The Product:
Your group will submit the final products altogether in ONE Google
folder with all individual assignments inside (labeled with title and student names who completed them).
Folder name example: 6th hour 60's
1) A multi-media presentation (of your choosing) with:
>Shows distinct themes or movements during this period
>Has a good flow, make sense
>Maps that coincide with the theme (s) you are teaching about (2)
>Chart/graph again, must connect to the big ideas(3)
>Videos (authentic footage only please)-this should include any clips from the #2 requirements (3)
*This can include, but should not be limited to "The Best of" videos-clips from the secondary resource materials are also expected.
>Pictures of all kinds
>A list of 3 or more movies that exemplify the decade (be prepared to explain)
>Music-songs and lyrics that help exemplify the "feeling" of decade (3)
*You will be asked to explain the significance of the lyrics, and what the "Spirit" of the music is
...This presentation needs to include a variety of elements in the following categories:
>Shows distinct themes or movements during this period
>Has a good flow, make sense
>Maps that coincide with the theme (s) you are teaching about (2)
>Chart/graph again, must connect to the big ideas(3)
>Videos (authentic footage only please)-this should include any clips from the #2 requirements (3)
*This can include, but should not be limited to "The Best of" videos-clips from the secondary resource materials are also expected.
>Pictures of all kinds
>A list of 3 or more movies that exemplify the decade (be prepared to explain)
>Music-songs and lyrics that help exemplify the "feeling" of decade (3)
*You will be asked to explain the significance of the lyrics, and what the "Spirit" of the music is
...This presentation needs to include a variety of elements in the following categories:
A. Social-lifestyles,trends,religious issues, education etc.
American Diversity, Identity, Reform (women’s rights, public health, etc)
B. Economic- business, inventions, price of good (gas,food), Environment, Globalization
C. Political-domestic and foreign policies, war and diplomacy
American Diversity, Identity, Reform (women’s rights, public health, etc)
B. Economic- business, inventions, price of good (gas,food), Environment, Globalization
C. Political-domestic and foreign policies, war and diplomacy
2) Research of secondary source materials (including watching the videos below) that discuss the impact of the decade on American History (that must include, but should NOT be limited to).... See Conlin/Nunn with help logging in
Oliver Stone's Untold History-(episode corresponds with the decade)-Netflix
Utilize CNN's video episodes on Netflix/CNN.com
Crash Course for your decade (YouTube)
"Top 10 Defining Moments" video for your decade (YouTube)
>Do a write up on:
*the social, political, economic overview from the films
*the major themes presented
*tell how TV portrays/illustrates the feel of the nation at the time
*tell how music, television, events define the decade
*This must be typed up on Google Docs (or slides) so that it can be printed on at least 1 page.
*These should be used as videos for your ppt, perhaps a clip or two from any or all
*Be prepared to show the entirety of your decades Crash Course, and know that students will be given the Crash Course guide to fill out (you will not have to create-it is already done for you).
Oliver Stone's Untold History-(episode corresponds with the decade)-Netflix
Utilize CNN's video episodes on Netflix/CNN.com
Crash Course for your decade (YouTube)
"Top 10 Defining Moments" video for your decade (YouTube)
>Do a write up on:
*the social, political, economic overview from the films
*the major themes presented
*tell how TV portrays/illustrates the feel of the nation at the time
*tell how music, television, events define the decade
*This must be typed up on Google Docs (or slides) so that it can be printed on at least 1 page.
*These should be used as videos for your ppt, perhaps a clip or two from any or all
*Be prepared to show the entirety of your decades Crash Course, and know that students will be given the Crash Course guide to fill out (you will not have to create-it is already done for you).
3) A. An annotated timeline of the events for your decade- with an overview of major ideas/events/information for classmates, 1 page only.
* Please group in this way:
>social events
>economic elements
>domestic policies
>and foreign/political policies
* It should be clean, concise, have good flow and easy to follow
>must include (but doesn't need to be limited to) all of the elements on the "decades" page you have been assigned
This section will be used by peers to study for that decade-this is the meat of your information. You will have to work closely with the person working on #1.
B. A presentation guide for the presentation itself. This will act as a note taking guide for your peers when you begin teaching. It can either be a fill in the blank or written sections that summarize what you are teaching. This guide will be created through your interaction with the presentation creator (s).
* Please group in this way:
>social events
>economic elements
>domestic policies
>and foreign/political policies
* It should be clean, concise, have good flow and easy to follow
>must include (but doesn't need to be limited to) all of the elements on the "decades" page you have been assigned
This section will be used by peers to study for that decade-this is the meat of your information. You will have to work closely with the person working on #1.
B. A presentation guide for the presentation itself. This will act as a note taking guide for your peers when you begin teaching. It can either be a fill in the blank or written sections that summarize what you are teaching. This guide will be created through your interaction with the presentation creator (s).
4) 2 separate primary source readings that can be used for seminar
>(2 pages or less each-cut and paste is ok
-as long as it make sense)
>needs to cover 2 separate controversial
events that occurred (should be broad topics)
*Examples: presidential speech, newspaper article, letter, proclamation, etc.)
>See Nunn/Conlin for help on this
-they must sign off on them
>Included with the reading 10 questions that you write
that help the reading focus on the main issues of the document
>the questions need to be level two and three questions-no level ones!
*Levels of questioning refresher
>(2 pages or less each-cut and paste is ok
-as long as it make sense)
>needs to cover 2 separate controversial
events that occurred (should be broad topics)
*Examples: presidential speech, newspaper article, letter, proclamation, etc.)
>See Nunn/Conlin for help on this
-they must sign off on them
>Included with the reading 10 questions that you write
that help the reading focus on the main issues of the document
>the questions need to be level two and three questions-no level ones!
*Levels of questioning refresher
5) A. Create A Kahoot Quiz for your section (with at least 20 questions) that depict info taught in your presentation.
>Sign up here
>Follow the directions to create a quiz
>Please create sophisticated "AP" style questions that will be challenging
***They must be questions that are either from the reading in the textbook and/or the group's presentation.
>Submit to Conlin or Nunn on a Google Docs and put in your group's Google folder
(give the name of the quiz and the "game Pin #" for credit)
B. Using the blank template (at the bottom of your decade's page) you will complete a vocab sheet similar to the ones you have in your notebook from past eras of time. These words must be found
in the textbook or your presentation (no randoms)
*It MUST include a combination of words and definitions (see a example here), as well as the answers on the second page.
C. Incorporation of the assignments that "must be included in" at the bottom of your DECADES page
>Sign up here
>Follow the directions to create a quiz
>Please create sophisticated "AP" style questions that will be challenging
***They must be questions that are either from the reading in the textbook and/or the group's presentation.
>Submit to Conlin or Nunn on a Google Docs and put in your group's Google folder
(give the name of the quiz and the "game Pin #" for credit)
B. Using the blank template (at the bottom of your decade's page) you will complete a vocab sheet similar to the ones you have in your notebook from past eras of time. These words must be found
in the textbook or your presentation (no randoms)
*It MUST include a combination of words and definitions (see a example here), as well as the answers on the second page.
C. Incorporation of the assignments that "must be included in" at the bottom of your DECADES page
6) A collection of 6 different primary source documents from this decade that fit with your group's vision of what you will teach
>There should be a variety of different types of docs (social, economic, political/foreign domestic) that might be political cartoons, presidential declarations, letters, pictures, etc.
>They need to take the format of a DBQ document from the APUSH test...click here for an example
>These will be submitted on Google Slides (one doc per slide) with an analysis of HIPP (Historical Context, Intended Audience, Purpose, Point of View) on each slide.
-Context -Purpose -Audience -Point of View
>There should be a variety of different types of docs (social, economic, political/foreign domestic) that might be political cartoons, presidential declarations, letters, pictures, etc.
>They need to take the format of a DBQ document from the APUSH test...click here for an example
>These will be submitted on Google Slides (one doc per slide) with an analysis of HIPP (Historical Context, Intended Audience, Purpose, Point of View) on each slide.
-Context -Purpose -Audience -Point of View
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