Encore English 10 name:
Mrs. Sharp period:
“Sell This Academy”
Persuasive Poster
TASK: Congratulations! You just earned a new job in an advertising agency! Your first task is to SELL Encore Academy (or one specific class or teacher) to your fellow Raiders. You must convince your audience that your academy/class/teacher is the best. Create a poster advertisement using persuasive techniques including appeals to reason, emotion, and authority, as well as any propaganda techniques you believe will be effective. Don’t forget to make your poster visually persuasive and appealing as well!
CLASS/TEACHER:BRAINSTORMING:
TOP THREE REASONS TO TAKE THIS CLASS:
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THESIS STATEMENT/SLOGAN:
THE OTHER SIDE:
Use this sheet to create a list of the top reasons why this academy/class/teacher is the best. Consider what “selling points” would attract your audience (i.e. examples of assignments, credits, grades, college admissions, personality traits, interest level, communication, activities, etc.).
“Sell This Academy”
Persuasive Poster
Task: Create a poster to sell your academy, class or teacher to the rest of the student body.
You Poster MUST include:
-Academy’s/Teacher’s/Course Name
-at least TWO Logical Appeals
-at least THREE Propaganda Techniques
-COLOR/NEATNESS/EVIDENCE OF QUALITY WORK
On the back:
-IDENTIFY and EXPLAIN each logical appeal and propaganda technique you have used. For each, write HOW it is an example of that technique.
POSTER / 4 (Amazing) / 3 (Good) / 2 (Fair) / 1 (Poor) / 0 (Not Evident)Attractiveness & Organization / Exceptionally attractive formatting, neat, careful, and well organized information
(in COLOR) / Attractive formatting and well organized information
(in COLOR) / Neat, an attempt is made at organizing information.
(in COLOR) / Format and organization is confusing to reader. May be sloppy or look incomplete. Minimal effort. / Little/no time spent on creating an attractive and organized product or presentation is incomplete.
PERSUASION / 8-7 (Amazing) / 6 (Good) / 5-4 (Fair) / 3-2 (Poor) / 1-0 (Not Evident)
Logical Appeals / Explanation includes 2 successful, persuasive logical appeals and clearly identifies and explains BOTH. / Explanation includes 2 logical appeals and identifies and explains BOTH. / Explanation includes 1-2logical appeal, though it/they may be unsuccessful. An attempt is made to identify and explain. / Explanation includes 1-2 logical appeal(s) but no explanations are included. / No logical appeals evident and/or explanations are missing/vague and do not demonstrate knowledge of logical appeals.
Propaganda / Explanation includes 3 successful, powerful propaganda techniques. All 3 are identified and explained. / Explanation includes 3 propaganda techniques, though some may be unsuccessful. All are identified and explained. / Explanation includes 2-3 propaganda techniques, though they may be ineffective or inappropriate. An attempt is made to identify and explain each. / Explanation includes 1-2 propaganda techniques but does NOT identify and/or explain them. / No propaganda techniques and/or explanations evident and/or explanations are missing/vague and do not demonstrate knowledge of propaganda techniques.
TOTAL: ______/20