YOUR CHALLENGE
Record a short video (under 3 minutes) explaining what is motivating you or a peer as a first-time voter, what issues you care about, how you’re feeling, what you’re hoping to see happen in your country/community, and what older people should know.
Please submit raw, unedited footage only, with no music or graphics. SRL’s editors will create a montage of the submissions.
OPTIONS:
Record another student: Record a student in your school and/or community using the sentence starters below.
Record yourself: This could be in the form of a video diary, where you record yourself talking straight to the camera using the sentence starters below.
CONSIDER THESE EXAMPLES AS YOU PRODUCE YOUR MEDIA, VIDEO WILL BE EDITED INTO A MONTAGE BY SRL EDITORS:
America's young people weigh in on the 2020 election
High school students share their hopes for the Biden administration
COMPLETE THESE SENTENCE STARTERS OR ASK YOUR SUBJECT TO DO SO:
ON CAMERA IDENTIFICATION: For the record, please say and spell your full name (first and last) on camera. Also please describe how you want to be identified in this video. For example, “I’m an 11th grade student at Canyon High School in Santa Clarita, California” NOTE: THIS INFORMATION IS USED BY SRL’S EDITORS TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS ON SCREEN. WE NEED IT IN ORDER TO PUBLISH YOUR VIDEO.
- I’m voting because…
- It’s my first time voting, and I feel…
- The issue I care about the most is…
- I want to see our country/my community…
- I want older people to know that…
Note: You may use the last 3 sentence starters (○) for students ineligible to vote.