Westward Expansion Mini-Project: “Immigrants Guide to the Territory”

By the time the project has been introduced, students will have completed the following:

Phase 1: Laying the Foundation:

  1. The Introductory Activities 1 and 2 {definitions of expansion and Facts on Territories}
  2. Map activities 3 and 4 – map drawing/coloring of territories and labeling/coding of states
  3. Taken quiz # 1 Introductory Quiz

Phase 2: Incorporating Technology in making an “Immigrants Guide to a Territory”

* In this phase students will use computers to make a travel brochure on their assigned regions

and carry-out research into the following areas:

Students will use computers to carry-out research on assigned territories for 4 days on the bulleted items listed below:

  • Cover of Brochure… “Immigrants travel guide to… , include name of territory, attractive

pictures, nature, flowers, etc. etc., your name and period at the bottom

  • Name/Location/Size… both general and more specific and approx. size of the territory in miles
  • History … More detail than what has been covered in class so far - type in paragraph form
  • Facts About… climate/weather, land forms, natural resources, physical beauty/attractions,

places of unusual interest – do this in bulleted format

  • Famous People/Neat Facts… insert a few pictures/mention famous people who are from your

territory, or region, list other neat things people would want to see

  • Travel Co. - Create the name of a fictional travel company with various travel packages
  • Include: Contact Us…

Name of Travel Co.

123 Changebridge Road Or {make-up your own contact information}

Montville, NJ07045

Phone: 973-794-5555

E-mail:

After class time has been given and only after research has been finished… students will then be given approval to begin:

Phase 3: Making your Travel Brochure ex. “Immigrants Guide To Yukon Territory”

Set up your 3 Column Travel Brochure by doing 1 of the following:

Using “Microsoft Publisher”

Go to: Brochures and then click on “Informational’ for numerous 3 Col. Templates to consider

Or

Using “Word” open up and label your document

Go to: Page set up:Change margins to .7 all around the document, then click on landscape

Next: Click on Format at the top, click on Columns, in number of columns-go up to 3,

Phase 4: Students complete 3 Col. Immigrants Guide Travel Brochure at Home {4 days to complete}

by inserting information in appropriate panels-include pictures, graphics etc. as designer sees fit

Phase 5: In Groups, students will finish research on their assigned territories

  • Complete outline provided for them in class
  • Make a simple PowerPoint Presentation on the information they researched

Phase 6: in Groups, students will do the following:

  • Present information to class via PowerPoint Pres. {need only cover outlines provided-basic maps}
  • Class peers will complete their own empty outlines on each territory as it is presented
  • Group Individuals will give a verbal presentation “promoting travel” and explaining their brochure

{explain with enthusiasm, the content in your “Immigrants Guide Travel Brochures”}

* Members must alert /advise the teacher of who prepared notes/PPt for peers for grading considerations!

Grading Value: 1 project Grade = 2 Quizzes 5 HW/CW Grades

Student Name ______per. ______

Western Expansion Presentation Project Grade:

Grading Rubric/Criteria: Score: 5 4 3 2 1 0

Class Part./Effort:Student was observed to always be focused on class tasks, during researching, creating brochures and delivering content to peers.
Mastery of Content: Grade taken from wrap up quiz and rounded up to next .5
Travel Brochure: {See Rubric Below for Grade - rounded up here}
Individual Travel Brochure/Verbal Presentation:Spoke with enthusiasm, and well, with mastery over the design and content within their own brochures
Group Verbal Pres. on territory/PPT/Notes:Members shared pres. duties of the notes and maps and assisted peers in learning about their assigned territories
Overall Grade:
Comments Score = _____ x 4 = _____

Immigrants Travel Brochure Quiz Grade:

Grading Rubric/Criteria: Score: 5 4 3 2 1 0

Neat/Org./Design:Brochure was neat, clean, free of major errors, was org. into 3equal sized panels{as shown/explained}, was easily read, a fine blend of graphics
Creativity:Overall effort had great appeal, was creative, artistic and colorful, was rich in details with varying graphics that worked well to blend the effort together
Content/Accuracy:Overall content {words/graphics, etc.} within the brochure was correct, was detailed, and displayed in such a way as to make fine sense
Use of Tech:time spent researching, + submitted brochure displayed levels of mastery over the technology required to produce the brochure as explained in class
Class Part.: student was observed to have been dedicating full attention to finding research, designing/creating a brochure while also working well in pairs if necess.
Overall Grade:
Comments Score = _____ x 4 = ______