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ANTEBELLUM ADVERTISEMENT 
Students will create a antebellum era advertisement using persuasive details, vivid adjectives, and their background knowledge about the era in history. Advertisement should be for an original product (in other words, don't draw an ad for the latest Nike style...). Choose HOW you want to market it and WHO you want to sell it to. Decide how best you can persuade those buyers to purchase your product.
Rubric Code: Q4C6BA
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Subject: History  
Type: Assignment  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Excellent

4 pts

Good

3 pts

Fair

2 pts

Poor

1 pts

Score?Comments

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Content
40 pts

(20%)

Excellent

Excellent
This advertisement was very persuasive and historically accurate. Students described how this invention impacted society and changed economy and the way of life. Newspaper article is 2 full pages in legnth. One page advertising the invention. The second page discussing its inventor, projected impact and usage.
Good

Good
This advertisement was somewhat perssuasive, but did not give much detail as to how this invention changed the economy and the lifestyle of the antebellum period.
Fair

Fair
This advertisement was not very persuasive and contained very little detail about the invention and the way of life.
Poor

Poor
This advertisement was not persuasive and contained no detail.
Score?Comments
Presentation
20 pts

(20%)

Excellent

Excellent
This ad was presented with very descriptive words. Students were very knowledgable about their invention and its impact on society. Students were able to engage the class in telling them what life was like before and after this invention surfaced.
Good

Good
This ad was presented with some descriptive words. Students were able to engage class with not much information about their invention
Fair

Fair
This ad was presented with very few detail and description. Students were not very knowledgeable about the history of their invention and its impact on society.
Poor

Poor
This ad was not presented creatively, little or no description of product through use of adjectives/actions or words.
Score?Comments
Techniques and Audience
20 pts

(20%)

Excellent

Excellent
Accurately identified commercial techniques used to persuade consumer. Identifies a target audience. Who will use the invention?
Good

Good
Identified techniques and target audience but one is incorrect.
Fair

Fair
Missing either technique or target audience
Poor

Poor
Missing both technique and target audience.
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Creativity and Neatness
10 pts

(20%)

Excellent

Excellent
Wow! This ad was flashy and very neat.
Good

Good
This ad was pretty colorful and basically neat.
Fair

Fair
This ad had some color and was somewhat messy.
Poor

Poor
This ad was not colorful and was messy
Score?Comments
Report - Explanation
10 pts

(20%)

Excellent

Audience explanation clearly answers all the required questions and reasons behind your chosen product, slogan and how it relates to the antebellum era.
Good

Audience explanation clearly answers at least 2-3 of the required questions and reasons behind your chosen product, slogan and how it relates to the antebellum era.
Fair

Audience explanation clearly answers 1-2 of the required questions and reasons behind your chosen product, slogan and how it relates to the antebellum era.
Poor

Audience explanation is vague and 3 or less of the required questions are answered. And/Or The reasons behind your chosen product, slogan and how it relates to the antebellum era.
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