Movie Posters (Social Studies)

Purpose: Illustrate the process by which a bill became a law

The Process:

1. Start with a poster about a movie you have seen and unpack it
   1. What is the goal or overall message of the poster?
   2. What words are used to convey the message?
   3. How are images and color used to convey the message?
   4. What is potentially exciting or informative about seeing this movie?
   5. Who had a hand in the creation of this movie? (producer, director, soundtrack, cast, etc.)

2. Consider your content

1. What are the steps in the process of a bill becoming a law?
2. Who can claim to have had a hand in the creation of the law?
3. What were the obstacles to this law’s passage? How can that drama be conveyed?
4. What slogan can represent the saga of this bill becoming a law?
5. What images can capture the impact or importance of this new law?
6. As an extension activity, students could make the movie trailer about this bill.

3. Tech tools

1. Brainstorm in Google docs
2. Image search online or use phone to take pictures
3. Use Google Slides or Draw, Canva, Adobe Spark or some art program to layout your poster

For Discussion:

• SKILLS: what skills are required for successful completion of this exercise?
• CONTENT: how does successful completion of this project show content knowledge?
• RUBRIC: how can you evaluate this project? How can you create assessment checkpoints throughout the project?