Unit 3: Propaganda Poster Rubric

1-2 points 3-4 points 5-6 points 7-8 points

Knowledge and  uses limited relevant  uses some terminology  uses a range of consistently uses a wide
terminology accurately and terminology accurately range of terminology
Understanding  demonstrates basic appropriately and appropriately effectively
knowledge and  demonstrates adequate  demonstrates substantial demonstrates detailed
understanding of content knowledge and knowledge and knowledge and
and concepts with understanding of content understanding of content understanding of content
minimal descriptions and concepts through and concepts through and concepts through
and/or examples. satisfactory descriptions, accurate descriptions, thorough, accurate
explanations and explanations and descriptions, explanations
examples. examples. and examples.

Task A WWII propaganda poster must use historically accurate imagery, have an
Specific appropriate message for the audience and time, and use propaganda techniques
Criteria (captions, labelling, colour, placement, caricature, relative size, symbolism, etc).
Thinking  analyses concepts, issues,  analyses concepts,  discusses concepts,  completes a detailed
models, visual issues, models, visual issues, models, visual discussion of concepts,
Critically representation and theories representation and representation and issues, models, visual
to a limited extent theories theories representation and
 summarizes information  summarizes information  synthesizes information theories
to a limited extent to to make arguments to make valid arguments  synthesizes information
make arguments  interprets different  interprets different to make valid, well-
 identifies different perspectives and some of perspectives and their supported arguments
perspectives and minimal their implications. implications.  thoroughly interprets a
implications. range of different
perspectives and their
implications.

Task Since the origin has already been assigned only analyse your work for the purpose,
Specific value and limitations. Use the OPCVL handout provided to guide your analysis as
Criteria it pertains to your poster and the time period.
Communicating  communicates  communicates  communicates  communicates
information and ideas in information and ideas information and ideas information and ideas
a limited way, using a satisfactorily by using a accurately by using a effectively and
style that is limited in its style that is somewhat style that is mostly accurately by using a
appropriateness to the appropriate to the appropriate to the style that is completely
audience and purpose audience and purpose audience and purpose appropriate to the
 structures information  structures information  structures information audience and purpose
and ideas according to and ideas in a way that is and ideas in a way that  structures information and
the specified format in a somewhat appropriate to is mostly appropriate to ideas in a way that is
limited way the specified format the specified format completely appropriate to
 documents sources of  sometimes documents  often documents the specified format
information in a limited sources of information sources of information  consistently documents
way. using a recognized using a recognized sources of information
convention. convention. using a recognized
convention.

Task Type of propaganda (emotional word, testimonial, bandwagon, transfer) is

Specific appropriate for the message and audience, use of techniques clarifies the message
Criteria for the intended audience.
formulates a limited action formulates and somewhat formulates and follows a formulates and effectively
plan to investigate or does follows a partial action substantial action plan to follows a comprehensive
Investigating not follow a plan plan to investigate investigate action plan to investigate

Task Use of Historically Accurate info, ideas.

Specific
Criteria
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