Presidential Candidate Campaigns
Students brainstormed their own candidate to run for president. During the process, students researched presidents, listened to candidacy announcement speeches, and defend positions.
Objectives:
Objectives:
- Brainstorm a presidential candidate that meets the minimum requirements
- Develop a political party and policy positions on 5 areas (foreign policy, homeland security, environmental issues, tax reform, education)
- Create a digital presentation that represents the candidate and includes important biographical information
- Write a campaign announcement speech discussing viewpoints on political issues