1. Ordinary
Heroes
Due Date: Friday, April 30, 2010 (Late T-Shirts = 10 points deducted each day late)
Goal: Each team (or individual) will create 1 T-shirt design that will promote awareness
about your social issue. All team members will use the same design and must wear it
on the due date.
Role: Your team (or individual) will be a “walking billboard” for your social issue. You will
“champion” your cause by educating the public, showing your support, and raising
awareness.
Audience: MMS community (6th, 7th and 8th grade students and staff)
Standards: Current
FRONT OF SHIRT: Events
• Develop a slogan with a clear message (must be an original idea)
• Include a graphic (emotional appeal) that represents your social issue
BACK OF SHIRT:
• Attention grabber: 1 fact about your social issue (can be a statistic or quote)
that will educate & grab people’s attention
Civic
In addition, T-Shirts will be graded on the following:
• EFFORT: Organization, Creativity, Planning Virtue
T-SHIRTS: Please recycle old shirts (some students turn them inside out) in lieu of
purchasing new ones. Citizenship
IRON ONS (please read the directions on the package prior to use) may be purchased at
AC Moore, Joanne Fabrics, Staples, Office Max, or at amazon.com, etc. We recommend
that each student use 2 iron-ons (front and back of shirt) and purchase these in advance
due to a limited supply. We DO NOT recommend using fabric paint/markers. Using iron
ons are less messy, less expensive, and less time consuming.
TEAMS: Shirts DO NOT have to be the same color. They DO need to have the same
slogan, graphic and attention grabber.
STUDENT NAME:_____________________________________________________
___My child and I are aware of the requirements for the project.
PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGNATURE:___________________________________________

2. Name:___________________________________Pd:____Date:__________
Pay It Forward T-Shirt Rough Draft
The SLOGAN should be succinct (to the point) and have a clear message:
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The GRAPHIC must employ emotional appeal, relate to your topic, and must be school
appropriate. Ask yourself, “Does my graphic appeal to my audience?” Please illustrate or
paste your graphic in the box below:
The ATTENTION GRABBER is a statistic, fact, or quote from your RESEARCH that will
educate your audience. Ask yourself, “Is this the BEST statistic, fact or quote that will
grab people’s attention?”
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