Roaring 20 S / Great Depression / World War II & Holocaust

CHOICE WORK

Roaring 20’s / Great Depression / World War II & Holocaust

Mr. Fleck – 8th Social Studies

100 POINTS

DUE: THURSDAY March 8th

Book Mark: U.S. History Ch. 24, 25 & 26 / Am. Journey Chapter 24, 25, 26

**ONLY TOPICS COVERED IN THESE CHAPTERS WILL BE ACCEPTED**

Directions: Choose one of the following projects to complete AT HOME. Instructions and a point rubrics will be provided. Mr. Fleck will explain the assignments in class and it is then your responsibility to get the projects turned in by the due date for your class. NO LATEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED!!!!!

-Possible Assignments & Points Available

1. Historical TABLOID100pts.

-Create your very own Star Magazine, National Enquirer or any other trashy magazine you find at the supermarket check out line. You know . . the ones where someone had an alien baby, a super star gained 1,000lbs. and other crazy stuff like that!!!! Use historical facts and people from the time period we are currently studying and create a 2 page tabloid from that era. Be sure to use facts and REAL information, but also spice it up!!!.

2. Trading Cards of History90pts.

-Choose at least three people that are currently being studied. Create baseball card like trading cards with their picture, name and other information on the front, and facts and figures from their life on the back. Follow the project rubric for directions and requirements.

3. Historical Mobile90pts.

-Create a mobile using facts, pictures and other information about the unit that is being studied. The mobile should have at least three (3) branches and include a title placard at the top. Follow the rubric for instructions and project requirements.

4. WHOSE Brain? Poster80pts.

-What ideas, troubles, thinking and memories were part of a historical figure’s mind? You tell me!!!! Draw the head of a current historical person or type of person we are currently studying and then diagram his/her brain by percentage of each thing or topic they would be thinking about. Write a short 1-2 paragraphs explaining your diagram to help us understand. For example Mr. Fleck’s Brain: 60% Family, 35% Old Dead Guys, and 5% Thinking up harder work fro students!!!! Ha!

5. Annotated Mural80pts.

-Draw a mural of events, people, and or places from the time period we are currently studying. The mural should be drawn on butcher paper and be no smaller than 3ft. by 4ft. Each picture on the mural should have a paragraph explanation of why that person, place, or event has been included on this mural. Follow the project rubric for directions and requirements.

6. Illustrated Timeline70pts

-Create a timeline of important events and their dates. Of the minimum of ten dates you must use, five (5) events from the timeline should be illustrated. Use the project’s rubric for further instructions and more details.

A= 100-90pts.B= 89-80pts.

C= 79-70pts.D= 69-60pts.

F= 59pts. or Below

Name ______Period _____ Date ______

Historical TABLOID

CHOICE WORK RUBRIC

Mr. Fleck – Social Studies

100pts.

Directions: Create your very own Star Magazine, National Enquirer or any other trashy magazine you find at the supermarket check out line. You know . . the ones where someone had an alien baby, a super star gained 1,000lbs. and other crazy stuff like that!!!! Use historical facts and people from the time period we are currently studying and create a 2 page tabloid from that era. Be sure to use facts and REAL information, but also spice it up!!!

_____15pts.Tabloid Heading

*Get creative with your title and major headlines!!

15-13pts. Creative /Well organized / Neat / Historically Linked

12-10pts.Organized / Neat / Historically Linked

9-7pts. Poor Organization / Missing Information / Lacks History Link

6-0pts. Incomplete

_____25pts.Crazy Article

**Write one crazy tabloid article using real facts from an event or person we are currently studying. UNDERLINE the real facts in the!!

25-22pts. Factual Based Story / Well Organized / Historical facts

21-18pts.Factual / Organized / Historically Linked

17-14pts. Poor Organization / Factual Mistakes

13pts.-0pt. Incomplete

_____20pts.Inside Story Headers

**Create other historically crazy story headline that would be inside if your tabloid had many more pages!!!

20-18pts. Creative / Historic Links

17-15pts.Historic Links

14-12pts. Poor Organization / Lacks Historic Links

11-0ptsIncomplete

_____20pts.‘FIXED’ PHOTOS (2)

**Create TWO (2) Historical Photos that might have been doctored. You know, that baby that has 6 arms!! Take a historical event and person and make TABLOID HISTORY!!

20-18pts. Based on Articles / Colored / Neat / Historically Accurate

17-15pts.Linked to Articles / Colored / Historically Accurate

14-12pts. Linked to Articles/ Limited Color / Historically Inaccurate

11-0pts. Incomplete

_____20pts.Overall Neatness and Completion

20-18pts. Great Presentation / Historically Accurate / Well Organized

17-15pts.Well Presented / Historically Accurate / Organized

14-12pts. Completed / Poor Presentation

11pts-0pt. Incomplete

_____ TOTAL (_____WOW POINTS!!)

Comments:

Name ______Period _____ Date ______

Trading Cards of History

CHOICE WORK RUBRIC

Mr. Fleck– Social Studies

90pts.

Directions: Create 3 Historical Trading Cards and complete the attached mini-research reports. The cards can be used as study tools.

_____ 36pts. Mini-Research Reports

Choose three people to create trading cards for from this time period. The research report sheet should be complete with all three individuals or major events having been researched in order to complete the trading card information.

12-10pts. Complete / Historically Accurate Information / Show Effort at thorough research

9-7pts.Complete / Historically Accurate

6-4pts. Missing details / Historically Inaccuracies

4-0pts. Incomplete

Card #1- Topic ______Score _____

Card #2- Topic ______Score _____

Card #3- Topic ______Score _____

_____ 45pts. Trading Card Presentation

Following the completion of research, create a trading card for your chosen topics using the template provided. Final draft quality is expected which includes color, the use of ink, and a completion of every section.

15-13pts. Complete in every aspect / Historically Accurate Information / Effort to go above and beyond expectations

12-11pts.Complete / Historically Accurate

10-7pts. Missing details / Historically Inaccuracies

6-0pts. Incomplete

Card #1- Topic ______Score _____

Card #2- Topic ______Score _____

Card #3- Topic ______Score _____

_____10pts.Neatness & Completion

The completed timeline should be handed-in colored, neat, and complete.

10-9pts. Well Organized / Every Aspect Complete / Very Neat / Creative

8-7pts.Organized / Complete

6-5pts. Showed Effort to Complete / Lacks a major aspect of assignment

4-0pts. Incomplete

_____ TOTAL ( _____ WOW POINTS!!)

Comments:

Name ______Period _____ Date ______

Research Reports – Trading Cards

CHOICE WORK

Mr. Fleck – Social Studies

36pts.

**To be turned in with Project**

Directions: Choose three people to create trading cards for from this time period. The research report sheet should be complete with all three individuals or major events having been researched in order to complete the trading card information.

12-10pts. Complete / Historically Accurate Information / Show Effort at thorough research

9-7pts.Complete / Historically Accurate

6-4pts. Missing details / Historically Inaccuracies

3-0pts. Incomplete

Card #1- Topic ______Score _____

Card #2- Topic ______Score _____

Card #3- Topic ______Score _____

Topic #1 ______

a. Personal Information

Place and Date of Birth: ______
Pace and Date of Death: ______
Citizenship: ______

b. Historical Importance

Major Event Participated In: ______

Role in event: ______

______

Position held during major event: ______

Historic Mobile

CHOICE WORK RUBRIC

Mr. Fleck– Social Studies

90pts.

Directions: Create a mobile using facts, pictures and other information about the time period that is being studied. The mobile should have at least three (3) branches and include a title placard at the top. Follow the rubric for instructions and project requirements.

_____30pts.List & Explanation of Symbols and Pictures

**List and explain the reason for choosing each individual symbol and picture used on the mobile.

30-27pts. Well Organize / Historically Accurate/ Clearly Explains Reason for use on Mobile / Complete Sentences / Complete

26-23pts.Organized / Historically Accurate / Explains Reasons for use /

Complete Sentences

22-18pts. Showed Effort to Explain Reasons for pictures and Symbols

17-0pts. Incomplete

_____30pts.Titles / Pictures / 3 Branches

**The Mobile should have three branches that hang from it. These braches should show different aspect, groups, or themes from the time period we are currently studying..

30-27pts. Historically Accurate / Creative / Totally Complete

26-23pts.Historically Accurate / Complete

22-18pt. Effort show to complete branches / Accurate

17-0pts. Incomplete

_____30pts.General Presentation & Neatness

Final presentation of the mobile should be complete and be colored, neatly organized.

30-25pts. Well Organized / Neat / Visually Appealing / Colored / Creative

24-20pts.Organized / Neat / Colored

19-15pts. Poor Organization / Limited Neatness

14-0pts. Incomplete

_____ TOTAL (_____WOW POINTS!!)

Comments:

Name ______Period _____ Date ______

WHOSE BRAIN?

CHOICE WORK RUBRIC

Mr. Fleck – Social Studies

80pts.

Directions: What ideas, troubles, thinking and memories were part of a historical figure’s mind? You tell me!!!! Draw the head of a current historical person or type of person we are currently studying and then diagram his/her brain by percentage of each thing or topic they would be thinking about. Write a short 1-2 paragraphs explaining your diagram to help us understand. For example Mr. Fleck’s Brain: 60% Family, 35% Old Dead Guys, and 5% Thinking up harder work fro students!!!! Ha!

_____30pts.Poster Presentation

**You should have a poster sized representation of a historic person’s head with an area displaying his/her brain breakdown.

30-27pts. Excellent Person Choice / Neat / Visually Appealing / Colorful

Creativity and Added aspects to picture

26-23pts.Good Person Choice / Neat / Visually Appealing / Colorful

22-19pts. Acceptable Choice of Person

18-0pts. Incomplete

_____30pts.Category & Percentage Explanations

In a short 1-3 paragraphs explain your categories chosen for your person’s brain. Also explain the reason for the percentages you chose for each category.

30-27pts. Clearly uses facts to explain brain categories and percentages. Well written and in paragraph format

26-23pts.Explanations linked by fact and appropriate.

22-19pts. Little factual support of categories and percentages

18-0pts.No factual support and little explanation of percentages and categories.

_____20pts.Neatness & Completion

**At least two puppets must be created for each show. You may use socks, paper bags or Popsicle sticks.

20-18pts. Creative/ Colorful/ Historically Accurate

17-15pts.Colorful/ Neat/ Historically Accurate

14-12pt. Colorful/ Limited Neatness

11-0pts.Incomplete

_____ TOTAL (_____WOW POINTS!!)

Comments:

Name ______Period _____ Date ______

Annotated Mural

CHOICE WORK RUBRIC

Mr. Fleck – Social Studies

80pts.

Directions: Draw a mural of events, people, and or places from the time period we are currently studying. The mural should be drawn on butcher paper and be no smaller than 3ft. by 4ft. Each picture on the mural should have a paragraph explanation of why that person, place, or event has been included on this mural. Follow the project rubric for directions and requirements.

_____ 30pts. Mural Illustrations

**Use at least 3 major and 3 minor Illustrations on your mural. Illustrations should represent the time period we are currently studying. Larger images will need paragraph annotations while smaller illustrations may be annotated in a sentence or two.

30-27pts. 3 major and 3 minor illustration all-complete colored and clearly and cleverly related to current unit. Neat, Creative, Great Effort.

26-23pts.3 major 3 minor illustrations. Linked to unit and colored

22-19pts. Missing no more than one major and/or one minor illustration. Color and neatness is limited. Illustrations related to unit.

18-0pts. Incomplete- Missing more than 2 major or minor illustrations with poor neatness and quality.

_____ 30pts. Annotations (Written explanations of illustrations)

**Each of the 3 major and 3 minor illustrations must include an attached or included (in mural) historical explanation of the illustration. Major illustrations must be annotated by at least one well-written paragraph. Each minor evaluation must include a one to two sentence explanation. Annotations should be typed or hand printed in blue or black ink.

30-27pts. Complete in every aspect / Historically Accurate Information / Effort to go above and beyond expectations. Every annotation complete.

26-23pts.Complete / limited Historical problems / Neat

22-19pts. Missing no more than 1 major and/or 1 minor annotation / Historically Inaccuracies / Neatness, accuracy, and grammar of annotations limited

18-0pts. Incomplete- Missing more than 2 major or minor annotations with poor neatness and grammatical quality.

_____20pts. Neatness & Completion

**The completed mural should be colored, complete, and turned-in in final draft format. Annotations should be typed or hand written in blue or black ink. Spelling and grammar mistakes should be limited and neatness is important.

20-18pts. Mural Colored / Creative / Complete- Final Draft Format

Annotations Complete / Neat / - Final Draft Format

17-15pts.Mural and Annotations complete and meets all requirements

14-12pts. Limited color and neatness / A limited level of completion lacking final draft format

11-0pts. Incomplete

_____ TOTAL ( _____ WOW POINTS!!)

Comments:

Name ______Period _____ Date ______

Illustrated Timeline

CHOICE WORK RUBRIC

Mr. Fleck – Social Studies

70pts.

Directions: Create a timeline of important events and their dates. Of the minimum of ten dates you must use, five (5) events from the timeline should be illustrated. Use the project’s rubric for further instructions and more details.

_____30pts.Timeline of 10 Historical Events

**The timeline should be constructed in an orderly, easily readable, and historically and chronologically correct format. Events should be clearly shown in the correct time period

30-25pts. Chronologically Correct / Historically Correct / Creative / Well Organized / Creative

24-20pts.Historically and Chronologically Correct / Organized

19-15pt. Poor Organization / Limited Historical or Chronological Flaws

14-0pts. Incomplete

_____25pts.Illustrations

**5 events from your timeline must be illustrated. The illustrations should be creative, neat, and colored. They pictures should represent or symbolize a significant event labeled on the time line.

5pts. Creative / Clearly Linked to timeline event / Historically Accurate / Neat / Colored

4pts.Linked to Timeline Events / Historically accurate / Colored

3pts. Illustration with limited neatness / Limited links to timeline

2-0pts. Incomplete / No Color / poor Quality

Illustrations: 1 ___ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5 ___

_____15pts.Neatness & Completion

**The completed timeline should be handed-in colored, neat, and complete.

15-10pts. Well Organized / Every Aspect Complete / Very Neat / Creative

9-7pts.Organized / Complete

6-5pts. Showed Effort to Complete / Lacks a major aspect of assignment

4-0pts. Incomplete

_____ TOTAL (_____WOW POINTS!!)

Comments:

Roaring 20 S / Great Depression / World War II & Holocaust