Bell work – March 28, 2012

1. Bell work – March 28, 2012 • Pick Up “Create a Campaign Project” • Take out your Passport, Assignment Folder and Study Guide

2. Mock Election! • You will be in groups of 4, working on a mock election! • Four groups will be organizing a campaign. The fifth group will be responsible for planning and implementing the mock elections. • I will be assigning the groups. • You will have April 2- April 5 to organize your campaign. • April 6th we will hold the elections! • This project is worth a test grade! ( 80% of overall grade)

3. Create a Campaign Project • You may choose your candidate, but it must be a viable candidate (Sponge Bob Square Pants is NOT a viable candidate; Mitt Romney is). • You will have four full days of class time to complete all elements of the assignment. • You must work on the Part I together. You can split up the remaining parts, if you so choose. • You are allowed to work on this outside of class if all group members agree to the arrangement.

4. Part I – Campaign Proposal • The next presidential election is already heating up! You have been hired by a presidential candidate to help design his or her campaign. • You must have the following information to complete the campaign: • Name of Political Party (Republican, Democrat, or Independent) • Name of Candidate   • Picture of Candidate (can either be a photograph or drawing) • Official Campaign Song   • Official Campaign Motto (a catchy phrase): Example “Yes We Can”   • Platform (at least 5 issues should be addressed) • Tone of the Campaign (Positive or Negative)   • Targeted Voter Groups (who are you trying to get the most votes from) • States in which you will spend the most time and money

5. Part II – Official “Announcement of Candidacy” Speech • Your candidate also requests a speech in which he or she will announce his or her presidential candidacy. The speech should follow the format below. • An introduction: • This should be about 2 to 3 sentences introducing the candidate, explaining personal things about him or her or maybe introducing the family. • A personal story: • This part should explain a story regarding an event or something in the candidate’s personal life. It can either be based on the truth, or fiction. • An inspiring anecdote: • This part should tell an inspiring story of why this person is running for political office. This could be something that happened in his or her personal past, or in history • An official statement of running: • This is where your candidate makes the statement of running for President of the United States of America

6. Reasons for running (at least 5 issues should be addressed) • This is the part where the candidate explains the reasons he or she is running for president. Take the 5 issues you mentioned in your proposal and use it here. • A passionate and exciting conclusion: • This part should be about 2 to 3 sentences long, and should include an inspiring statement. It would be beneficial to use your campaign motto in this section.

7. Part III – Campaign Materials • Of course, every good campaign has posters, bumper stickers, yard signs, etc. Using the resources your teacher provides, make a bumper sticker, a button, a yard sign, and a t-shirt design. • Bumper Sticker must have the following information: • Name of Candidate • Election Year (2010) • The Official Campaign Motto or another catchy slogan • Button must have the following information: • Name of Candidate • Election Year (2010) • Picture of the Candidate and (if it applies) the running mate

8. Yard Sign must have the following information: • Name of Candidate • Election Year (2012) • An image that symbolizes your campaign • T-Shirt Design must have the following information: • Name of Candidate • Election Year (2012) • An interesting, original, and creative design • The front and back must be created • Examples: http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/americavotes/fdr.html

9. Extra Credit • Part IV – Web Commercial (Extra Credit) • Lastly, your candidate requests that you create a sample 45-60 second commercial that could be posted on the official campaign website. You have a lot of freedom on this. The only requirement is that it adheres to the characteristics of the campaign that you spelled out in the campaign proposal. • You must create: • A storyboard that accounts for every second of your commercial. For each frame, you must include a picture (stick figures are fine), the narration that will be heard (and/or music), the estimated time of the frame, and the sequence number. A template will be provided. • The actual video in digital format.

10. Supplies • Bring posters, boxes, crayons, markers, other supplies to create your campaigns posters, signs, etc. • You will be responsible for creating your campaign items.