Name__________________________________ Terese Flores US Govt Unit Project Creating the Constitution
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Founding Father Amendment Advertisement DUE DATE__________________________ PROJECT IS WORTH 25% OF FINAL GRADE When creating the constitution the Founding Fathers had many disputes over how they thought our government should be run. It is your job now to pick a Founding Father and one of our 27 amendments you think he would support. To show his support you will be creating an advertisement in which your founding father will promote the amendment you chose. 2 Parts WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT- 25pts • One page typed • Your paper must include o The name of your Founding Father o Exactly what the Amendment states o Year the Amendment was ratified o Why that Founding Father would support the Amendment using his political and personal beliefs to support your choice. DESIGN ASSIGNMENT50pts • Create an advertisement using a brochure, pamphlet, television commercial, website, or poster (please see me if you have other ideas) • Your advertisement must include o Name and picture of your founder o Exactly what the Amendment states o Reasons why your founder supports the Amendment o A Slogan • Be Creative!! o You may use pictures from magazines, paper, websites etc o Colors are catchy. Don’t be afraid to use them. (look through magazines, brochures and commercials to get ideas)
Name__________________________________ Terese Flores US Govt RUBRIC for Founding Father Amendment Advertisement Written Assignment 0
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No written assignment -Many mistakes turned in -Messy -Does no clearly state why the founder would support the amendment -Amendment is not written exactly word for word Design Assignment 0 No design assignment turned in
20 -Very little effort shown -Very little color -Does not promote amendment in appropriate way
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20 -Somewhat neat -Some mistakes -Most of the information is correct -Supporting information is mostly clear -Few grammatical errors 40 -Effort and time is apparent -Creativity is attempted -Founder somewhat supports amendment
25 -Neat -Organized -No grammatical errors -Clearly states why the founder would support the amendment
50 -Colorful -Creative -Effort and time is clearly seen -Clearly shows that the founder supports and promotes the amendment