Grade 10 History: Heritage Arts Festival

Grade 10 History: Heritage Arts Festival

The Heritage Arts Festival is an opportunity for students to understand historical events that occurred during 20th – 21st Century Canada and present their findings in an authentic and interactive way.

Assignment

Students will work in groups of three to four but will be marked individually according to the Heritage Arts Festival Rubric. Moodle groups will be set up for all groups (which will be helpful for students who choose to work with people from other classes). Peer and Self assessment will also be completed for the process and the product.

Each group will focus on a different topic related to Canadian history from 1930 to the present. Groups must complete a Topic Approval Submission.

Once topic has been approved, groups will complete a Vision Statement.

Project: each group will create a visual presentation that showcases topic. This can include:

Super SGA (video or live)

3-D interactive model

Comic Life Panel

Documentary Film

NOTE: EIGHT MINUTE TIME CAP on all presentations

Criteria

 Each booth will be judged on the following criteria:
a) Knowledge of topic / Quality of Information
b) Connection to historical importance to Canada
c) Originality / Creativity
d) Dynamic Presentation

Judging

Judging panel will be comprised of teachers and senior students

each presentation / display will be judged a minimum on TWO
times bythe judging panel during the first round of judging

judges will choose approximately 4-6 booths as finalists and

visit each of these booths for a THIRD time as a panel to decide
the winners

Awards

There will be three awards presented:
1) Overall Winner > selected by panel of judges

2) Student Choice> voted by participating students
3) Character Award> selected by history teachers