Project: Founding Father Silhouette
Goal - Create a Silhouette of one of the Founding Fathers: John
Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Thomas
Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington.
Your project must include the following:
1. A short BIOGRAPHY (one paragraph)
2. A statement on their opinion of the constitution (one paragraph)
- Are they Federalist (support it) or Anti-Federalist (don’t support)? Why?
3. Two quotes that demonstrate their political beliefs
-said or written BY them, not about them
4. Your creativity (part of the rubric grade will be on creativity)
5. A works cited page (MUST be included or your work is plagiarism)
All of the above must be displayed/showcased on/near your silhouette
Due WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY of next week!
Project: Founding Father Silhouette
Goal - Create a Silhouette of one of the Founding Fathers: John
Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Thomas
Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington.
Your project must include the following:
1. A short BIOGRAPHY (one paragraph)
2. A statement on their opinion of the constitution (one paragraph)
- Are they Federalist (support it) or Anti-Federalist (don’t support)? Why?
3. Two quotes that demonstrate their political beliefs
-said or written BY them, not about them
4. Your creativity (part of the rubric grade will be on creativity)
5. A works cited page (MUST be included or your work is plagiarism)
All of the above must be displayed/showcased on/near your silhouette.
Due WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY of next week!
“Silhouette” Grading Rubric
Score 
/50
0-5 Points
(These are
examples of a
“5” in each
category)
Biography
Paragraph
Political Opinion
Paragraph
Works Cited
Creativity
and Design
Effort and
Organization
The content is
accurate,
grammatically
correct,
thorough, and
interesting.
The content is accurate,
grammatically correct,
thorough, and interesting.
The student(s) use
evidence to analyze the
political position of the
founding father on the
constitution.
Student(s) has
works cited for
the biography,
quotes, and
political
opinion.
The
silhouette is
visually
pleasing and
demonstrates
exceptional
creative
engagement.
The student has
gone above and
beyond basic
requirements.
The project is
neat and well
organized.
The above (^^) demonstrates Advanced Performance in each area. If certain categories are lacking,
points will be taken off and student will receive points ranging from 4-0. The total points for all
categories combine (25) will be multiplied by two to make this project worth a total of 50 points.
“Silhouette” Grading Rubric
Score 
/50
0-5 Points
(These are
examples of a
“5” in each
category)
Biography
Paragraph
Political Opinion
Paragraph
The content is
accurate,
grammatically
correct,
thorough, and
interesting.
The content is accurate,
grammatically correct,
thorough, and interesting.
The student(s) use
evidence to analyze the
political position of the
founding father on the
constitution.
Works Cited
Creativity
and Design
Effort and
Organization
Student(s) has
works cited for
the biography,
quotes, and
political
opinion.
The
silhouette is
visually
pleasing and
demonstrates
exceptional
creative
engagement.
The student has
gone above and
beyond basic
requirements.
The project is
neat and well
organized.
The above (^^) demonstrates Advanced Performance in each area. If certain categories are lacking,
points will be taken off and student will receive points ranging from 4-0. The total points for all
categories combine (25) will be multiplied by two to make this project worth a total of 50 points.