Objective: Student will make a wanted poster for the ideal American
WANTED!
THE IDEAL AMERICAN
You are to make a Wanted Poster for The Ideal American in a particular period of history. By using history books and other sources, you are to describe the perfect American for one of the periods of history listed below:
(check the one you will do)
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_______ 1700
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_______ 1900
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_______ 1750
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_______ 1950
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_______ 1800
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_______ 1970
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_______ 1850
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_______ 1980
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_______ 2000
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Remember, this does nothave to be a real person! The person should, however, represent the ideal person for the period which you choose.
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A. Place a drawing, photograph or magazine picture of the ideal American on a sheet of colored construction paper. Put the answers for B below the picture.
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B. Supply the following information about your Ideal American:
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Age
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Sex
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Religion
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Address
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Race
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Occupation
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Economic class
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Married? Single? Divorced?
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Number of children
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Years of schooling
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Interests or hobbies
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Ten qualities or personality characteristics which make this person the Ideal American for this period of history
