Directions: Each Movie Poster Should Include the Following

Name______

Movie Poster Rubric

Directions: Each movie poster should include the following—

1.  Relevant movie title

a.  Example words to use: Texas, colony, west, Anglo, Mexican, etc. You also might use your vocabulary words from Chapters 8 & 9 to help you with ideas too!

2.  Relevant tagline

a.  Examples: Five men who changed Texas; The Five who made Texas come Alive!

3.  Colorful illustration

4.  The five famous actors that will play the five significant individuals in this Unit: Moses Austin, Stephen F. Austin, Erasmo Seguin, Martin De Leon, and Green DeWitt

5.  Famous Director of the movie and two other famous movies directed

a.  Example: From Michael Bay, the director of Transformers and Armageddon

6.  On the back of the poster, please provide a short synopsis (5-8 sentences), which includes the contributions of the individuals studied. This may be written on a separate sheet of paper or typed.

·  NOTE: You may work with a partner or by yourself on this assignment. No groups of three!

·  DUE DATE: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18