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Presidential Candidate Project 
Presidential Candidate Project
Creating a presidential candidate with a platform that references 10 specific issues, 3 interest groups, a power point presentation, a bumper sticker and a yard sign
Rubric Code: YX54AA5
By mnettling
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Subject: Political Science  
Type: Presentation  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Poor

Many items missing, not relevant, or not explained.

1 pts

Fair

Some items are missing, not relevant, or not explained well.

2 pts

Good

All items are present, relevant, and explained well.

3 pts

Excellent

Items exceed expectations of presence, relevance and explanation.

4 pts

Background/History

Grew up, Education, Working experience, Significant events in their life
Poor

Group research does not go into depth about candidates or provide any insight on background or history of the candidate
Fair

Content is accurate but
information is not
presented in a logical order, making it difficult
to follow.
Good

Content is accurate and information on candidate is clear and organized. Project could have gone a little more in depth and provided more insight into the background
Excellent

Content is accurate and information on the candidate is clear and organized. Project went in depth and provided an accurate look at the history of the candidate
Organization of Powerpoint

Poor

There was no clear or logical organizational structure.
Fair

Content is logically organized for the most part.
Good

Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed.
Excellent

Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material.
Stance/Platform

Cover major issues (at least 6 issues) and the stance the candidate has on each issue
Poor

More than two platform issues were not addressed, clearly defined, or were missing altogether. Groups did not cover at least 6 issues, and coverage was not in depth
Fair

One or two platform issues were not addressed or clearly defined. Less than 6 issues were covered
Good

At least 6 platform issues are explained in the powerpoint presentation. All requirements have been met.
Excellent

More than 6 Platform issues are explained thoroughly in a powerpoint presentation. All requirements have been met and exceeded.
Political Commercial

Poor

Commercial is not in ppt, but is on separate page. No commercial is present
Fair

Commercial is of poor quality, or is not endorsed by the candidate.
Good

Students imbed a commercial about their candidate. Video is of poor quality, not endorsed by candidate, or is longer than 2 min.
Excellent

Students imbed a commercial (from youtube) about their candidate. Video last no longer than 2 min.
Interest Groups

Need at least 3 Interest Groups that offer support to Your Candidate.
Poor

One or no interest groups displayed in presentation. Not at all relevant to candidate's platform.
Fair

Two interest groups are displayed in your presentation, somewhat relevant to your candidate's platform.
Good

Three interest groups are displayed in your presentation, relevant to your candidate's platform.
Excellent

Three or more interest groups are displayed in your presentation, very relevant to your candidate's platform.
Overall Project Presentation

Poor

Use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but these often distract from the presentation content.One or two students led the presentation. Students read off ppt
Fair

Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content. Students read off ppt and it seemed they were unprepared to present
Good

Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation. All members of the group participated in the presentation. Rare glances at ppt to present.
Excellent

Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation. All members presented to the class. Students were organized with note cards or an outline
Sources for Project

Minimum of 5 sources required for Project
Poor

Very little or no source information was collected.
Fair

Source information collected for project, but not documented in desired format. Less than 5 sources.
Good

Source information collected for project. Displays 5 sources. Most documented in desired format.
Excellent

Source information collected for project. Displays at least 5 sources overall. All documented in desired format.



Keywords:
  • Presidential Candidate



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