Worldwide Organizations

recruitment posterArtist iconPerhaps the most well-known recruitment poster was created by the United States Military. Recruitment is the act of requesting people to join an organization. During World War I, the United States Military created the poster that you see on this page. In this poster, the character Uncle Sam is used to represent America, asking young men to join the military. For this assignment, you will create a recruitment poster for one of the astronomical organizations that you studied in this topic. Your poster design should include the following:

  • The name of the organization
  • A description of organization's goals
  • The organization's accomplishments
  • Information on how to join the organization

The intention of your poster is to get people to join your organization, so your poster design should be visually appealing and should include an image related to astronomy, or the goal of the recruiting organization. Before you begin, access the Recruiting Poster Checklist to make sure you include all of the items required for full credit. If resources outside of this course are used to complete the assignment, please submit a Works Cited document. If you need assistance, visit Developmental Module for information on citing any resources that you used.

Options to create your poster design include the following:

  1. Hand-draw the assignment and then take a picture of it for submission to the assignment’s dropbox.
  2. Hand-draw the assignment and then scan it for submission to the assignment’s dropbox.
  3. Create a new file in a paint or graphics program and utilize the software to create the poster. You can then submit your work to the assignment’s dropbox.
  4. Use a mobile or computer-based application to create an image or document. Then, email or export the final product for submission to the assignment’s dropbox.

Assignment iconOnce you have completed your poster, please submit your assignment to the dropbox.