MEDIA LITERACY
PROJECT
Due Friday, June 16th
TASK:
● Students are to invent a new product, create a poster advertising this new product and present a 1-minute commercial (no longer, no shorter) to the class to try to convince people to buy their product. Students CAN bring in a prototype of their invention if they have one. Otherwise, a detailed drawing will do.
There are 2 Components to this Project…
1. Poster 50%
2. Oral Presentation 50%
Commercial Presentations MUST INCLUDE:
● name of invention/product
● an explanation of why this product is useful
● detailed picture of invention/product
● a slogan to go along with product (can rhyme to be memorable)
● cost of product
● where this product is sold (online, in stores, by phone, etc)
Encourage your child to show enthusiasm about his/her product and to sell it by convincing the
audience of why it’s so incredible. Have your child pay close attention to commercials on TV for
ideas. I will send home the rubric that I will use to evaluate students. Please use it as a guide as you create your poster/commercial. I am sending home the project criteria and rubric for you to read over together with your child. I already discussed all of the details with the class and today we started brainstorming ideas. Each student must come to class tomorrow with at least 5 ideas for a new product/invention. I also want them to circle the idea that they will be choosing. I will give a thumbs up or down depending on the idea. Try to stay away from products that are too complicated like robots, machines, etc. They must be able to explain the use and it should be appealing to wide audience. Class time will be given to work on this in addition to all of next week for homework. Students are expected to spend up to 30 minutes a night every day next week working on this project. Presentations begin Friday, June 16th.Happy Inventing!
Coach Wilson
SECRET QUESTION: What invention did Mrs. Wilson invent?
