Winter Holiday Research/Presentation Project

Winter Holiday Research/Presentation Project

Name _Melody______

**Due: Friday, December 16, 2016**

Task 1- Research

Research a winter holiday celebration (your choice of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or New Year’s Day) to find the answers to the following questions (include your sources):

1.What is the background and history of the holiday?

2.What people or groups were important to this holiday?

3.Where and when did the events leading to the holiday take place?

4.Locate a map that shows where the holiday originated.

5.Why is the holiday celebrated?

6.How long does it last?

7.Are there any special activities or dress for the occasion?

8.What is the "traditional" holiday feast?What foods do people eat at this time? Find some recipes.

9.What are the customs, rituals, and traditions of this holiday?

10.What symbols and decorations represent this holiday?

11.What songs are associated with this holiday?

Task 2- Create a Holiday Presentation (Using PowerPoint…or Google Slides if you would like to have access to work on it at home and school. Google Slides requires a gmail account, so ask your parents for permission first and have them send me a note to let me know. Otherwise, you will only be allowed to use PowerPoint.)

Create a presentation to teach others about your holiday, using the information you’ve gathered.

On the first slide, write a background article such as "What Is Hanukkah?," with the history of the holiday. Provide important facts about the holiday, such as when and why it is celebrated. Include the holiday name, date of the holiday, place of the tradition or holiday. Then create 4-5 slides in your presentation that illustrate the traditions, customs, history, rituals, people, symbols, etc. that are a part of the holiday.

· Include drawings, pictures, holiday songs, games, cards, recipes, symbols, traditions, etc.

· Include other items such as cards and letters or other Holiday mementos on your Christmas
presentation pages. Other details, such as funny or touching incidents that occurred during
the Holidays would also add a personal touch to your presentation.

· Add captions to describe each picture or object you include.

· Include inspirational quotes or poetry about the holiday as well.

Color or decorate the slides with colors or symbols of the holiday.

Project Rubric
Beginning
1 / Developing
2 / Accomplished
3 / Exemplary
4
Research Element / Minimum effort. Research portion is less than half complete. Lists no sources of information. / Little effort. Research portion is less than 75% complete. Lists some sources of information. / Evidence of effort. Research is complete with all questions answered. All sources of information are included. / Evidence of great effort. Research is more than complete. All questions are answered fully, and include more than required information. All sources of information are included, and multiple sources are used to answer two or more questions.
Presentation of
Studied Holiday
and
Evidence ofResearchand
Understanding / Shows very little or no understanding of customs and traditions. Presents few informational facts. Informational facts are not clear or organized. / Shows little understanding of customs and traditions. Presents few informational facts. Informational facts clear but nor organized. / Shows evidence of research and an understanding of customs and traditions. Informational facts are clearly stated and organized. / Shows a clear evidence of research andunderstanding of customs and traditions. Informational facts are clearly stated and well organized.
Creativity
on
Presentation / Minimum effort.Presentation does not include evidence of holiday or is not imaginative or is incomplete. / Evidence of little creativity. Uses some evidence of holiday but little imagination and may be only partial complete. / Displays effort.Presentation is colorful, includes some images that represent holiday and is imaginative and is complete. / Very creative.Presentation vividly displays a variety of aspects about the holiday. Uses a combination of images and text to capture the meaning of the holiday and is an outstanding representation of research and understanding of the holiday.
Deadline / Project is not complete on the presentation day. / Project is completed by the beginning of class on presentation day. Student is somewhat prepared. / Project is completed the day beforeall presentations are due.Student is mostly prepared. / Project is completed the day before all presentations are due.Student is fully prepared.
SCORE:

TOTAL SCORE ______/ 16 points