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Unit 2 Performance Assessment: "Rise Up, Speak Up" Protest Posters

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Goal: By the end of this assessment, students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of how different forms of protest have had a major influence in our American identity, and have been a vehicle for change throughout the history of our nation.
Goal: By the end of this assessment, students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of how different forms of protest have had a major influence in our American identity, and have been a vehicle for change throughout the history of our nation.
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Monday, 12/6 Warm Up: What does the image to the left want you to do? How can you tell?

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Monday, 12/6 Warm Up: Who do you think created this image? Why?

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Monday, 12/6 Warm Up: Using context clues, can you make an educated guess on when this poster was created?

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Building Knowledge Together: Today we are going to learn about propaganda, which is information that is primarily used to _______ an audience and promote a specific cause, which may or may not be _______ . Propaganda can be found in news and journalism, government, advertising, entertainment, education, and activism. Simply put, propaganda is a _______ tool to convince you to feel or act a certain way.
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Why do you think Ted Cruz believes Big Bird's tweet is propaganda?

Propaganda is hugely important in U.S. History. Nearly every major event has some form of propaganda associated with it.
<<---This poster is one of the most famous pieces of propaganda, and it was used in World War One to encourage young men to join the army.
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Class Poll: Have you seen this image of Uncle Sam before?

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Propaganda is a bad thing.

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The objectives of propaganda are _______ positive. For example, the Smokey Bear Wildfire Prevention campaign below is a form of propaganda. These advertisements make an _______ plea – don’t be careless with fire or cute woodland creatures may be harmed. The campaign was incredibly successful in preventing forest fires, which is a positive outcome.
Applying Knowledge: Today, we are going to combine your knowledge of the American Revolution with the art of propaganda to kick off the Unit 2 Performance Assessment!

Directions: You will create two protest posters to capture the spirit of our American identity and our country’s rich tradition of protesting societal injustices. Your first poster will take you back in time, to protest an injustice of the Revolutionary Era, and the second poster will protest a modern topic of your choice. Once you have finished creating your posters, you will complete a write up that explains your work further in depth.

How will I create my posters? You will create your poster using the website Canva. A tutorial on how to use the website and its features will be provided to you in the future on Google Classroom.
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Take a few minutes to look over the Unit 2 Performance Assessment packet on your own! Drop any questions you may have here.

Requirements: Your poster must include the following elements...
  1. A creative slogan or title
  2. At least one relevant image that pertains to your chosen topic
  3. At least one subtitle that further describes the topic
  4. This can be a hashtag, fact, quote...
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Poster One: The Revolutionary Era

What historical event wil your first poster feature?

Requirements: Your poster must include the following elements...
  1. A slogan or title
  2. At least one relevant image that pertains to your chosen topic
  3. At least one subtitle that further describes the topic
  4. This can be a hashtag, fact, quote...
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Poster Two: The Modern Era

What historical event wil your second poster feature?

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Wednesday, 12/8 Warm Up: What does the image to the left want you to do? How can you tell?

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Wednesday, 12/8 Warm Up: Who do you think created this image? Why?

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Guided Research 1: Provide a 2-3 sentence summary of the historical topic in your own words.

Please note: Copying and pasting from the internet is plagiarism and does not demonstrate comprehension. Therefore, you will not receive credit in doing so.

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Guided Research 1: What are three interesting facts you learned about the historical topic from our class activities or assigned readings? How do these facts help us better understand that topic?

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Guided Research 1: In what ways does the historical topic you selected reflect the American spirit of protesting?

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Guided Research 2: Provide a 2-3 sentence summary of the modern topic in your own words.

Please note: Copying and pasting from the internet is plagiarism and does not demonstrate comprehension. Therefore, you will not receive credit in doing so.

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Guided Research 2: What are three interesting facts you learned about the modern topic from our class activities or assigned readings? How do these facts help us better understand that topic?

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Guided Research 2: In what ways does the modern topic you selected reflect the American spirit of protesting?

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Exit Ticket: Rate your productivity during class today.

If you have any questions or concerns about the project, please drop them in the "Show Your Work" area.