How to Become the

President of the United

States
Draw and color a portrait of your candidate in
The box below.

Candidates Name:___________________
Candidates Age:___
Candidates Home State:______________

Why does this candidate appeal to you? Cite 3 campaign platforms in a

minimum 5 sentence paragraph.

12.6 Students evaluate issues regarding campaigns for national, state, and local elective offices.

Instructions: Using your Book, Wikipedia, Ballotpedia, gop.com, democrats.org,

news sites and the course site, create three distinct timelines that chronicle the
process by which your candidate could become president. You may want to start
with pencil in order to insure adequate spacing. Cite all sources! e.g. (ballotpedia)
You will have one week to complete this assignment. This assignment will help you
understand and evaluate major issues regarding national campaigns, specifically
the presidential election. It will also give you an understanding of the process your
candidate must undertake now that you have researched him/her in previous unit
exercises.

Timeline #1 Major Life events

1.
2.
3.
4.

Label the year your candidate was born

Label what years they attended college and what college they attended
Label the years they got married and had children (ignore if N/A)
Label the years that had career highlights (getting elected into a political
office or high ranking position in the private sector)
5. Draw a thumbnail image under at least four labels you have made that
represents the life event

Timeline #2 How to become the nominee

1. Label the dates of your candidates partys televised debates
2. Label the dates of critical primaries and caucuses your candidate needs to
win
3. Label at least 5 major campaign rallies or town hall events your candidate will
attend
4. Label the day by which the candidates party will hold a national conventions
5. Draw a thumbnail image under at least four labels you have made that
represents the event

Timeline #3 How to become the president

1. Label the dates of your candidates partys televised debates
2. Label at least 3 major financial campaign contributions or fundraising dinners
3. Label at least 5 major campaign rallies or town hall events your candidate will
attend
4. Label election day
5. Label the day by which the electoral college elects our president
6. Label the day your candidate would be inaugurated

7. Draw a thumbnail image under each label you have made that represents the
event

Timeline Rubric
Teacher Name: Albert Ferranco
Student Name:

CATEGORY

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Accuracy of
Facts/dated
lables

All supportive
Almost all supportive
facts/dates are
facts/dates are
reported accurately. reported accurately.

Most supportive
NO facts are
facts/dates are
reported OR most
reported accurately. are inaccurately
reported.

Sequencing

Details are placed in

a logical order and
the way they are
presented
effectively.

Details are placed in a Some details are not

logical order, but the
in a logical or
way in which they are expected order.
presented/introduced
is sometimes
disorganized.

Many details are not

in a logical or
expected order.
There is little sense
that the timeline is
organized.

Sources

All sources used for

quotes and facts are
credible and cited
correctly.

All sources used for

quotes and facts are
credible and most are
cited correctly.

Most sources used

for quotes and facts
are credible and
cited correctly.

Many sources used

for quotes and facts
are less than
credible (suspect)
and/or are not cited
correctly.

Illustrations

All 4 labeled events

per timeline have
colored illustrations
that adequately
represents the
event.

Almost all labeled

events have colored
illustrations that
adequately represents
the event.

Most labeled events No illustrations or

have colored
illustrations are not
illustrations that
colored.
adequately
represents the
event.