1. PROJECT: COLONIAL COMMERCIAL How To Do It

2. Your Goal: You are going to make a television commercial in which you "sell" a product or service that existed during colonial times.

3. Project Criteria ●information presented must be historically accurate ●must be 20 to 30 seconds in duration ●must name the item or profession at least twice ●must state the item’s, or profession’s function ●must clearly “target” or state the type of colonial people likely to use that good or service ●must be in the form of a commercial

4. Commercials selling things used for work:

5. Commercials for things used around the house:

6. Commercials selling services people use:

7. Here’s a commercial that only uses still images and graphics:

8. Choose either a colonial item, or a colonial profession: ITEMS: ●wooden plow ●spinning wheel ●scythe ●mortar and pestel ●axe ●bellows ●skillet ●candles ●spit dog ●plane ●blakestones COLONIAL PROFESSIONS: ●apothecary ●blacksmith ●printer ●wigmaker ●tavern keeper ●milliner ●hatter ●silversmith ●wheelmaker ●hatter ●cobbler

9. Grading: ●This project is worth 30 points, based on the criteria listed earlier. ●Students may work individually or in groups of up to three students. ●Any student can be a part of your group, no matter what period that student has my class. ●This project does not need to be presented to the class in order to receive full credit. ●Tentative Due Date is Friday, September 11.