Compile statements about worthwhile venues where all can see them. Then evaluate these statements, giving them a rank order. You can use the rank order to decide now on one worthwhile venue or you can go on to Step 5 and then decide. Learn your audience. Make each group responsible for researching one or two distinct venues.
Groups then report back and the whole class chooses one venue.
Research party platforms. If you have groups representing the same party, they can caucus to agree on priorities and present a combined list. Otherwise, each group should present a list ranking priorities from high to low. Explain that this list will be used as a scoring guide in the assessment in addition to the characteristics of a convincing political speech from number 1, above. These second scoring guides should be a manageable size, approximately 6 items.