Bumper Sticker

You may have seen bumper stickers on the back of a car window or on a car's bumper. These stickers are a great way to express yourself and share your views. They can also be a way to advertise for something. Have you ever seen a bumper sticker that is an abbreviation like this?

The abbreviation on this sticker stands for the Outer Banks in North Carolina. It's a popular vacation spot for people in the summer.

Although you may not know it, this sticker is showing that the owners of the car either go to the Outer Banks or that they like it there. This bumper sticker might encourage people to think about investigating the Outer Banks. It's free advertisement for a topic, which, in this case, is a vacation spot.

Bumper stickers can express someone's opinion about a topic, too. Look at this next bumper sticker.

It expresses someone's beliefs and opinions.

Think about the ways you can get involved in your community to be a good American. What kind of bumper sticker could you create to encourage others to get involved?

Here are some ideas.

Create a bumper sticker advertising three ways that Americans can get involved in their community.

When you are finished, submit your assignment to your teacher with your Weekly Written Work.

You will be graded using this rubric.

4 points Outstanding!	3 points Good work!	2 points Could do better.	1 point Need to improve.
You completed your Social Studies work.	Most of your Social Studies work is complete.	Some of your Social Studies work is incomplete.	Most of your Social Studies work is incomplete.
Your work is done correctly.	Most of your Social Studies work is done correctly.	Some of your Social Studies work is done incorrectly.	Most of your Social Studies work is done incorrectly.
Your work is neat and tidy.	Your work is mostly neat and tidy.	Some of your work is neat and tidy.	Most of your work is not neat and tidy.
You put your best effort into your Social Studies work.	You put a good effort into your Social Studies work.	You put some effort into your Social Studies work.	You put little effort into your Social Studies work.