Signature Assignment 1: Campaigns and Elections PaperSignature Assignment 1 (Unit 2): Campaign and Elections Paper(3-5 pages)Paper must be double spaced, with 12 point font and include section headers

Assessment: Your Assignment will be assessed based on the following rubric.

	Percent	0 %	60%	80%	100%
Candidate	15%	No Effort	Limited discussion of candidate.	Some discussion, but did not include all aspects of biography.	Thorough biography of candidate.
Campaign Message	25%	No Effort	Limited discussion (three sentences or less) of Campaign Message.	Lists, but does not thoroughly explain campaign message.	Explains campaign message and why it will be effective in Texas.
Campaign Strategy	25%	No Effort	Limited discussion of who message targets (one paragraph or less).	Discusses message and some target groups, but does not explain thoroughly (two or less target groups).	Thoroughly discusses message, issues and groups targeted by issues (at least three target groups).
Campaign Resources	20%	No Effort	Lists potential donors and voters, but does not explain. One paragraph or less.	Lists and discusses some possible voters and donors, but incomplete.	Thoroughly explains potential voters, and donors and why they would be supportive.
Grammar/ Structure	10%	No Effort	Numerous grammatical and typographical errors, no headers.	Some grammatical and/ or typographical errors and/ or no headers.	Well written and well organized
Format	5%	No Effort	Not double spaced and not long enough.	Not double spaced or not long enough.	Double spaced and correct length.