World History Project    The grading rubric and page that Mrs. Cook gave the students about writing the paper are included on the next page.

 

            Our World History Class has, as one of its requirements, a special project.  This project will be worth 200 points (TWO TEST GRADES) and will be graded on effort, originality, creativity, and presentation to the class.  Your project must reflect at least five hours of work outside of our class.

            Your options may include any world history from our textbook through chapter 16, Journey Across Time (please do not include Columbus or the revolutionary war.)  These may be presented in the form of a homemade model (no store bought models or ones copied off the internet), a mosaic, a videotaped student-produced movie, or a presentation including costumes, flags, and/or food from a foreign country (food will require enough for a small sample for approximately 35 students in your class).  Most students use combinations of the presentation ideas suggested above. (Food may not be the only presentation, however.)

            Each project will be presented to the class and will require a short written report. The report should be four pages typed (one side of the paper), or six pages handwritten.  A cover, title page, and bibliography should be included.  This report will tell us about your subject area (what you made, and information related to that subject may be included—ex: a Ziggurat project could include information on Mesopotamia, Sumer, Ancient Iraq, invention from that era, etc.).  How you made your project (materials, etc.) and why you chose this subject area should be shared in your report.  The evaluation will rest heavily on the quality of your project (creative use of materials, attention to details etc.)—especially the reflection of at least five hours of effort in the final product.

            Parents may help by offering advice, suggestions, supervision with any tools used to create projects, and encouragement throughout this endeavor, but they should not complete the project for the student.  The “lion’s share” of the effort MUST BE performed by the student.  Since many students will not have parent help (or will decline it), each project will be evaluated on its own merit, and those obviously completely student generated will be every bit (if not more so) as eligible for the full 200 points as those who had some adult input. Projects are due Tuesday, June 1, 2010, but may be turned in earlier, beginning Monday May 24, 2010.  You will be presenting your project during the week of June 1st.  Please be prepared.

PLEASE DETACH AND RETURN THE SIGNED LOWER PORTION TO MS. SIEMEN IN YOUR WORLD HISTORY CLASS BY April 16  (SAVE THIS PORTION FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.)

 

 

Yes, Ms. Siemen, I have discussed the World History project with my son/daughter and I am aware of the due date – Tuesday June 1, 2010.

Student ________________________ Parent signature__________________________date ________________

 

 

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