POLITICAL CAMPAIGN COMMERCIAL: Project 2
(Self-Running Presentation)

It is a great day for you! It is election time and your group has decided to have one of you run for Student Council President. Which one of you will it be? It is a great honor and privilege just to be nominated. However, only the best candidate will be elected Student Council President. You must pursued your peers to vote for you or your candidate. If elected you will have a great deal of power, fame and notoriety in your school. As president you will work closely with students, teachers and administration.

You will need to point out reasons that you will be the "best choice" for president. You are the one that everyone should vote for. Where do you stand on certain issues such as:

• Should we have access to vending machines before, during and after school?
• Should all students get in free to the homecoming dance?
• Should all tardies be excused as long as there is a "legitimate" explanation, like you really really had to go to the bathroom or you could not find your pencil.
• Should hunting seasons be considered national holidays where students are allowed to come in late, or better yet, should school be called off?
• If elected, will your birthday be considered a day to celebrate and a fun day will be held at school?
• Should we have a student appreciation day? After all, if it was not for the students of this school, all employees at this school would be with out a job.

Have fun and be creative with this assignment. You can either take a serious, competitive, negative, positive or fun aspect to this commercial. Remember that if you take a negative aspect and trash your opponents, you may lose votes or you could show that you are the better candidate.

There will be several candidates running for this office. You will work in groups of two to four. Since this is a large class, you will need to work together productively and quietly. It would be a good idea to Google the responsibilities of the Student Council President and adjust them to your needs. You must create a written storyboard before you ever start this project. The commercial should follow the story board. You will create a story board in order to stay focused and have a direction with your project. This must be a group effort.

Team Members: