Political Socialization Assignment36 points (Major)

Directions: You are to create a fictional character profile that focuses on their political socialization. In order to complete this assignment you must create: a poster, mock sports card (think baseball card!) magazine advertisement, a poem, a song, a rap, or a 400-word essay/story that portrays the political socialization of your fictional character.

You must utilize the 5 sociological factors (covered in 6.4) to portray their political socialization. Make sure to mention their party identification. Each of these factors must be explicitly mentioned and underlined on your project. Your profile should paint a picture (name, background, bio info etc.) of the political socialization of your fictional character. Your project will be presented to the class.

Originality

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0 Project was void of any original thought.

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5 Creativity was lacking. Student displayed some original thought, but relied too heavily on information directly from the text.

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10 Project displayed creativity and thoughtfulness. Original thought was is evident.

Completion and Accuracy

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0 Project was not complete, student was missing more than 2 of the stated factors

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8 Project was partially completed. The student had at least 3 factors displayed and properly explained.

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16 Project was completed to satisfaction 8 factors are visible, underlined, and explained properly.

Neatness

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0 Project was sloppy and illegible

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3 The project is relatively neat and there were only a few careless mistakes.

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5 Project was neat and it is evident that the student took their time completing the project.

Effort / On-Task

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0 Student did not put forth any visible effort or the student was constantly off-task , or did not comply with directives.

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3 The student was off-task and needed to be reminded to get back to work.

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5 Student displayed adequate effort and worked diligently to complete the project.

Comments:

Political Socialization Assignment36 points (Major)

Directions: You are to create a fictional character profile that focuses on their political socialization. In order to complete this assignment you must create: a poster, mock sports card (think baseball card!) magazine advertisement, a poem, a song, a rap, or a 400-word essay/story that portrays the political socialization of your fictional character.

You must utilize 5 sociological factors(covered in 6.4) to portray their political socialization. Make sure to mention their party identification. Each of these factors must be explicitly mentioned and underlined on your project. Your profile should paint a picture (name, background, bio info etc.) of the political socialization of your fictional character. Your project will be presented to the class.

Originality

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0 Project was void of any original thought.

/

5 Creativity was lacking. Student displayed some original thought, but relied too heavily on information directly from the text.

/

10 Project displayed creativity and thoughtfulness. Original thought was is evident.

Completion and Accuracy

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0 Project was not complete, student was missing more than 2 of the stated factors

/

8 Project was partially completed. The student had at least 3 factors displayed and properly explained.

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16 Project was completed to satisfaction 5 factors are visible, underlined, and explained properly.

Neatness

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0 Project was sloppy and illegible

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3 The project is relatively neat and there were only a few careless mistakes.

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5 Project was neat and it is evident that the student took their time completing the project.

Effort / On-Task

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0 Student did not put forth any visible effort or the student was constantly off-task , or did not comply with directives.

/

3 The student was off-task and needed to be reminded to get back to work.

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5 Student displayed adequate effort and worked diligently to complete the project.

Comments: