Third Marking Period Project

Your completed project will count as a test grade for the 3rd marking period. The project is due on Monday, March 23rd!!

Option 1 – Scrapbook project

Goal: to connect political and social history by creating a scrapbook about life during a specific time in European history (i.e. A European colony during the Age of Imperialism, a 19th century Feminist, World War I, Russian Revolution, Depression, Rule of Mussolini, Rule of Hitler, Rule of Stalin, Spanish Civil War, World War II)

Introduction: write a brief biography about the “author”. What is your age, profession, hometown, etc. (Remember you live in EUROPE!!!!)

Requirements:

  • At least 7 key political events (wars, battles, treaties, alliances, etc.) Provide a brief description for each event
  • At least 3 key “popular” news stories – sports, scandals, criminal trials, accidents, etc. Provide a brief description of each event
  • At least3 “celebrities” from sports, movies, music, etc. Briefly describe each and explain why they were popular.
  • At least 3 “entertainments” – popular movies, magazines, cartoon strips, radio shows, TV shows, books, etc. Do not just list these!! Briefly describe content. Why might these have been popular during this time?
  • At least 2 songs – provide artist and lyrics. How do these songs reflect the values or events of your time period?
  • At least 2 new or popular inventions

From these elements, create a scrapbook about the time period. Incorporate news articles, photos, advertisements, and captions to explain why these items are important.

Option 2 – Touring Historic Europe

Your tour company is marketing a tour of “Key Historic Sites in Europe”. You will be selecting sites and create a travel brochure to promote the tour.

In designing your tour, you must meet the following requirements:

  • For each decade from 1900-1999, select 2 historic sites. This should result in a total of 20 cities.
  • Create a list of sites and explain your reasons for including each site. The explanation for each site should be a paragraph and focus on how what happened at the sight is important to European/World History. This is a key part of the project and should be organized chronologically.
  • Create and itinerary for the tour. Obviously you want to minimize time traveling between sites (you do not have to travel to sites in chronological order)
  • Create a travel brochure or poster illustrating at least 10 sites from your trip.