- You need to research the state of Missouri to best understand the history and culture the baseball team will represent. Visit the link below to gather information about Missouri.
- You will be divided into teams of 4 to work on the powerpoint. Please look at the job responsibilities below to help you decide which you are most qualified to complete. You will choose from Mascot Maker, Advertising Agent, Apparel Designer, and Logo Creator.
- Mascot Maker-You will be responsible for creating the mascot for your baseball team. You will need to consider the following questions when creating your design.
- How does the mascot represent the team?
- What will the mascot be?
What will the mascot look like? - Will the mascot do anything special?
- How would I describe my mascot?
- What makes my mascot unique.
- You will be responsible for turning in the following:
- A picture or model of your mascot
- 2-3 paragraphs describing how your mascot will help inspire fans
- 1 paragraph describing your mascot
Resources
Mascot Help
- Advertising Agent- You will be responsible for advertising the new team. You will need to be creative in your design. You may choose to do a commercial, bill board, magazine ad, or other type of advertisement. you will need to consider the following questions:
- What information do people need to know about the team?
- How will I be able to get the most people interested?
- What needs to be included in my advertisement?
- Who do I want to read my advertisement?
- How will I be able to get people interested?
- You will be responsible for turning in the following:
- A picture or example of your advertisement
- 2-3 paragraphs describing how your advertisement will promote the team
- 1 paragraph describing your advertisement
Creating an advertisement
- Apparel Designer- You will be responsible for designing the team's uniforms and at least 2 pieces of team apparel to sell. Teams want to be able to sell merchandise to make money and advertise the team. You will need to consider the following questions:
- How does the uniform and apparel represent the team?
- What will it look like and how will it be functional?
- Who is the target audience to buy the merchandise?
- What will your two items be? Shoes, hats, t-shirts?
- You will be responsible for turning in the following:
- A drawing or example of the uniform and 2 pieces of team apparel
- 2-3 paragraphs describing how your designs represent the team
- 1 paragraph describing your design
Baseball Uniform Ideas
- Logo Creator-You will be responsible for designing the team logo. This logo will be used on the web site, apparel, and anything advertising the team. You can create your logo using crayons, markers, paint, or drawing it on paper. You will need to consider the following questions:
- How does the logo represent the team?
- How can I make the logo familiar?
- What does my logo need to include?
- How am I going to create my team logo?
- How can I make it visually appealing?
- Who do I want it to appeal to?
- You will be responsible for turning in the following:
- A drawing or example of the team logo
- 2-3 paragraphs describing how your logo represents your team
- 1 paragraph describing your logo
Making a good logo
- Individual team members will work on their own projects. But you need to remember to communicate with your team. Each day you will meet with your team to discuss progress and any problems you maybe encountering.
- Each team will work together to create a brochure for the powerpoint. The brochure will include an introduction paragraph about the team, description of all the designs, and a paragraph about each design member.
- You will then prepare you powerpoint. You need to ask yourselves the following questions:
- How will each member be included in the presentation?
- What information is important for us to share?
- How are we going to make our team stand out?
- What do we need for our presentation?
- Who is going to talk and when?