Projects With a Punch

With a

Daniel Stanford and Jordan Marmara
Parkwood Middle School
Monroe, NC

“hands-on learning allows students
to build understanding that is
functional and to develop the
ability to inquire themselves, in
other words, to become
independent learners.”

Karen Worth, Education Development
Center, Inc.

Project based learning is a
dynamic approach to
teaching in which students
explore real-world problems
and challenges. With this
type of active and engaged
learning, students are
inspired to obtain a deeper
knowledge of the subjects
they're studying

Project Based Learning is an instructional approach built
upon learning activities that engage student interest and
motivation.

Project Based Learning teaches students 21st Century
skills such as communication and presentation skills,
organization and time management skills, research and
inquiry skills, self-assessment and reflection skills, and
group participation and leadership skills.

Project Based Learning is learning in depth. A well-
designed project provokes students to encounter and
struggle with concepts and principles of the content.

Finally, Project Based Learning allows
students to reflect upon their own ideas
and opinions, exercise voice and choice,
and make decisions that affect project
outcomes and the learning process.

projects are projects actively
related to your engage students in
what you’re authentic learning
doing! activities

projects allow students
to interact and respond
to information

Of A Project

Projects should
Everyone Should
incorporate different
Have a Job!
learning styles
Each person is responsible for the group
grade as well as his or her own grade

Everyone should be allowed to evaluate
the other group members

Every member of the group must help
present

This is an
opportunity for Students should have
the individual to choices
shine Projects should
be compared to
Allow time for the individual’s
questions and ability
follow-ups

Allow time for longer
presentations

Projects should be individual or small
group

Smaller objectives and less time consuming

Projects should work toward a common
goal but have different ways to
achieve it.
“Show and Tell” kind of
presentations

 http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/

To Be Effective, Projects
Should Be Fun for
and the

 daniel.stanford@ucps.k12.nc.us
 jordan.marmara@ucps.k12.nc.us

Name: Pd

Project: Crazy Ocean Creature
Congratulations! You have been selected
from a panel of scientists to create your very
own fish for a Charlotte aquarium. Your
mission is to create a fish that is unique,
interesting, and based on facts learned from
your science journals. Your job will be
divided into two parts, the creation of an
actual fish and a news article announcing
the discovery of your fish.
Part 1: Create an Ocean Creature

You will be designing a 3D model of a fish or other aquatic organism.
Remember, your fish needs to be unique and interesting. You must also be
able to explain what all the parts of the fish are used for.

Guidelines:

 Your fish must be a 3-D model.
 Do not use anything that will “go bad”.
o (Ex: No Vegetables, Animals, Food, etc.)
 Your fish must be original.
 Your fish should have adaptations for its environment.

Suggestions:

 Use household items.
o (Ex: Soda Cans, Popsicle sticks, etc.)
 Make your organism’s adaptations make sense.
o (Ex: Lights for seeing in dark water)
 Use research to help you create an organism with
adaptations you can explain.

Grading Rubric: Points Earned:

 Creativity: 15 PTS
 Originality: 10 PTS +
 Effort: 10 PTS +
 Adaptations: 15 PTS +

TOTAL: 50 PTS TOTAL: / 50

Part 2: News Article

You will be writing a news article announcing that you have found the latest
and greatest sea creature this century! This article will need to have the
most detailed information available regarding your sea creature.

Guidelines:

 Your article must be roughly 1 page long.
 You will need to leave space for a picture of your creature.
 Your article must contain the following information:
o Where was your creature found?
o In which zone of the ocean does your creature live?
o What is the diet of your creature?
o What are the adaptations that your fish has? What are
they used for?
o What is the scientific name of your fish? What is its
common name?
o What is your fish’s physical appearance (male or
female, size, color)

Suggestions:

 Use existing news articles on the internet to help you write
your article.
 Come up with a clever title for your article.
 Be sure to include all the facts listed in the guidelines.

Grading Rubric: Points Earned:

 Creativity: 15 PTS
 Authenticity: 10 PTS +
 Effort: 10 PTS +
 Information: 15 PTS +

TOTAL: 50 PTS TOTAL: / 50

Congratulations! You have been chosen by a major
national comic book company to create a new comic book
character that will be included in a new comic book series.
Your character will be features in the new series “The
Elements of Adventure”. The new character that you create
will be a comic superhero or villain based on one of the elements
listed on the Periodic Table of the Elements. To aid in explain your
new character, you will also write a short story that will accompany your
character.

What Do I Need to Do?

1. Select an element from the Periodic Table and reserve it by
telling the comic book representative (Mr. Marmara). Students in the same class
will not be allowed to do this same element.
2. The characteristics of your element will determine the appearance of your
character. For example, the atomic weight and atomic number of your element
will help to determine the size and weight of your superhero/villain. The valence
electrons/electronegativity, reactivity, metal/nonmetal characteristics will help to
determine the strengths, weaknesses and character traits of your superhero as
well as who your allies/enemies are.
3. Create a detailed drawing, 3-D model, or short video presentation of your
superhero or villain, based on the characteristics of your element.
4. Attach a description of your hero/villain that answers the following questions:
a. What is your character’s name?
b. Is your character a Hero or a Villain?
c. Where did your character come from?
d. What are your character’s strengths?
e. What are your character’s weaknesses?
f. Who are the character’s enemies?
g. Who are the character’s allies?
h. Describe the character’s physical appearance
5. Write a short story that tells of one of the many adventures of your hero or villain
6. Prepare a 2-3 minute presentation

Grading Rubric

 50 PTS: All components are present & factually correct
 25 PTS: M.I.N.T. Work, Creative & Neat
 25PTS: Class presentation

Due Date

Your presentation with the comic book company is scheduled for:

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to create a travel brochure
for a specific ocean zone/ecosystem. You must convince potential
tourists that your ocean zone is the best, most interesting area of the
ocean to visit. Due to the weak economy, more tourists are needed and
so is your help!

Your travel brochure is due by:

Directions:

1. Fold a single sheet of paper into a travel brochure shape (Folding
it into thirds, as you would a letter works best)
2. Select one zone of the ocean (Intertidal, Neritic, Oceanic, Benthic,
Estuary) and include the name in some way on the FRONT cover.
You should also include a picture on your front cover.
3. The inside of the brochure must have the following:
a. Where is your zone/ecosystem located? (How do I get
there?)
b. What is the water like? (Visibility, Clarity, Temperature, etc)
c. What type of plants live there?
d. What type of animals live there?
e. Why would someone want to visit your zone/ecosystem?
(Pictures & words can be used to answer the questions above, be
as creative as you like, but be sure that your creative additions
have some connection to the facts presented to you in class).
4. The back must have your name, date, and class period.

How to earn Points:

Name of Zone on FRONT 5 Points
Picture of Zone on FRONT 5 Points
Location of Zone INSIDE 10 Points
Information about water INSIDE 10 Points
Information about plants INSIDE 10 Points
Information about animals INSIDE 10 Points
Name/Class Information on BACK 5 Points
M.I.N.T. Quality 10 Points
Correct Facts / Level of Detail 20 Points
Creativity 15 Points
TOTAL POINTS 100 POINTS

Congratulations! You have been selected to create a new
water quality bumper sticker for Union County Public Works!
The bumper sticker must follow certain criteria:
 Use of Microsoft Publisher
 Rectangular Shape
 Dimensions: 10 ½ “ x 3 ¾ “
 Must include at least one (1) of the following terms:
o pH
o Turbidity
o Dissolved Oxygen (D.O.)
o Nitrates (N-O)
o Temperature
o Bioindicator(s)
o Eutrophication
 Describe what good water quality would “look like” using
at least one of the above terms.
 Should include at least one illustration and/or picture*
 Should be “Catchy”, “Creative” & “M.I.N.T.”
*Be sure to cite the website where images are retrieved from

PROJECT: W.Q.B.S- Grading Rubric

 Use of Microsoft Publisher……………………………..5 PTS
 (Follow Template)
 Correct Shape …………………………………………….…5 PTS
 (Rectangle)

 Correct Size……………………………………………………5 PTS
 (10 ½ “ x 3 ¾ “)
 Use of one vocabulary term…………………………..10 PTS
 (Use from previous page)

 Explanation of vocabulary term……………………..25 PTS
 (Explains what healthy water would look like
to the understanding of the general public)

 Use of illustration(s) or picture (s)………………….20 PTS
 (1 predesigned or personally
created illustration)

 Correct citation of picture(s)………………………….10 PTS
 (Citation of illustrator on sticker)

 Creative & Catchy…………………………………………10 PTS
 (Helps to summarize the idea of good water
quality in a catchy, bumper-sticker style, way)

 M.I.N.T (Quality of Work)..………………………….…..10 PTS
 (Work is Meritorious, Interesting, Neat, Thoughtful)

TOTAL POINTS: …………………………………………………..100 PTS

African Mask Project African Mask Project

Name: ____________________ Name: ____________________

Mask Mask
Creativity ______/25 Creativity ______/25
Accuracy ______/25 Accuracy ______/25

Museum Piece Museum Piece
Grammar ______/15 Grammar ______/15
Information _______/15 Information _______/15

Presentation Presentation
Delivery _______/10 Delivery _______/10
Notes ________/10 Notes ________/10

Total: __________/100 Total: __________/100

African Mask Project African Mask Project

Name: ____________________ Name: ____________________

Mask Mask
Creativity ______/25 Creativity ______/25
Accuracy ______/25 Accuracy ______/25

Museum Piece Museum Piece
Grammar ______/15 Grammar ______/15
Information _______/15 Information _______/15

Presentation Presentation
Delivery _______/10 Delivery _______/10
Notes ________/10 Notes ________/10

Total: __________/100 Total: __________/100

African Mask Project
Due: Thursday- February 21, 2008

Africa is a land full of customs and rituals. One of the most colorful displays of tribal ritual can be found in
the many masking ceremonies throughout the continent. Although masking ceremonies are not as
common place in Africa as they once were, masks are still looked at as an important part of African
culture and history and are still used in important rituals and celebrations.
As one of the leading experts on African culture, Summary
you have been asked by a major museum to help
design a new African display for the “Cultures of the  Research an African mask
World” exhibit! They would like you to research and and ethnic group.
recreate an authentic African tribal mask! In order  Recreate the mask
to complete the display you will need to submit a
write-up about the mask and the tribe where the  Prepare a paper outlining
mask originated. Below you will find the specifics of your research.
your assignment. Have fun and congratulations on
 Present your findings and
being chosen to participate in this wonderful
mask to the class.
opportunity!

Assignment

Mask: Museum Piece: Presentation:
Points
1. Do some research and 1. After you have done the 1. You will need to make a 2 Mask 50
choose of the hundreds research, you should write -3 minute formal Creativity - 25 pts

of masks found in Afri- a one page summary of presentation to the Accuracy - 25pts
ca. your results. museum board (your
Museum Piece 30
2. Record any important 2. You will need at least one classmates) about your
Neatness and Grammar - 15pts
information. paragraph explaining the mask and your research.
Required Information - 15pts
3. Get a description of the ethnic group/tribe that 2. You will need to show off Presentation 20
mask such as size, color, your mask originates from. your mask and briefly
shape, etc… Be sure to include outline your research.
information about culture, 3. You will need to make
4. Draw a sketch or print history, location, etc..
out a picture of your notes during presentations
mask. 3. You will need at least one so that the information can
paragraph detailing the be compiled for the exhibit.
5. Using various material ceremonial use for your
recreate the mask using mask.
accurate colors and
shapes.

AfriCAN
Project
Due Thursday 1/3/08

What Is This All About:

Get a canned food item (with the label still on it). Using information that you get from
your research, you are going to create a new label that will fit over the original label.
Your label needs to be colorful, creative, and neat. It will be used to highlight one of the
problems that faces Africa today. The made-up contents of your can will be used to help
solve the problem.

So What Do You Need to Do?

Research one of the many problems that is facing Africa today. Once you have picked a
problem and researched it, you need to answer the following questions on the new
label of the can:

 What is the problem?

 Why does the problem exists?

 Where in Africa is this a problem?

BONUS
 How will the contents of your can will help to solve the problem.?
After the project is
finished, I will donate all
of the canned food items
to charity.

Cereal Box One side panel should include at least one interesting
quote from your hero and a brief background as to when

Requirements and why the particular quote was given, or to what event
the quote refers.

The front of the box should include the name of Another side panel should include some random trivial
the cereal – a creative name that somehow relates facts about your person – important relatives, funny
to your person - and a picture of the person. This facts, strange facts about the person’s death, interesting
can be printed, or hand-drawn. It might also information about a political campaign, etc.
include other slogans, catch-phrases, or other
comments that relate to your figure. (For The box top should include some kind of reference to
example, one dealing with President Obama might the most significant event in your person’s life. (The
say “change you can crunch into”) thing that made your person a revolutionary). This
reference could be in the form or a slogan or other brief
The back of the box should include detailed statement – but it should be brief. It is to be used as a
information about your figure. Here you are “grabber” to make your reader interested in reading the
writing an original biographical story about your historical essay on the back of your box.
Congratulations! You have been chosen by
chosen person. The story should include the
the CEO of a major cereal company to The box bottom should include your name, your class
following components:
serve as the head designer for a new com- period, and any and sources that you used during your
memorative cereal box. Your task will be to Information on the person’s life (birth, research.
redesign a cereal box to honor one of education, etc…)
America’s first Revolutionaries.
Information on the events that made your
• The first step in the assignment is to choose one
person and revolutionary figure (his/her role in the
person from American history who is considered a
American Revolution).
revolutionary. (see the list on the back)
The back may include some small pictures, but
• The next step should be to conduct research on
should mostly be a historical/biographical essay
this person using class notes, textbooks, , and oth-
er outside resources (both internet and print re-
sources).

~ The research should include biographical Due:
information that details who the person was, facts
Thursday December 15 (A day)
about their life, and why they are considered one
of America’s first revolutionaries Or
Friday December 16 (B day)
• The final step will then be to re-design a cereal
box that commemorates the life of this historical
figure and includes an essay about his/her life.

Nathan Hale Grading Criteria

ies James Madison Cover – 10 points (design, images, slogans)
l ut io na r
Revo
James Monroe Sides – 5 points each (quotes, anecdotes, trivia)

William Prescott
Top/Bottom – 5 points each (Grabber, name,
bibliography)
George Rogers Clark

Molly Pitcher Back – 40 points (Details, accuracy, grammar)

Abigail Adams Neatness – 10 points

Martha Washington Creativity - 10 points (overall look, creativity)
Patrick Henry

Betsy Ross Presentation – 10 points (clarity, preparedness,
John Adams
substance, professionalism)
Deborah Sampson
Samuel Adams
• **If you select someone who is not on the list or you
Benjamin Franklin copy and paste any part of your essay you WILL NOT
RECEIVE CREDIT FOR YOUR PROJECT!
John Hancock Website Resources
THIS WILL COUNT 25% OF YOUR TOTAL GRADE
Joseph Warren
http://www.nps.gov/revwar/about_the_revolution/revolutionary_
Richard Henery Lee people.html

Thomas Jefferson http://www.historycentral.com/bio/revoltbios/index.html

George Washington
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/people.aspx

Paul Revere
http://www.picadome.fayette.k12.ky.us/lab/currl/amer
Benedict Arnold _rev/figures.htm

John Paul Jones http://www.patriotresource.com/people.html

Nathanael Greene http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/bios.shtml

John Jay

Thomas Paine

Cereal Box Project
Name:________________________________________________________ Period:____________________

Cover: ________________ Neatness: ________________
Sides: ________________ Creativity: ________________
Top/Bottom: __________ Presentation: ________________
Back: ________________ TOTAL: ________________

Cereal Box Project
Name:________________________________________________________ Period:____________________

Cover: ________________ Neatness: ________________
Back: ________________ TOTAL: ________________

Cereal Box Project
Name:________________________________________________________ Period:____________________

Cover: ________________ Neatness: ________________
Back: ________________ TOTAL: ________________

Cereal Box Project
Name:________________________________________________________ Period:____________________

Cover: ________________ Neatness: ________________
Back: ________________ TOTAL: ________________

Cereal Box Project
Name:________________________________________________________ Period:____________________

Cover: ________________ Neatness: ________________
Back: ________________ TOTAL: ________________

Civil War Timeline
Project
Due Friday March 11, 2011
As a class we are going to create a human timeline! For your part, you are going
to research an assigned date and present it to the class as a part of the timeline.

What do I need to do?
 Research your date and find information about the who, what, when,
where, why and how of the event.
 Next you will need to use that information to write a 1-2 page summary of
your event. You will need to tell the “story” of what happened and why it
was important during the Civil War.
 After that, you need to create a display that visually tells the story of your
event. This can be a poster, project display board, t-shirt, etc… You should
include pictures and descriptions of the details and the people that were
part of your event.
 Finally, you will need to create a 2-3 minute presentation that you will give
to the class

How will I be graded?

 40% - Display
 40% - Written summary
 20% - Presentation
 Be sure that you cite all of your sources, and you DO NOT COPY AND
PASTE ANY PART OF YOUR PAPER. Work that is copied, will not receive
credit!

Create Your Own Culture Project Create Your Own Culture Project
1 6 Weeks Project
st 1st 6 Weeks Project

Name______________________________________ Name______________________________________

Culture Worksheets 25pts Culture Worksheets 25pts
Museum Display 25pts Museum Display 25pts
Required Elements 25pts Required Elements 25pts
Creativity 25pts Creativity 25pts

Total 100pts Total 100pts

Group grades____________________ total_________ Group grades____________________ total_________

_______ + ________ / 2= ___________ _______ + ________ / 2= ___________

Project Grade_________________ Project Grade_________________

Create your own culture

Group member grade Group member grade

Name grade reason Name grade reason

Your name____________________________________ Your name____________________________________

Create your own culture Create your own culture

Cultural museum score sheet

Culture display artifacts creativity total
Culture display artifacts creativity total

Group members:____________________________________
Group members:____________________________________ ____________________________________
____________________________________
Culture name: _____________________________________
Culture name: _____________________________________

Create your own culture
Cultural museum score sheet

Create Your Own Culture

The Stanford institute has stumbled across several new
cultures in the Parkwood Area! These new cultures have been found with
complete histories, societies and many cultural characteristics. The
question now is, who are these people? As anthropologists, you have
been given the task of unearthing these new societies. You will work
with a team to solve this mystery and trace these cultures through their
governments, economies, clothing, food, etc… Together with the Stanford
institute you will present your findings at a special museum exhibit.
Have fun and good luck!

The culture you present must include the following aspects:

-Completed Worksheet Packet
- An exhibit that details all of the findings (from the
worksheets)
- Models of housing, clothing and currency
- Three additional artifacts from the optional list
- A five to ten minute presentation explaining the culture

Create Your Own Culture

The Stanford institute has stumbled across several new
cultures in the Parkwood Area! These new cultures have been found with
complete histories, societies and many cultural characteristics. The
question now is, who are these people? As anthropologists, you have
been given the task of unearthing these new societies. You will work
with a team to solve this mystery and trace these cultures through their
governments, economies, clothing, food, etc… Together with the Stanford
institute you will present your findings on September 16 or 17 at a
special museum exhibit. Have fun and good luck!

The culture you present must include the following aspects:

-Completed Worksheet Packet
- An exhibit that details all of the findings (from the
worksheets)
- Models of housing, clothing and currency
- Three additional artifacts from the optional list
- A five to ten minute presentation explaining the culture

Create Your Own Island Project - Grade Sheet

Name____________________________________

Creativity _______/20 Five Parts of a Map _________/50 Three Geographic Features ______/30

Total___________/100 Grade__________


Name____________________________________


Total___________/100 Grade__________


Name____________________________________


Total___________/100 Grade__________


Name____________________________________


Total___________/100 Grade__________

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Hammurabi for President!!!!!!
Hammurabi (the ancient Babylonian king) has traveled through time and wants to be
elected president of the United States! He has enlisted you and your team to be his
chief election officials. It is up to you to help him get elected.

Its just a couple of months until the primaries and Hammurabi has hired you and
your team to create some magic! He has arrived in this century and wants to be in
charge again, but people are worried that he is not modern enough. He needs your
help to sway public opinion to get people to elect him President of the United States.

Your team will research him and the types of problems that he dealt with during his
ancient rule and translate that information into the skills he has to run our country
today. You will become an expert in one part of his life and report that information
back to your team.

Each person in your group will become an expert in one aspect of Hammurabi's life.

Farming Issues in Mesopotamia

Crime Control in Mesopotamia

Economy in Mesopotamia

Each group will create 3 campaign materials to assist Hammurabi in getting elected.

You must create at least one campaign item from each section.

Section 1

A Speech to United States televised on TV

A Speech to Fortune 500 Delegates

A Speech to Fraternal Order of Police

A TV ad with storyboard or script

Section 2

A Campaign Button

A Campaign Bumper Sticker

A Campaign Election Poster

3RD SIX WEEKS PROJECT

Con stitution!
Hats off to the
, 2011
Due Tuesday January 18

With the signing of the American Constitution, the principles and
ideas presented in that document would forever effect the citizens
of the United States. A little over 220 years later, those principles and
ideas still serve as the guiding force of America today. Now, we are Project Points
going to take our “hats off” to this timeless document by creating a Amendment Summary 40 pts
special hat that explores the theories of the Constitution! Hat 40 pts
Presentation 20 pts

First, using the Constitution, pick one of the amendments contained
in the document. Once you have chosen an amendment, next you
need to write a brief summary (3-4 paragraphs) explaining the
Constitutional amendment. Your summary should tell when the
amendment was added, explain what freedom or right is granted Reminders:
by the amendment, and discuss the affect the amendment has on  Your written summary
American citizens. Finally, you need to create a hat that highlights MUST be your own
your chosen amendment. Your hat should illustrate the things that work! Copy and pasting
from the internet will
were discussed in your summary. You should include symbols, not receive credit.
pictures, etc… that explain your Constitutional amendment and
 Be sure to work out your
shows examples of that amendment today. You may use any kind of presentation, you should
hat that you have, or you may make a paper hat. Also, you will be not just read your paper.
asked to present your amendment and hat to the class with a 2-3  Be creative and have fun
minute presentation. with your project!
Have fun and good luck!

Historic
Based on the skittles that you received, write down the following facts

Yellow – A North Carolina Symbol
Red – An Event from American History
Green – A Fact About North Carolina
Purple – A Person from American History
Orange – A Battle from an American War

History Book Project
“The Life and Times of Mahatma
Gandhi”

DUE Tuesday 4/21/09 or Wednesday 4/22

You have been asked by top publishing
company, Stanford Inc., to write a book
detailing the life of the great Indian
leader Gandhi!

Your book will be broken down into
chapters based on at least five key
events in Gandhi’s life. You will need
to have at least three to four
paragraphs written for each event.
Also, each event must have accompanying
pictures. As you write about each
event, remember to work toward
answering the common question of, “how
did Gandhi influence the world?”

Along with individual chapters, your
book must have a decorated front and
back cover, a title page, and a table
of contents.

Be creative, have fun, and do your
best!!!

Due 11/5-11/6
M y M i g r a t i o Due 11/5-11/6
n Story
Where are you from? How did you get to North Car-
olina? These are questions that you may have asked or
been asked yourself. As we have studied, many peo-
ple came from all over American and the world to settle
in colonial North Carolina. So how did you get to North
Carolina? For your second six weeks project you are go-
ing to explore that idea!
For this project you are going to explore your family’s
journey to North Carolina. For some the journey will be
long while others may have no journey at all, but
everyone has a story to tell.


1. Interview parents/family members/guardians
about moves your family has made. Ask them
why these moves occurred and what was the
attraction to the next place. Go as far back in
your family’s history as you can.

2. On a poster board or in a media presentation
show the above moves on a map. (Use
different colors for mother’s family and father’s
family). Maps may be of the world, the U.S., the
state, or the county.

3. Save one part of the poster board or media
presentation to display a flow chart or timeline
that explains each of the moves with a
sentence or two. Grading:
50% All components are present.
4. Prepare a 2-3 minute presentation and tell 25% Creativity, originality, and neatness.
your story. 25% Class presentation

Useful website for family research: rootsweb.com
This website contains collections of genealogy research. Many families are listed but
not all.

The Union County Public Library has free access to ancestry.com. You may use this
service for two hours each day. It is an excellent resource.

Weather:
Today—partly cloudy with

Newspaper Project
a 30% chance of rain

Tomorrow—Sunny with a
high of 70
Due: March 2, 2009

As the Editor-N-Chief what, when, where,
of your own newspa- why, and how. You
per, it is up to you to will also need to in-
deliver a quality clude a picture to ac-
first edition. Your company at least one
goal is to capture of the events.
Grading
your readers atten- After you have
Current Event # 1 20 tion and inform created your three
Current Event # 2 20
them about relevant news articles, you
news items from the must then include an
Current Event # 3 20 Middle East. original political
Political Cartoon 20 In creating this cartoon that you have
Picture 10 first edition of your created.
newspaper, you must ternet, television
Additional Items 10 Finally your
include three news news broadcasts,
new spa per m ust
Total 100 articles from the area news magazines,
include 2 additional
of the world known as etc… Once you have
items from the list to
the Middle East. In found your three
the left.
order to write these articles, you will need
Additional Items to write your own Have fun and good
articles you will need
 Advertisement to look at other summary of the event luck on your first
newspapers, the in- including the who, edition!!!
 Classified ad
 Weather report
 Comic Strip
Helpful Websites
 Editorial article
www.cnn.com

www.foxnews.com

www.abcnews.com

www.politicalcartoons.com

And the Oscar Goes to… Your Task:
You need to review the list of possible categories
3rd Six Weeks Project and through your research, you should be able to

Due 1/6 - 1/7 pick one of the ancient kings or queens to give one
of the awards to.
Possible Awards
Step 1 -

Decide what award you would like to give and to Best Pharaoh or Pharisee in a Leading Role
For hundreds of years Ancient Egypt was
whom you would like to give it. Do some research
ruled by Kings and Queens call Pharaohs Had the best leadership skills and ability
and decide what king or queen you are going to
and Pharisees. The- Best Pharaoh or Pharisee in a Supporting Role
select and for what award.
se men and women
Did the most for his or her people
ruled over one of Step 2 -
Best Director
the largest em- Write a speech in which you describe the life and
pires in all of the The Best Pharaoh or Pharisee
achievements of the king or queen you have
ancient world. selected. You will also need to include the title of Best Breakthrough Performance
Some of them your award and why this Pharaoh or Pharisee Changed Egypt the most
proved to be ex- deserves this ward. Your speech should be at
emplary rulers Best Original Performance
least two paragraphs. The first describing the life
while others of your chosen person and the second describing The most unique leader
proved to be not your award and the reason for giving it. Bloodiest Performance
so great rulers.
Step 3 - Fought/Killed/Conquered the most
As part of the
Finally you should create an award statue out of Bravest Performance
annual Ancient
Egyptian Oscar whatever materials you have. The Took the biggest risk as a leader

Gala committee, Only requirements are that the stat- Most Powerful Performance
it is up to you to ue has to be related to the award
The strongest leader
select who should and include the name of the
receive this Wealthiest Performance
award and the person receiving
year’s awards. it. The wealthiest leader

Poorest Performance

The worst Pharaoh or Pharisee

Egyptian Pharaoh Award

Name:
______________________________

Organization 25pts
Accuracy of 25pts
Information
Award 25pts
Justification
Statue 25pts
Total 100pts

Comments:

6th Six Weeks Project
A Tater in Time Project 1960’s
s
19 50’ 1940’s
s
1990’ 19 80’ 2000’s
1970’s s
From 1900 to 2010, America has gone through many changes to get to the modern
America that we know today. With each passing decade, America has witnessed
changing cultures, attitudes and ideas that make up the American spirit. Through
the use of research, creativity, a little bit of ingenuity and your favorite type of
potato, you are going to tell the story of one of the decades that have shaped
American history.

Here is what you need to do:

1. Once you have been assigned a decade, you must first do some research the in
order to gain a sense of what it was like to live in America during that time period.
Each project should include information on the following:
Fashion/Clothing/Hairstyles (men and women)
Music
Entertainment/Recreation/Leisure
Politics
Economy
Inventions, technology

2. After researching the decade, you will need to determine the format for your
project. You may choose to write a 1-2 page paper outlining your research, or you
make a PowerPoint or Video that presents your research.
3. Finally, once you have completed the other steps, you are going to create a
“potato person” to accompany your research. Your potato should have hair and
clothing that match your decade.
4. You will present your project and potato to the class in a 1-2 minute
presentation.

Good Luck and Have Fun!

Name__________________________ Class______________
Write a Storyboard…

You have been hired by Steven Spielberg to transcribe the non-fiction
story of religious development into a cartoon feature film.

Create a storyboard for presentation to Mr. Spielberg at the first
developmental meeting.

On this page, draft your storyboard…Your story must include the historical
development of Islam, Judaism, or Christianity from your textbook

________________________ ______________________ _____________________

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Woosh Book Instructions

Step 1

Fold the paper in half like a “hotdog”

Step 2

Open the paper back up – fold it in half like a “hamburger”

Step 3

With the fold at the top and the “flaps” at the bottom cut or tear the paper about half way
down the center

Step 4

Open the paper all the way back up so that the cut or tear is in the center of the paper.

Step 5

Fold the paper again along the original “hotdog” fold so that the tear is along the top

Step 6

Hold paper at both ends and push towards the center

Step 7

Fold flaps over to create the book

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