SS10: Create a Board Game

SS10: Create a board game.

Introduction

You will show your understanding of the people and dramatic conflicts by creating a game.

Information can be found inchapters: 2-5. You may also find information from the internet.

Step 1:Choose a theme or conflict. (Choose a lively theme/conflict full of historical facts, events, problems and solutions)

1. Workers (Immigrants: Natives and /or Chinese Coolies) versus Bosses (European British Columbians versus workers)

2. Canadian Government structure, democratic, responsible, representative etc.

3. Railroad and the Metis (effect on outcome of North-West Rebellion)

4. Metis

5. Native

6. HBC/NWC/Fur traders

7. Battle of the routes

8. Economic savings versus safety concerns

9. Climate and geography versus man (Environmental history)

10. Your own ideas (check with teacher)

Step 2: Plan and create your game.

Listed below are guidelines and examples for you to use and consider when creating a game.

CREATE A GAME BOARD: The board can be a map or a particular scene. Take players on a path through the conflict (e.g. the problems building a railway in BC through the mountains; issues dealing with Natives, or Metis people and the Canadian Government, or a day in the life of a Chinese Railway worker)

* Draw a path with places for players to land

* Create some barriers or spots that allow the player to stop and pick a card and answer questions

* Create setbacks where players go backwards for a particular reason

* Create opportunities to jump ahead for a particular reason

CREATE CARDS with the image of the person or group and a question on one side; and the answer to the question on the other. Put various values on the cards, depending on how hard the question is.

CREATEGAME MARKERS for at least 2 players appropriate the theme.

*Create a name for your game.

Step 3:You will write a detailed one page description of your theme/conflict and what the game is about, and a brief description of how the game is played.

Step 4: Research and take notes

Your game pieces must be based on 3 or more real historical persons and/or groups.

Use this note-taking template below. (3 times!)

Name of person or group
Background info. of person or group
What responsibilities did they have? Or did they want/need?
Who were their adversaries/enemies?
What problems did they encounter and what happened?
What were their solutions and/or results?

RUBRIC FOR MARKING /50 Marks

* A detailed half a page description of your theme/conflict and how the game is played

* Research Notes –create and fill in templates for 3 people or groups

* At least 15 accurate historical facts on question cards or incorporated on the board game

* Game Production – creativity, neatness etc.

* Playability (in class!)

Board Game project /50 marks

Name:______

* Research Notes - filled in templates for 3 people or groups./10

* Choice of theme and brief description of storyline/10