Monday, October 17, 2016

Campaign Project - Day 2

10/17/2016
Objective
Campaign Project!
Day 2
Resources to Understand Lesson

Campaign Project:

Presidential Candidate:
Rhyan and Surmayee

Campaign Leaders:
Leah and Samia

Public Relations:
Sargun and Sahaar

Treasurer:
Aidan and Taha

Fundraiser/ Booking Activities:
Amal and Shirley

Advertisers:
Annie, Billy and Anna, Emilio

Moderator:
Michael
Task
Students will break up into 2 groups of 7 each assigned to a specific task within the campaign committee.  The group will act as the presidential candidate’s campaign committee to ultimately have their candidate elected president through a “mock ballot” within the school.
  Campaign Tasks     
  1. Campaign Leader
  2. Public Relations
  3. Fund Raising/booking activities
  4. Treasurer
  5. Advertising
  6. Advertising
  7. Presidential Candidate                                                             


Roles

      Campaign Leader

-You are in charge of the campaign.  Everyone in the committee will report to you with the progress of their tasks

-You will advise the presidential candidate on possible positions to take based on facts from the public relations person

-You will help the other people in the committee to complete all tasks

-Research how much it will cost for your area and tasks (report to treasurer)
       Public Relations
      -Set up interview with campus newspaper
-Set up time and place for a debate with other presidential candidates
-Talk to the community to find out what they want in a president
-Set up meetings with government officials (principal) to get a meeting place for the        final speech and vote from the other classes
-Research how much it will cost for your area and tasks (report to treasurer)
Fund Raising
-Research ways to make money for you campaign
-Must be legal ways like bake sale, car wash, etc. (This is fake...the outcome of your fundraising will be random)
-Research how much it will cost for your area and tasks (report to treasurer)
Treasurer
-You will have a budget to designate to each aspect in the campaign and keep a written record of daily transactions
-All campaign persons will be required to report to you any amount of money they need to accomplish their tasks
-You will decide if it is necessary to give an area within the campaign their requested amount

-Budget: $1000 Monopoly money
Advertising
-You will be in charge of creating paraphernalia to “sell” your presidential candidate
-Research how much it will cost for your area and tasks (report to treasurer)
Possible ideas include:
      -Bumper stickers
      -Campaign slogan
      -Name of your political party
      -Flyers
      -Newspaper adds
      -Billboards
Presidential Candidate
-Create a position for your campaign
-Researching different causes that you stand for (under the party you represent)
-Communicate with public relations to find out what the people want
      -Write and deliver a final candidacy speech
Evaluation

CATEGORY
4
3
2
1
Delegation of Responsibility
Each student in the group can clearly explain what information is needed by the group, what information s/he is responsible for locating, and when the information is needed.
Each student in the group can clearly explain what information s/he is responsible for locating.
Each student in the group can, with minimal prompting from peers, clearly explain what information s/he is responsible for locating.
One or more students in the group cannot clearly explain what information they are responsible for locating.
Group Timeline
Group independently develops a reasonable, complete timeline describing when different parts of the work (e.g.,planning, research, first draft, final draft) will be done. All students in group can independently describe the high points of the timeline.
Group independently develops a timeline describing when most parts of the work will be done. All students in group can independently describe the high points of the timeline.
Group independently develops a timeline describing when most parts of the work will be done. Most students can independently describe the high points of the timeline.
Group needs adult help to develop a timeline AND/OR several students in the group cannot independently describe the high points of the timeline.
Ideas/Research Questions
Researchers independently identify at least 4 reasonable, insightful, creative ideas/questions to pursue when doing the research.
Researchers independently identify at least 4 reasonable ideas/questions to pursue when doing the research.
Researchers identify, with some adult help, at least 4 reasonable ideas/questions to pursue when doing the research.
Researchers identify, with considerable adult help, 4 reasonable ideas/questions to pursue when doing the research.
Plan for Organizing Information
Students have developed a clear plan for organizing the information as it is gathered and in the final research product. All students can independently explain the planned organization of the research findings.
Students have developed a clear plan for organizing the information in the final research product. All students can independently explain this plan.
Students have developed a clear plan for organizing the information as it is gathered. All students can independently explain most of this plan.
Students have no clear plan for organizing the information AND/OR students in the group cannot explain their organizational plan.
Tonight's homework
 Continue researching your role. In your journal, write down and plan what you can do to help your candidate succeed.

Campaign Leader: look up how to properly delegate, encourage and lead your team
Presidential Candidate: research policies and start writing your speech
Public Relations: create a survey for 5/6 to take during lunch about what policies they are interested in...Start reaching out to them and Ms. Washington
Fundraising: Think of fundraising events (make believe) and make a list, research costs and have it ready for me and Michael
Treasurer: create a excel spreadsheet of budgets, costs of certain items and get organized to pay bills!
Advertiser A: Poster/Flyers/ Banner, get your creative juices flowin'
Advertiser B: Video, write out a plan to promote your candidate. You may have one negative commercial (it should be light, funny and approved by me - 1 min long) and as many positive for your candidate (not longer than 2 min)