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"The Lowest Animal" Satire Poster

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Create a satirical poster to represent a concept that Mark Twain was satirizing in his essay "The Lowest Animal".

Rubric Code: DXC568C

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Subject: English

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 9-12

Satirical Poster
	Excellent/Advanced 4 pts	Acceptable 3 pts	Needs Work 2 pts	Poor 0 pts
Text Citation	Excellent/Advanced A quote from the text is used that sets the theme for the poster, and a clear connection can be made between the chosen quote and the visual images.	Acceptable A quote from the text is used that sets the theme for the poster, but the connection between the chosen quote and the visual image is not as clear as it could be.	Needs Work A quote from the text is misused or inaccurate, OR is not clearly connected to the visual image to set a theme for the poster.	Poor A quote from the text is missing.
Caption	Excellent/Advanced The caption is witty, humorous, and relative to the quote from the text, the visual image, and one of Mark Twain's points in "The Lowest Animal".	Acceptable The caption is humorous and relative to the quote from the text, the visual image, and one of Mark Twain's points in "The Lowest Animal".	Needs Work The caption is confusing, OR may not be relative to the quote from the text, the visual image, OR one of Mark Twain's points in "The Lowest Animal".	Poor The caption is missing.
Conventions	Excellent/Advanced Provides evidence of a consistent and strong command of grade-level conventions (grammar, capitalization, punctuation and spelling) Error free.	Acceptable Provides evidence of an adequate command of grade-level conventions (grammar, capitalization, punctuation and spelling) A few errors.	Needs Work Provides evidence of a limited command of grade-level conventions (grammar, capitalization, punctuation and spelling) Errors in most sections.	Poor Provides little or no evidence of a command of grade-level conventions (grammar, capitalization, punctuation and spelling) Errors throughout.
Visual Appeal	Excellent/Advanced The visual appeal of the poster as a whole supports the content of Mark Twain's essay, is finished in a polished complete way, and is appealing and aesthetically pleasing to the eye.	Acceptable The visual appeal of the poster as a whole supports the content of Mark Twain's essay, is neat, and pleasing to the eye.	Needs Work The visual appeal of the poster as a whole supports the content of Mark Twain's essay, but greater care could be taken with the neatness or polished presentation of the piece to create a more aesthetically pleasing poster.	Poor The poster is unfinished and/or not pleasing to the eye.
Originality	Excellent/Advanced Content on the poster is creative, original, and expressed in the voice of the student writer.	Acceptable Content on the poster is original, and expressed in the voice of the student writer.	Needs Work Content on the poster is not the voice of the student writer in places.	Poor Content on the poster is not the voice of the student writer in most of the task.
Image	Excellent/Advanced An image was thoughtfully included on the poster that is clearly representative of a concept presented by Mark Twain in his essay.	Acceptable An image was included on the poster to be representative of a concept presented by Mark Twain in his essay.	Needs Work An image was included on the poster to be representative of a concept presented by Mark Twain in his essay, but the connection is not as clear as it could be.	Poor An image is missing from the poster.

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