Candidate Research Team Handout

Name:______

Period:______

Directions: 1. You are a member of ______’s campaign research team. Your task is to conduct research on your candidate so that you can find the best way to present your candidate for the media, the general public and youth voters in particular. Be sure to keep track of your sources. 2. Once you have done your research on your candidate, you will create a facebook profile page using the template located on Coach Roth’s website under Government Documents. Follow the rubric located on the back of this document for specific detail on the facebook page. Your facebook page needs to be created with the 18-25 year olds demographic in mind. Once completed you will email to Coach Roth’s school email address.

Campaign Research Findings Source Background & Family

Experience for Presidency

Why youth will like the candidate

Why youth may not like the candidate Points 0-69 70-79 80-89 90-100 Basic Information: Missing significant Missing 3-4 Missing 1 or 2 Includes birth 20 Points possible information and pieces of pieces of required date, place of only 3 photos or information and information and birth, where they less only 4 photos only 5 photos. live, where they went to school, marital status, 6 photos plus main profile photo Friends and wall 3 friends with 4 friends with 5 friends with 6 friends with posts pictures (real pictures (real pictures (real pictures (real 20 Points possible people!) and posts people!) and posts people!) and posts people!) and posts from each on his from each on his from each on his from each on his wall. wall. wall. wall. Path to the Little to no Summary of prior Summary of prior Detailed summary election and summary of prior experience, experience and of prior summary experience, little minimal amounts simple overview of experience, biography to none on overview of lives. Explanation overview of their 20 Points possible information of life life. Reason for of why they want lives, and why and missing running is to be president they want to be reason for simplistic or president running. incomplete. Philosophy and Missing quote and Quote that does Quote from the Quote that Resources only 1 resource not apply to candidate but not exemplifies what 20 Points possible used. election. one that indicates the candidate is Resources are philosophy. about and a list of limited to 2. Resources are not 4 resources used in the proper to find the format and only 3 information. Use listed MLA or Chicago Format Campaign Stuff Includes pictures Includes pictures Includes pictures Includes pictures 20 Points possible of 2 campaign of 3 campaign of 4 campaign of 5 campaign oriented things oriented things oriented things oriented things (posters, bumper (posters, bumper (posters, bumper (posters, bumper stickers, stickers, stickers, stickers, pamphlets, etc.) pamphlets, etc.) pamphlets, etc.) pamphlets, etc.) and a description and a description and a description and a description of each to include of each to include of each to include of each to include its intended its intended its intended its intended purpose purpose purpose purpose