In Social Studies today, the students will create a poster called "America Means..." that will represent what The United States of America means to them.  The rubric below shows the requirements for poster that is due on Tuesday, Sept 10.

AMERICA MEANS POSTER

You will be creating a poster that displays IN PICTURES of what America means to you.  You are able to use any materials necessary (Limit of 5 computer generated graphics – you must have cite where you found your pictures) to include on the poster.  You WILL have time in class to work on the poster.

REQUIREMENTS:

1)                   YOU MUST CREATE A LIST OF WORDS, PHRASES AND IDEAS THAT COME TO YOUR MIND WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORD AMERICA.

2)                 MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 15 SYMBOLS TO REPRESENT WHAT YOU THINK AMERICA MEANS.  MORE IS OK.  YOU ALSO NEED WORDS TO EXPLAIN EACH SYMBOL.

3)                 MUST BE COLORFUL/APPEALING TO LOOK AT.

4)                 MUST HAVE THE WORDS “AMERICA MEANS…” READABLE/NOTICEABLE ON THE POSTER.

5)                 MUST HAVE A FULL HEADING ON THE BACK.

6)                 MUST PUT FORTH GREAT EFFORT… YOUR ARTISTIC ABILITIES WILL NOT BE JUDGED NOR GRADED. YOU WILL BE GRADED ON a) following the requirements and b) effort.

Rubric for America Means…

Content and Quality

·         Poster shows at least 15 different “meanings”                  15 points   _____

·         Poster has title “America Means…”                                  3 points    _____

·         Poster has proper heading on the back                            2 points    _____

·         Poster is done neatly and shows good use of color           5 points   _____

·         Words are used and spelled correctly                                5 points   _____

                                                                     Final Grade         _____ / 30