Franklin’s Virtues Mini-Project

Directions: 1. Choose the virtue which your poster will illustrate and read

Franklin’s explanation of it again carefully.2. Brainstorm about all the other words, ideas, and/or beliefs which

that virtue denotes.3. Write a paragraph which would persuade others to uphold that

virtue; include the benefit(s) of that virtue.4. Choose a historically famous person who is or could be associated

with your chosen virtue.5. Choose art materials for your project. Will you use markers,

crayons, colored pencils, 3-D objects, colored paper, printed pictures?

6. Organize your virtue’s title, your persuasive paragraph, and images of your chosen historical figure onto a small poster board, so that the end product is an effective advertisement for your chosen virtue.

GradingUse the following rubric to determine how well you are executing each aspect

of the project:5 = Exemplary 4 = Very Good 3 = Satisfactory 2 = Fair 1 = Poor 0 = Not attempted

_______0 - 5 points for EFFECTIVE HISTORICAL REPRESENTATIVE - the extent to which the chosen historical representative (the person ) is

effectively and appropriately associated with the chosen virtue_______0 – 5 points for PERSUASIVE PARAGRAPH –the extent to which the paragraph is effective in terms of persuading viewers

of the details and benefits of the chosen virtue_______ 0 – 5 points for MECHANICS OF POSTER –the extent to which the written elements of the poster are in keeping with the

standards of the language in which it was written _______0 – 5 points for VISUALS the extent to which the poster is aesthetically pleasing – vibrant, fun to look

at, pleasing to the eye, artistically presentedTOTAL ________ multiplied by 5 = Percent grade