Political Campaign - Class 1

1. Overview: 2012 Presidential Campaign
• What is the purpose, background, schedule, and rubric? 
2. Groupwork: Today's Tasks
• What do the candidates need to accomplish by the end of today?
• Write 60 second opening statements by both Presidential and VP candidates
• Research/bookmark positions of both candidates on debate topics
• What do the campaign ad producers need to accomplish today?
• Meet with other producers on your side to plan overall campaign ad strategy
• Create a storyboard for your ad

2nd Period Assignments

• Democratic Candidates (Coin-flip to determine who is Obama and who is Biden)
• G Tocchini & Cook (2nd Period)
• Watts & O'Malley (6th Resource Period)
• Republican Candidates (Coin-flip to determine who is Romney and who is Ryan)
• Wilkes & Peter (2nd Period)
• Casey & Limchayseng (6th Resource Period)
• Democratic Campaign Ad Producers (Each pair produces one 0:30 ad)
• Pallari & Gray
• Ford & Eng
• B Foster & Schoenberger
• Shanagher & Yasevich
• Latham
• Republican Campaign Ad Producers (Each pair produces one 0:30 ad)
• Flood & Turley
• Klein & Gallagher
• Ajlouny & Knutsen
• T Foster & Sanders
• Otto

4th Period Assignments

• Democratic Candidates (Coin-flip to determine who is Obama and who is Biden)
• Safreno & Vogelheim (4th Period)
• Sacks & Stiles (3rd Resource Period)
• Republican Candidates (Coin-flip to determine who is Romney and who is Ryan)
• A. McGovern & MacLean Vernic (4th Period)
• Bautista & Keane (3rd Resource Period)
• Democratic Campaign Ad Producers (Each pair produces one 0:30 ad)
• Keighran & McDermott
• Blohm & Vukasin
• Boyd & Green
• Republican Campaign Ad Producers (Each pair produces one 0:30 ad)
• Taniguchi & McKewan
• McCaffrey & Dacre
• Hillman & Schoshinski