CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY: 1865-1900

Poster project

DIRECTIONS: This week you are going to view the art display in the main hallway. You are to use that time to get ideas to aid with the poster project you will start today and complete in class. The blank piece of paper attached is to be used to sketch and write down ideas for you poster, I will look at what ideas you had when scoring your poster. After viewing the exhibit you may use the computer lab to print photos from the Internet to use on your poster. Be aware that the poster must reflect your ideas and not the Internets.

POSTER PROJECT: Posters are designed to transfer knowledge, invoke an emotion, or promote an activity or cause. Today you are going to design a poster with the theme of Early Civil Rights History, with the goal of invoking an emotion by those who view it. Your poster does not have to reflect the negative emotion, even though we have been discussing very negative events, it can reflect family life, working, or leisure activities in the African American community. If you want to focus on sports or entertainment as a theme, Chapter 10 and 11 in book 9 are very helpful. Your poster must represent an idea, event or person from American History, other than that you are free to create anything you wish. You may cut out pictures from the Internet to supplement to your poster as well. Good luck and be creative!!!

RUBRIC:

Category	Points Awarded
Followed Directions	1 2 3 4 5
Theme directly related to area of study	1 2 3 4 5
Creative.. colorful	1 2 3 4 5
Put forth 100% creative effort	1 2 3 4 5
Managed time wisely – on task	1 2 3 4 5