DELETED MINI-PROJECTS
(NO LONGER AN OPTION)
11. Political Cartoon Analysis
Description: Select 10 existing political cartoons already drawn about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877) and analyze them.
Requirements: Copy and paste the original political cartoons into your Word/Google Doc or Google Slides. After that, provide a 1-page analysis/opinion for each cartoon. This analysis needs to be typed with 12-point/Times New Roman font and double-spaced. It does not need to be double-spaced on Google Slides. And YES... you may screenshot political cartoons from Dr. Hartnell's lectures! (NOTE: If you selected Political Cartoons as your Mini-Project for this unit, you are not permitted to use the same 2 cartoons from that assignment toward the 10 you need for this one.)
A.I. FRIENDLY?: NO.
You may NOT use A.I. for this particular Big Project.
Description: Select 10 existing political cartoons already drawn about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877) and analyze them.
Requirements: Copy and paste the original political cartoons into your Word/Google Doc or Google Slides. After that, provide a 1-page analysis/opinion for each cartoon. This analysis needs to be typed with 12-point/Times New Roman font and double-spaced. It does not need to be double-spaced on Google Slides. And YES... you may screenshot political cartoons from Dr. Hartnell's lectures! (NOTE: If you selected Political Cartoons as your Mini-Project for this unit, you are not permitted to use the same 2 cartoons from that assignment toward the 10 you need for this one.)
A.I. FRIENDLY?: NO.
You may NOT use A.I. for this particular Big Project.
Interview
Description: Pretend to interview a famous/important person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: You may type this up as a transcript or film this mock interview (which can be you playing both parts). There should be 10 topical questions asked (not counting "What's your name?" or "How are you doing?"). You should ask them what they recall - or where they were - when a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from that time happened. Write down their (pretend) responses or record yourself interviewing the (pretend) individual. Whether you film this or not, you need to provide a transcript of what was asked (and the answers). It should be typed with 12-point/Times New Roman font and double-spaced. If done properly, a transcript for a 10-minute interview should exceed 10 typed pages.
Description: Pretend to interview a famous/important person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: You may type this up as a transcript or film this mock interview (which can be you playing both parts). There should be 10 topical questions asked (not counting "What's your name?" or "How are you doing?"). You should ask them what they recall - or where they were - when a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from that time happened. Write down their (pretend) responses or record yourself interviewing the (pretend) individual. Whether you film this or not, you need to provide a transcript of what was asked (and the answers). It should be typed with 12-point/Times New Roman font and double-spaced. If done properly, a transcript for a 10-minute interview should exceed 10 typed pages.
Attend and Perform at a Poetry Reading
Description: Write your own poem/song/rap about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877) and record yourself presenting it at a local poetry reading.
Requirements: For starters, you WILL need to perform this poem/song/rap at a local poetry reading AND someone will need to film you.
A. Song/rap requirements: It should be 4-8 lines per verse and should be organized in the following manner:
1. Intro (4 lines)
2. Verse #1 (4-8 lines)
3. Chorus (4 lines)
4. Verse #2 (4-8 lines)
5. Repeat Chorus (same 4 lines)
6. Verse #3 (4-8 lines)
7. Repeat Chorus (same 4 lines)
8. Outro (4 lines).
This song/rap should be typed with 12-point/Times New Roman font. It does not need to be double-spaced.
B. Poem requirements: It should be between 6-10 stanzas (in which one stanza is 4 lines) and typed with 12-point/Times New Roman font. It does not need to be double-spaced. The poem should be meaningful and more than "Roses Are Red...".
Remember! When performing in public, you represent yourself, your school, and this classroom. No profanity, sexual innuendos, or offensive slang/jargon will be tolerated; using such may result in disciplinary steps being taken.
Description: Write your own poem/song/rap about a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event/person from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877) and record yourself presenting it at a local poetry reading.
Requirements: For starters, you WILL need to perform this poem/song/rap at a local poetry reading AND someone will need to film you.
A. Song/rap requirements: It should be 4-8 lines per verse and should be organized in the following manner:
1. Intro (4 lines)
2. Verse #1 (4-8 lines)
3. Chorus (4 lines)
4. Verse #2 (4-8 lines)
5. Repeat Chorus (same 4 lines)
6. Verse #3 (4-8 lines)
7. Repeat Chorus (same 4 lines)
8. Outro (4 lines).
This song/rap should be typed with 12-point/Times New Roman font. It does not need to be double-spaced.
B. Poem requirements: It should be between 6-10 stanzas (in which one stanza is 4 lines) and typed with 12-point/Times New Roman font. It does not need to be double-spaced. The poem should be meaningful and more than "Roses Are Red...".
Remember! When performing in public, you represent yourself, your school, and this classroom. No profanity, sexual innuendos, or offensive slang/jargon will be tolerated; using such may result in disciplinary steps being taken.
Reality TV Show
Description: Using real political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical people from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877), create a Reality TV Show in which they must interact.
Requirements: You can write the script or actually film a version of this show. The script should be organized like an actual script with lines and the names of the actors saying them. The script should be 5 pages in length and typed with 12-point/Times New Roman font. It should not be double-spaced. If filmed, the show should be 5 minutes in length. No profanity, sexual innuendos, or offensive slang/jargon will be tolerated in the script or during the show; using such may result in disciplinary steps being taken.
Description: Using real political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical people from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877), create a Reality TV Show in which they must interact.
Requirements: You can write the script or actually film a version of this show. The script should be organized like an actual script with lines and the names of the actors saying them. The script should be 5 pages in length and typed with 12-point/Times New Roman font. It should not be double-spaced. If filmed, the show should be 5 minutes in length. No profanity, sexual innuendos, or offensive slang/jargon will be tolerated in the script or during the show; using such may result in disciplinary steps being taken.
Alternate History
Description: Write a "What if?" story about an alternate version of something that happened during a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: Pick an actual event from the material covered by the unit and brainstorm what would've happened if that event turned out differently, if a country won a battle it lost, if something wasn't invented, or if someone wasn't assassinated. This paper needs to include an introductory paragraph explaining how the actual events unfolded. From there you have to show the ramifications of what would've happened if it played out differently - what might have changed throughout history? These new scenarios need to be plausible and not too far-fetched. This paper needs to be 5 pages long, typed with 12-point/Times New Roman font, and double-spaced.
Description: Write a "What if?" story about an alternate version of something that happened during a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: Pick an actual event from the material covered by the unit and brainstorm what would've happened if that event turned out differently, if a country won a battle it lost, if something wasn't invented, or if someone wasn't assassinated. This paper needs to include an introductory paragraph explaining how the actual events unfolded. From there you have to show the ramifications of what would've happened if it played out differently - what might have changed throughout history? These new scenarios need to be plausible and not too far-fetched. This paper needs to be 5 pages long, typed with 12-point/Times New Roman font, and double-spaced.
Social Justice
Description: Write a report on social justice during Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: Pick a Supreme Court ruling or social justice event from the material covered by the unit and write a 5-page summary (including your opinion). How might this case or event have been covered differently today? How might the outcome have been rendered differently? The summary must be typed with 12-point/Times New Roman font and double-spaced. This is NOT to be copied and pasted from a Google Search. You will need to include your sources at the end of your paper.
Description: Write a report on social justice during Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: Pick a Supreme Court ruling or social justice event from the material covered by the unit and write a 5-page summary (including your opinion). How might this case or event have been covered differently today? How might the outcome have been rendered differently? The summary must be typed with 12-point/Times New Roman font and double-spaced. This is NOT to be copied and pasted from a Google Search. You will need to include your sources at the end of your paper.
Diaries/Journals
Description: Pick someone (real or fake) involved in a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877) and write a series of diary/journal entries.
Requirements: Real or fake, what might this person be writing a journal about? The entries should reference actual events from the time period. The person's response or opinion should be in line with what it might have actually been. In other words, don't have an anti-war person spouting off pro-war sentiments. There should be 10 journal entries written. Each entry should be 1-page in length, typed with 12-point/Times New Roman font, and double-spaced. The entries should contain dates that fit within the parameters of this person's life. The journals can be humorous, so long as they aren't offensive.
Description: Pick someone (real or fake) involved in a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877) and write a series of diary/journal entries.
Requirements: Real or fake, what might this person be writing a journal about? The entries should reference actual events from the time period. The person's response or opinion should be in line with what it might have actually been. In other words, don't have an anti-war person spouting off pro-war sentiments. There should be 10 journal entries written. Each entry should be 1-page in length, typed with 12-point/Times New Roman font, and double-spaced. The entries should contain dates that fit within the parameters of this person's life. The journals can be humorous, so long as they aren't offensive.
Pen Pals
Description: Write multiple letters back-and-forth between key people involved in a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: Select 2 (or more) actual people from the time period covered by the unit. What might they be writing letters to each other about? The letters should reference actual events from the time period. The response or opinions of the pen pals should be in line with what they might have actually been. In other words, don't have an anti-war person spouting off pro-war sentiments. There should be 5 letters written by each person involved in the pen pal arrangement (10 total). Each letter should be formatted and written like an actual letter (1-page in length, typed with 12-point/Times New Roman font, and double-spaced). The letters should contain dates that fit within the parameters of the lives of these pen pals. The letters can be humorous, so long as they aren't offensive.
Description: Write multiple letters back-and-forth between key people involved in a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: Select 2 (or more) actual people from the time period covered by the unit. What might they be writing letters to each other about? The letters should reference actual events from the time period. The response or opinions of the pen pals should be in line with what they might have actually been. In other words, don't have an anti-war person spouting off pro-war sentiments. There should be 5 letters written by each person involved in the pen pal arrangement (10 total). Each letter should be formatted and written like an actual letter (1-page in length, typed with 12-point/Times New Roman font, and double-spaced). The letters should contain dates that fit within the parameters of the lives of these pen pals. The letters can be humorous, so long as they aren't offensive.
First person/eyewitness account
Description: Write a fictional story about being present at a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: This should be 4 pages, typed with 12-point/Times New Roman font, and double-spaced. Your account should include an introductory paragraph of who the eyewitness is and what event they're witnessing. You will need to include your sources at the end of your paper.
Description: Write a fictional story about being present at a major political, cultural, athletic, educational, societal, religious, entertainment, or historical event from Colonial America (1607-1775), the American Revolution (1775-1783), Antebellum America (1783-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), or Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Requirements: This should be 4 pages, typed with 12-point/Times New Roman font, and double-spaced. Your account should include an introductory paragraph of who the eyewitness is and what event they're witnessing. You will need to include your sources at the end of your paper.
