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SEPTEMBER TAKE HOME PROJECT
(WORTH A TEST GRADE!)
NAME:______DATE:______PERIOD:____
You will choose a historical topic from the attached sheet to research. At least one primary source must be utilized as you complete the following project assessment. You will create a PowerPoint presentation about your topic with a partner. Your presentation will contain a minimum of TEN PowerPoint slides. There is no maximum requirement. If you want to go for that A and impress me knock yourself out! Each slide must contain at least five bullet points to be valid. RELAX! That total includes the cover slide, introduction, conclusion, and works cited slides. YES, you must present these projects in class to your peers! Your presentations may be expository or persuasive. Below you will find the grading rubric for this project. Take your time, enjoy it, and be creative! The presentation should incorporate visuals and other tools available to you in PowerPoint and on-line. DUE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th when class begins. NO EXCEPTIONS!!! You will e-mail your finished project before September 29th to ensure everyone gets credit even if they don’t present that day. The following rubric will be available on-line and you may e-mail me for help from home! I will help you with any problems you are having after school as well.
GRADING RUBRIC
(I’m telling you how to get an A so follow this!)
______/5 points COVER SLIDE (Include Title, Your Name, Period #,
Class Name, the date, and Mr. Coviello)
1 slide
______/10 points Introduction Slide(s) Yes, introductions can be more than
one slide! Should contain all
general info and your opening
thoughts (thesis, position statement,
etc.) 1-2 slides
______/50 points BODY slides You may divide the information any
way you think is best! What you are essentially
doing is putting a research paper into power point
format. Think of each slide as a new thought or
paragraph. 6 slides
______/10 points Conclusion Slide(s) This contains your final thoughts
about your topic. Did you prove
your thesis or position statement?
What was most engaging about the
topic? What new questions have
arisen due to your research that you
would like answered? (I will help
you develop this part the most) 1-2
slides
______/5 points Works Cited Slide (use www.citationmachine.net) MLA
style!!! 5 minimum! 1 slide
______/15 points Oral Presentation You will also answer questions during
this part of the assessment, so be
ready!
______/5 points Aesthetic Value Did you make it look nice? Are there
supporting visuals? Am I staring at
movie credits?
______/100 POSSIBLE POINTS GOOD LUCK!!!
*** I will award two extra points for every extra two slides you add to your presentation over the fifteen slide minimum.
Acceptable Topics
REMEMBER that all topics must be related to what we are studying in class and are not to be treated as isolated entities.
Council of Trent
Elizabeth I
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
Martin Luther
The Medici
William Shakespeare
Johann Gutenberg
John Calvin
The Huguenots
Pope Leo X
Ignatius’s of Loyola