Our+Projects

Our Projects **Project Ideas:** **Early Native Americans**: talk about a specific tribe and include their specific customs, Trail of tears ect. **Revolutionary Wa**r: any specific person and talk about their involvment,and why were they important, Specific Battle, First Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence, Boston Massacre ect, **Civil War:**Gettysburg,Ghost of Gettysburg, Hardships Soldiers Faced, Abraham Lincoln ect. **Politics:** research a specific President that intersts you, a spefic branch of the government, House of Represetatives, ect Video on The Trail Of Tears: [|http://www.history.com/videos/jackson-cherokees-tariffs-and-nullification#jackson-cherokees-tariffs-and-nullification]

Video on the Boston Massacre:[|http://www.history.com/topics/boston-massacre/videos#boston-massacre]

Students will be assigned a project in which they will write a three page paper on a topic of interest to them, some suggestions are above. The paper shouldd have a bibliography, a cover page and include some pictures depicting the topic. The students should be prepared to give a 5 minute power point presentation decribing the key points of their topic. See the Rubrics below.

**Presentation Rubric:**
 * || Excellent (10 Points) || Fair ( 5 Points) || Poor (1 Point) ||
 * Eye Contact || Student was able to keep eye contact with audience while presenting || Student kept little eye contact with audience while presenting. || Student had no eye contact with audience. ||
 * Presentation || Spoke loud and clear. || Spoke in a moderate tone not all information was clearly presented. || Tone level was too, you could not hear the presenter. ||
 * Length || Presentation was proper length of time. Student paced presentation well. || Presentation was a little short on time. Student rushed through presentation. || Presentation was less than two minutes and was rushed. ||
 * Subject Knowledge || Student demonstrated they researched the topic thoroughly and was able to present it to the class. || Student demonstrated little knowledge on the subject and was able to present to the class. || Student demonstrated no knowledge of the subject and was barely able to present it to the class. ||
 * Graphics || Presentation included multiple graphics that represented the topic. || Presentation included little graphics that represented the topic or the graphics did not depict the topic. || Presentation did not included graphics at all. ||

**Paper Rubric:**
 * || Excellent (10 Points) || Fair ( 5 points) || Poor (1 Point) ||
 * Bibliography/ Works Cited || Paper contained a properly cited bibliography or works cited page. || Paper did contain the bibliography but websites and books were not correctly cited. || No Bibliography. ||
 * Content of Paper || Paper was well written and showed the student had knowledge on the subject and thoroughly researched the topic. Paper was proper length. || Paper was fairly written and showed the student had little knowledge on the subject. Paper was short by a page. Student could have put more effort into research for project. || Paper poorly written. Paper was short by two or more pages and didn’t demonstrate student’s knowledge on subject at all. ||
 * Graphics || Student displayed proper pictures depicting the topic they researched. Had at least 4 pictures, maps, sayings, slogans ect. || Student displayed proper pictures depicting topic that was researched. Had only three pictures, maps, sayings, slogans ect. || Student displayed only one or two pictures, maps, slogans, sayings ect. ||
 * Spelling and Grammar || Paper was had less than two spelling or grammar errors. || Paper had less than five grammar errors. || Paper had more than five grammar errors. ||
 * Organization || Paper was well organized, was in chronological order (where applies) and flowed well. || Paper was not well organized, not in chronological order and did not flow at all. || N/A ||