Fillable Printable Movie Premiere Poster

Movie Premiere Poster

MOVIE PREMIERE POSTERS

Student Objectives: Students will

1. Become familiar with events from early American History.

2. Create a poster using an event from early American History.

TEKS: ALL

Materials: Poster template, markers, and event cards

Teaching Procedures:

1. Divide students into small groups and pass out one event card for each group.

2. Give each group a poster template.

3. Using the information on the event card, the groups will create a movie poster in

order to persuade people to watch their movie (i.e. the event).

Include the following items on your poster:

a. A catchy title to persuade people to come and watch your movie

b. The date or dates the event (movie) occur

c. List the people (actors) involved

d. A picture or symbol that represents the event (movie)

e. Two quotes from critics describing important facts in your event (movie)

Discussion Questions:

1. Why is the event significant in American History?

2. Who are the major actors who participated in the event and what was their

involvement?

3. What caused the event? What would be the effects of the event?

GT Extension:

Using the computer and movie making programs, students could create short movies

explaining their events

Premiering in 1786

Starring:

Daniel Shays Debt-Ridden Farmers Massachusetts Militia Soldiers

The Washington Post called the movie “Motiving… you can really feel the anger of

the farmers over losing their farms.”

The Dallas Morning News wrote “The Articles of Confederation is so weak, thank

goodness for the state militia.”