SPEECHWRITER

You will compose a political speech for your candidate. The speech needs to include, but is not limited to, the following:

• A brief introduction of who your candidate is for those that don't know him/her. This will need to be coordinated with the Campaign Manager.
• A brief statement of what your candidate believes. This will need to be coordinated with the Policy Writer.
• What plans your candidate has for the future. Are there any special projects your candidate is interested in? Would your candidate support any specific legislation related to his/her special interest?
• Where does your candidate see the future of America? Would your candidate do anything to help the United States get there?
• Closing remarks to sum up the speech.

DO NOT MAKE PROMISES THAT YOUR CANDIDATE CANNOT DELIVER! Do not promise to end taxes or the IRS. Do not promise to give every American a free car. There are many nonprofit organizations that research the campaign promises of elected officials. Your candidate does not want to be branded as a liar! If this happens, he/she will probably not be elected and you have just lost your hope of being a presidential speech writer!
 

Make sure you begin with the General Resources for the entire campaign team before you start looking in your resources. The Resources section contains links to many presidential speeches. Use these only as reference tools! Your candidate has not yet been elected.
 

You will need to coordinate your efforts with the other members of the campaign team. They may need to use some of your information for their portion of the project.
 

The speech needs to be presented to the class through a video presentation. A VHS copy of your speech will be collected.