Political Speech: Candidate Advertisement (Member Created Video)
3:33
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Students at Bayless High School in St. Louis share a political advertisement they created for John Adams’ campaign in the 1800 election. Former Missouri Governor Bob Holden and Jack Oliver, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, offer their responses to the ad and evaluate its effectiveness as an example of political speech.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: First Amendment-3**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video as inspiration/example for an activity where students create a political commercial for a Presidential candidate from one of America’s elections.
- Have students analyze the advertisement for its effectiveness. What works? What doesn’t work? Why?
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
