Wednesday, May 2, 2012

U.S. WWI Project

  U.S. History
World War I Choose Your Own Adventure Project
There are a total of 13 objectives that you must meet (things you must learn).  You may accomplish these objectives in a variety of ways.  The point value for each objective is detailed below.
Objectives:                                                                                                                                Value
1.        Dates of War (including U.S. involvement)                                                               -2 points
2.       Teams/Sides and who was on each                                                                               -4
3.       Causes of the war AND the trigger                                                                                -4

4.       Lusitania                                                                                                                          -2
5.       11-11-1918                                                                                                                       -1
6.       Treaty of Versailles                                                                                                         -3

7.       Trench Warfare                                                                                                                -3
8.       Geography (before and after the war/ changes in Europe’s map/                                 -5
borders) and location of significant portions of the war (the Fronts)
9.       In Flanders Field                                                                                                             -2
10.   Propaganda                                                                                                                     -2

11.   Weapons/Technology                                                                                                     -3
12.   The Home Front                                                                                                               -2
13.   Woodrow Wilson and Warren G. Harding and their roles in the war                            -4
(37 points for content)
Creativity:                                                                                                                                    3
Effort/Neatness/Spelling:                                                                                                            3
Work Time Productivity:                                                                                                              6
List of Sources:  (at least 3, NO Wikipedia please)                                                                    3
Identifying Objectives:  (Objective number in parentheses)                                                      3
                                                  (Test/Project Category)                                Project Total 55 Points
******** ****************** 5 points off per day late ****************************
Due Date:   Mon. 5/14
Work Days:  Mon. 7th and Tues. 8th
                                                                Choosing Your Own Adventure
Your project can consist of any combination of the following elements
·         Poster
·         PowerPoint
·         Written Paper
·         Photo Essay

Extra Credit Opportunities:   Up to 6 points maximum extra credit per student J
·         Earn 2 points extra credit by turning in your project early
·         Earn up to 4 points for presenting one portion or at least 2 objectives of/from your project (Presentations may be in groups)
·         Earn up to 4 points for creating an original song/poem or political cartoon containing at least 3 facts about World War 1 (facts may be repeated from project)
·         Earn up to 2 points by providing one newspaper headline or sample of propaganda from World War I and write a summary of its meaning/ significance


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