vote for them. Each commercial
should last no more than five minutes.
Each
candidate will create a radio commercial approximately 30 seconds long.
Include anything you want here.
In
addition to the commercial each candidate will prepare a speech to be given in
front of the class. The speech
should address why the voters should vote for them over the other candidates.
Once again it should incorporate their party’s platform and issues they
wish to push once they get into office. These
speeches should be between 4-7 minutes. There
will be a penalty for running too long or too short.
Part
4:
Critical
Incident: At the last moment
damaging news comes to light that may cost your candidate victory.
Your group will be given a critical incident and you will have to decide
how to handle it.
The entire project will be graded on teamwork (through peer and teacher evaluation), clarity of issues, persuasiveness, visual presentation of your “response map” and overall appearance of the campaign process. Grades will not be determined on who wins and who loses. It is very important that your candidate be well rehearsed in their speeches and the forum. The candidates may help in the other areas but since their job is to be the candidate and they must be well prepared (they are the ones on display during the speeches and the forum) it is basically up to the campaign manager and staff to do the rest of the work. Ex. Response paper, write the background, write the speech itself etc. Candidates have ultimate control over delegating responsibility in this project. This is all important to the overall “appearance of the campaign process” which will be part of your grade. Everyone in the group gets the same grade-regardless.
Total
points-150