Name
Date
Hour
The 1950s and The Crucible
Poster Project
English 11
You will create a poster that shows the relationship between The Crucible and the Red Scare of
the 1950s and present it to the class. You may do this with your own art or by using a collage of
words and pictures. Each class will choose the best posters from a different class to be displayed
in the hallway.
Requirements
1. Label your poster with a number assigned by your teacher. Your number should appear in a
corner on the front of the poster. No names should be written on the posters.
2. Create your own artwork to show how The Crucible relates to the Red Scare of the 1950s OR
create a meaningful collage of words and pictures. Pictures may be cut from magazines or
printed from the Internet. Poster should be 22” x 28”.
3. Cite the source of any pictures, quotes, etc. used in your poster. This bibliography should be
attached to the back of the poster. Use correct APA format.
4. Present your poster on the due date by explaining why you chose the images, layout, etc. for
your poster and what each element means. (This is a separate 5 point grade.)
5. Students whose posters are voted top in their class will receive 5 extra credit points on their
poster grade.
Poster Rubric
Student earns 3 to 5 points in each category: 5 for Exceptional, 4.5 for Very Good, 4 for Good,
3.75 for Fair, and 3.5 for Unacceptable. The paragraphs below give criteria for rating Overall
Effect.
Element
Points Awarded (of 5)
A. Design (the artistic graphic concept, and its thematic focus)
B. Layout (creative, schematic arrangement of images)
C. Image Selection (quality and/or uniqueness of images)
D. Connectedness, insightfulness
E. Overall Effect
5
4.5
4
3.75
3.5
0
Exceptional organization, design, layout, and selection/creation of images that clearly and strikingly
connect the witch hunt in Salem with the political climate of the 1950s.
A very good reflection of organization, design, layout and selection/creation of images that closely
connect the witch hunt in Salem with the political climate of the 1950s. Although commendable, the
overall effect, either in quality of layout or selection of images, does not achieve the same level as a 5ranked “Exceptional” poster.
A good graphic that fulfills the assignment but falls short in either the quality of organization or the
clarity of selection of images as demonstrated in a 4-ranked “Very Good” poster.
A fair graphic that does not fully fulfill the assignment, and is lacking in both overall graphic design and
selection of images.
An unacceptable graphic design that does not fulfill the assignment.
No design submitted.
TOTAL POINTS
/25 X 4 =
/100