British Literature Literary Period Poster 

For this project, you will use the website Adobe Spark in order to create two posters featuring a specific

 British Literature literary period. 

What is a Literary Period Poster?

Posters based on a literary period will display words, images, and symbols that represent English authors, common types of writing, recurring or popular themes, and literary works from that specific British Literature literary movement. 

The following information may be featured on your British Literary Period Posters:

The Name of the Literary Period Defining Characteristics of the Literary Movement The Writer’s Purpose Historical Events Impacting Authors and Readers A Reference from a Writing During the Literary Period A Symbol Representing the Literary Movement Images and/or Names of Famous Authors Popular Types of Writing Themes and/or Motifs   Significant Changes in Writing, Author’s Style, Themes, etc

Providing A Snapshot Into a British Literature Literary Movement

Your two unique posters should present to a glimpse or “snapshot” into British Literature during that specific time frame.Check out the following examples of British Literature Literary Period Posters created using the Adobe Spark website.

Note the images and texts that were used in each poster in order to help illustrate the writing, themes, and authors of the specific literary period.

Anglo-Saxon

Medieval

Renaissance Example 1

Renaissance Example 2

Neoclassical Example 1

Neoclassical Example 2

Romanticism

Victorian

Modernism Postmodernism and Contemporary

More Examples

       

Requirements

You will be creating two posters to represent one of the British Literature literary periods. Your two posters should contain the following:

The Name of Literary Period Displayed Characteristics of the Writing  A Minimum of Four Related Images References, Quotes,or Titles of Literature from that Movement  Themes Popular Types of Writing  (Speeches, Poetry, etc)

Note: You do not have to include ALL of the above in BOTH posters. For example, one poster may include popular themes in writing.  The second poster does not reference themes but lists specific titles of works and a quote from a piece of literature written during this literary period. 

Additional Poster Ideas:

The Writer’s Purpose The Impact on the Reader or Society Examples of Symbols Used in Literature   Historical Events, Conflicts, Beliefs About Life, Society, Religion, etc, that Impacted the

Writing

                  

For more ideas on how to create TWO different posters representing the SAME literary period, see the following posters on the British Neoclassical and Renaissance Literary Periods:

Neoclassical Poster Example One                    Renaissance Example One

Neoclassical Poster Example Two                  Renaissance Example Two