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__**Federalist/Anti-Federalist Commercials**__
 * Prior to assignment**: Students will have read and discussed various sources on the debate over whether to ratify the new Constitution. Sources will include, but not be limited to,
 * Foner, Eric. //Give Me Liberty//. Brief 3rd ed. (student text)
 * Storing, Herbert J. //What the Anti-Federalists were For: The political thought of the opponents of the Constitution//.
 * //Federalist Papers//

In addition, the students will have viewed and discussed //An Empire of Reason//.

Please make your video suitable for viewing by all audiences. If you have questions about this, please consult your instructor.
 * Assignment**: In groups of no more than 4, create a 30-60 second commercial for TV as though TV existed in late 18th century United States. The commercial must demonstrate point of view either for or against the new Constitution, but does not have to be a specifically political commercial. It could be a commercial advertising a product to deal with the ills caused by the Articles of Confederation or to alleviate the potential difficulties of the new Constitution. The videos will be evaluated on creativity, accuracy/connection to the written myth, and merit, as well as demonstrating some technical competence. Below is a list of technical elements that must appear in each video. Neglecting to include all required elements will result in a lower grade. Class time will be given to work on storyboard, script development, prop lists, and other pre‐production necessities. Filming will be done during a double block. A limited amount of class time will also be given to work on editing, but final editing may need to be done by the students outside of class.


 * Grading rubric**:
 * Video length between 30 seconds and 60 seconds excluding opening and closing blacks and titles
 * Must have some voice narration/dialogue
 * The purpose of the video must be clear – what are you selling, what idea(s) are you promoting?
 * Music
 * Some sort of opening title
 * At the beginning, fade in from black and at the end fade out to black with 5 seconds of black following
 * Students will upload the video to Cary Academy’s YouTube channel (more on that later) and each member of the group will post the video to their blog. Please copy and paste in the following tags: velto, soc300, FederalistVideo.


 * Focusing Question**: Could the same project be made using another form/another layer of technology that would be as or more effective?