NAMES: CREATING POLITICAL PARTIES Political parties play a vital role in our government today.

They nominate candidates for public office, inform the public, create unity among a group of people, and try to gain control within the government. As a group you will create your own political party and nominate a candidate for class president. Each group will create a website, a commercial, a debate outline, and a speech informing the class about your political party and candidate. 1. ASSIGN ROLES: A. Website Designer* B. Candidate* C. Commercial Director* D. VP & Campaign/debate manager* *For full credit: Must help out group until the entire project is complete 2. Create WEBSITE, a Campaign Commercial, and Prep your candidate for a debate

A. CANDIDATE WEBSITE DIRECTIONS:

1. Go to weebly.com to create a website for your candidate. 2. Play Demo video on Weeblys main page if you need help. 3. Create your own website for your candidate: Choose your own Username, password, & email address (Write down neatly or type for yourself and include a copy for me) 4. Create your website address: use a version of the candidates name like Mr.Wallace.weebly.com (This address will also be provided to me also so make it appropriate) 5. Create a title for your website like Vote. Or something else clever. Look at the two websites below to get an idea of how to set things up: www.barackobama.com http://www.mittromney.com/ http://www.hermancain.com 6. Website Designer, Manager, & Candidate: write out your website information by including the items italicized below on your website to give your party a platform and help your candidate present your partys views. Explanations contained in (parenthesis) should be discussed in your websites presentation. a) Nominate a presidential or principal candidate (Explain why he/she is the best candidate by listing their favorable qualities and qualification to be president) b) Create a name for your political party (Describe meaning: should describe political opinions 5 points 5 points

c) List your partys platform or position on at least 3 issues listed by Rep. or Dem. Use website for help: http://www.gop.com/index.php/issues/issues/ http://www.democrats.org/issues/ Also create at least 2 issues you think are important (Describe your stance on each issue) 20 points d) Select an item as your symbol (describe why you chose your animal, insect, object, etc. as your symbol) 5 points e) Clearly use at least three types of propaganda (Use the propaganda in your video and website). 15 points f) List your constituents (Describe who are your constituents and why they would follow you discuss your platform, candidate, and party) *will help summarize speech given by VP, celebrity endorsement, or Campaign manager in their presentation of your website. 5 points g) Website is creative, colorful, contains pictures, and includes the commercial. *Make sure commercial and website presentation dont repeat same info. 7. Publish (saves website) and give me your username, password, email, & website address 20 points 5 points

8. Presentation of website: (done by VP candidate/celebrity endorsement/campaign manager) a. Speech is rehearsed/delivered well & not just read(20 points), eye contact(5 points), Energy/Selling(5 points) b. Present the features of the site including explanations of a-f (10 points) 40 points B. Campaign Commercial: Commercial director, Manager, & Candidate

1. Create and record a 30+ second video about your Political Party (10 pts). 2. Include info about your candidate, part of your platform, and something extra like propaganda. 30 points 3. Use http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/2008 to help with ideas for your commercial and make it look creative and professionally done. Dont repeat everything on website 10 points 4. Edit your commercial using Imovie or Windows Movie Maker using sounds & graphics 20 points -test your camera first to make sure it is compatible with your editing software or use a video converter. 5. Upload your video to YouTube 5 points 6. Link your YouTube video to your website 5 points

C. Candidates Debate: Campaign manager and candidate prep for debate. 1. Potential topics to be briefed on: Qualifications you have to be class president, biggest problems facing Jacobs, the country and globally along with student questions. Expertise on topics: 20 points 2. Ideas delivered well (10 points), eye contact (5 points), Energy/Selling(5 points)`` 15 points

*Candidate & Campaign Managers grade is also dependent on their input/cooperation on commercial & website (40 points each). D. SELF ASSESSMENT: 20 points 1. Circle your role & contributions from the list above and grade yourself next to the provided point values. 2. Grade your classmates work out of 100% AND list what their best contributions were and what they could have done better. Classmates Name Best contribution Area for improvement Grade out of 100%

ELECTION VALUE: 80 Points for stated requirements for your role and 20 points for fully helping your
teammates make a successful campaign beyond the minimum requirements through a self & team assessment.

100 POINTS TOTAL

Unlike the 2012 Presidential Election, our election is _________________________! Change the world!