Philosophers and Founders Facebook Project
Directions: You have recently examined five different political philosophers that have influenced American Government. For this
project, you are going to imagine that Facebook and the Internet were created in the 17th Century. You and your group members
are going to create a Facebook page on a poster board for one of the five philosophers we examined in class. The purpose of this
assignment is for you to creatively demonstrate what you have learned about the philosopher you are assigned and how they
influenced American government. The poster must include the following:
1.) Profile Picture: (5 points) A self portrait of the philosopher OR a picture of something that your specific philosopher might
choose to post as his profile picture.
2.) Biography: (10 points) A biography or “info” section that explains to viewers about the philosopher, written in first person
format. Must include at least 5 facts about the philosopher. (Place of birth, school attended, family, etc.)
3.) Status and Wall Posts: (5 points) A “Status” section that must include the date it was posted. Write an appropriate
message from the philosopher; something he might be doing on the date you have chosen. Feel free to be creative with
the post, and possible “friends” replies to the post on his “wall”, but make it relative to the philosopher. If you choose to
write “friends” replies, you may also include if they “like” the post!
4.) Friends: (5 points) A “Friends” section that must include names and pictures of 3 people the philosopher might have been
friends or colleagues with during their life. (professors, family members, other philosophers, etc.)
5.) Blog and Views: (20 points) A “Blog” section that must include the philosophers views on government. In this section you
must describe with detail, the philosopher’s views and ideologies on government and, if applicable, a list of books or
materials written by him. This section must also be written in first person format.
6.) Visual Appearance: (5 points) Your poster should be visually appealing, neat and well organized. If you have neat
handwriting, you may handwrite all the information onto the poster. Or, you may type and print the information and glue
it onto the poster in the appropriate sections.
You will use your notes, handouts and lessons to complete your poster. However, to create a thorough and complete Facebook
poster, you MUST do research on your own. You will have some days in class with the laptops, but you may need to meet with
your group outside of class to complete the research on your philosopher.
Materials Needed:
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One poster (standard size)
Colored Pencils and/or Markers
Glue
Anything else that might help you make your poster visually appealing!
This assignment will be taken as an assessment grade and will count as a unit test! (50 points) You will present your poster to the
class on the due date, therefore, be prepared to answer questions about your poster, such as who the “friends” are and where
you obtained your information. You must turn in a copy of the attached rubric with the names of all your group members!!
Grading Rubric for your Philosopher Facebook Poster
Profile Picture: (5 points)
4-5: The Picture of the philosopher assigned is correct, appropriate and clearly visible. Or, the picture chosen for the philosopher
matches the philosopher’s personality/beliefs.
2-3: The picture of the philosopher assigned is correct, but may not be clearly visible. Or, the picture chosen is not clear if it
matches the philosopher’s personality/beliefs.
Biography: (10 points)
9-10: The biography is written in first person format, includes at least 5 accurate facts about the philosopher AND is written in
complete sentences.
7-8: The biography is written in first person format, includes 5 facts about the philosopher, but some may be inaccurate and is not
always written in complete sentences.
4-6: The biography is not written in first person format, includes less than 5 facts OR facts are completely inaccurate and is not
written in complete sentences.
Status and Wall Posts: (5 points)
4-5: Status is written in first person format, includes an accurate date in which he may have posted the status and the post makes
sense for what the philosopher may have been doing on that date. (ex. do not say Thomas Jefferson is at Starbucks drinking a
latte, as they did not exist.)
2-3: Status may not be written in first person format, includes an accurate date and the post is unclear if it applies to the
philosopher assigned.
Friends: (5 points)
4-5: Includes pictures and names of 2-3 REAL people the philosopher may have been friends or colleagues with during the time
frame the status was posted.
2-3: Includes names, but may be missing pictures, of 1-2 REAL people the philosopher may have been friends or colleagues with
during the time frame the status was posted.
Blog and Views: (20 points)
18-20: Includes a blog written in first person format, is at least 4-5 sentences long, political ideologies written perfectly match the
philosopher’s views on government and society. Includes an accurate list of books or materials the person wrote during their life.
16-18: Includes a blog written in first person format, has 3-4 sentences, political ideologies written match well and list of books or
materials written is unclear or incorrect.
12-15: Includes a blog, may not be written in first person format, has less than 3 sentences, political ideologies do not all match
the philosopher’s views on government and society. No list of books or materials is given.
Visual Appearance: (5 points)
4-5: Poster is visually appealing, extremely neat and well organized.
2-3: Poster is not well organized and is messy.
GROUP MEMBERS : _________________________
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Layout of Poster
Profile Picture
Biography of Philosopher
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Status and Possible Friend’s replies
Picture and Names of
Philosopher’s Friends
Blog and Views of Philosopher
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