Geometry ~ Conditional Advertisements Project

GeometryLogic Project

This project will give you practice using some of the principles of logic that are necessary in geometry. For this project you will be required to:

1. Select THREE advertisements from a magazine or newspaper as the focus of this project. Please choose ads for things that are considered legal, moral, and appropriate for high school students.2. Display your advertisements on a half-sheet of poster board. Be creative!3. Type and label the following sentences on the poster below each advertisement:

A. A conditional statement of your choosing as suggested by your ad

Be sure this statement is in if-then form.

For example: If I pop Pringles, then the fun won't stop.B. The converse of your conditional statement.C. The inverse of your conditional statement.D. The contrapositive of your conditional statement.4. For ONE of your ads, demonstrate the Law of Syllogism and the Law of Detachment in addition to writing the statements described above in Step 3.5. Summary: On a separate sheet of paper, type a brief summary of your project that answers the following questions. Write one paragraph for each advertisement, and make sure you answer all the questions below for each of your advertisements.What do you think about this advertisement after examining it as a conditional,

converse, inverse, and contrapositive? Is each statement true or false?

Is it a realistic advertisement? Does it make sense? Is it credible? Does it

present a valid argument?

What did you learn about the use of logic in this advertisement you selected?

You should turn in: (1) your poster (which has the ads and statements on it)(2) your written summary on a separate sheet of paper

(3) the rubricRubric : GeometryLogic ProjectStudent Names: ________________________________

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Category10 Points8 Points6 Points4 Points0 Points

Accuracy of StatementsAll of

statements

(conditional,

converse,

inverse, and

contrapositive)

are accurate.75%-90% of

statements

(conditional,

converse,

inverse, and

contrapositive)

are accurate.50%-76% of

statements

(conditional,

converse,

inverse, and

contrapositive)

are accurate.Less than half

of statements

(conditional,

converse,

inverse, and

contrapositive)

are accurate.None of

statements

are accurate.

Law of Detachment and Law of SyllogismBoth laws are

demonstrated

correctly.Both laws are

demonstrated,

but one has

some

mistakes.Both laws are

demonstrated,

but both have

some

mistakes or

only one law

is demonstrated.Both laws are

demonstrated,

but both have

many

mistakes or

only one law

is

demonstrated,

but with

mistakes.Neither law is

demonstrated.

SummaryAll of the

questions are

answered.

There is a

paragraph for

each ad, and

they are

thorough and

thoughtful.Most of the

questions are

answered.

There is a

paragraph for

each ad.

Paragraphs

are thorough,

but not

thoughtful.Some of the

questions are

answered.

Paragraphs

include basic

information.Only a couple of questions are answered.

Paragraphs

are missing

key information.Summaries

are not

included.

Following DirectionsThe poster

includes all

required

elements.Most of the

required

elements are

included on

the poster.Half of the

required

elements are

included on

the poster.Less than half

of the required

elements are

included on

the poster.Less than half

of the required

elements are

included on

the poster.

CreativityThe poster is

exceptionally

attractive in

terms of creative design, layout, and neatness.The poster is

attractive in

terms of

creative design, layout, and neatness.The poster is

acceptable

though it may

be a bit messy.The poster is

distractingly

messy or very

poorly designed.It is evident

that very little

time was put

into making

the poster

creative.

Grammar and SpellingThere are no errors.There are 1-3 errors.There are 4-7 errors.There are 8-11 errors.There are 12 or more errors.

Total Points: _______________