Project Rubric for 6A and 6C (Pre-Ap Language)

Propaganda Project Guidelines/Rubric

Mrs. Lavender, Pre-AP Language

Due Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2012

For this assignment your group will be creating a product that you plan to sell, the packaging it will be sold in, and a commercial advertising it on TV.  Your main purpose is to use propaganda techniques to persuade consumers to buy your product.

The Product (20 points)

            _____(5) Must be able to be packaged in the box you brought in.

            _____(5) Must have a name – Be creative!

            _____(10)           Must have a written description and drawing of the product

Comments:

The Packaging (40 points)

            _____(5) Product name must be clearly visible

            _____(5) Must use the box you brought in

            _____(5) Must have the creator’s name visible (that is you!)

            _____(15)           Must use two forms of propaganda

            _____(10)           Must show effort and creativity

Comments:

The Commercial (40 points)

            _____(5) Must advertise the product

            _____(15)           Must use at least two forms of propaganda (different from packaging)

            _____(10)           Must have a written script describing what the viewer will see and hear. 

            _____(10)           Must show effort and creativity

Comments:

TOTAL PROJECT SCORE                  ___________/100 points

Names of Group Members: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

"The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963"

The following clip is a film reenactment of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama on September 15, 1963. After viewing this film clip, reflect back over the novel that you read and discussed in class. If you had an opportunity to talk to Christopher Paul Curtis, what would you say to him  about his historical fiction novel, The Watson Go to Birmingham-1963?