Lifestyle of the 1950s Poster
Honors Group Project (25 points)
There should be 2 to 3 students per group. You may pick any topic relating to the lifestyle of the 1950s as long as it has been approved. No group in the same class may pick the same topic. The following list are some possible topic ideas:
business & advertising beat movement
suburban lifestyle music (Rock ’n’ Roll)
leisure activitiesfads civil rights (African-Americans)
transportation (automobiles) key athletes & major sports events
inventions & technology fashion
television dances
movies art & literature
Requirements:
- poster created on
(15 total points)
Get ideasinformation from your textbook the internet.
*9 points on content of poster
-pictures of examples (must have at least six; one must be
a video) (6 points)
-historical accuracy (3 points)
*6 points on appearance of poster
-creativity (3 points)
-appearance effort (3 points)
2. “live” example (5 total points)
You must have one “live” example of your topic. For example, for
fashion you could model a 1950s outfit; for music you could sing a
1950s rock’n’roll song; for TV or movies you could act out a scene.
It cannot be anything on the computer. Be creative!
- paper (15 total points)
* 10 pts. content of paper
You must choose 5 of the examples on your poster to write about. For each example you must explain the following:
(each example should be a paragraph)
-why you chose to include that example on your poster
(1 point)
-historical information about your example(2 points)
-comparison of that example to today (2 points)
* 5 pts. quality of paper
-writing style & organization (2 points)
-grammar & mechanics (2 points)
-list at least 2 good sources at end of the paper (1 point)
- presentation (5 total points)
You must explain your poster in detail and also explain the “live” example. You may use your paper to help you. Everyone in your group must speak during the presentation. If anyone in your group is absent on the day you are scheduled to present, your group still must present that day. Whoever is not there to present will lose 2 presentation points. I will try to be as flexible as possible with respect to both unexpected illness and absences that have been planned in advance, such as field trips.
Honors Rubric
Names:
Period:
Topic:
_____ 6 examples of your topic on your poster (6 pts.)
_____ historical accuracy of poster (3 pts.)
_____ creativity of poster (3 pts.)
_____ appearance effort of poster (3 pts.)
_____”live” example (5 pts.)
_____content of paper (10 pts.)
_____quality of paper (5 pts.)
_____ presentation (5 pts.)
_____TOTAL (40 points)