During the unit, students will need to complete TWO Mini-Projects from Dr. Hartnell's approved list, which is found found below.
This list is not all encompassing, and students are permitted to pitch Dr. Hartnell a suggestion and/or different Mini-Project idea. These need to be approved prior to completion and submission.
Students may create their projects using traditional means (markers, posters, etc.). If they choose to do this, they need to take a picture of their projects and send them to Dr. Hartnell's school e-mail (hartnelb@wcsoh.org).
If students want to use their computers or on-line platforms to create their projects, they are certainly welcome to do so. They should submit these as attachments to Dr. Hartnell's school e-mail (hartnelb@wcsoh.org).
Please be sure to label all Mini-Project submissions as "Mini-Project #1" and "Mini-Project #2".
Students earn 50 points for completing their Mini-Projects (25 points each) and are able to complete a third Mini-Project for up to 10 bonus points.
This list is not all encompassing, and students are permitted to pitch Dr. Hartnell a suggestion and/or different Mini-Project idea. These need to be approved prior to completion and submission.
Students may create their projects using traditional means (markers, posters, etc.). If they choose to do this, they need to take a picture of their projects and send them to Dr. Hartnell's school e-mail (hartnelb@wcsoh.org).
If students want to use their computers or on-line platforms to create their projects, they are certainly welcome to do so. They should submit these as attachments to Dr. Hartnell's school e-mail (hartnelb@wcsoh.org).
Please be sure to label all Mini-Project submissions as "Mini-Project #1" and "Mini-Project #2".
Students earn 50 points for completing their Mini-Projects (25 points each) and are able to complete a third Mini-Project for up to 10 bonus points.
APPROVED MINI-PROJECTS LIST
(Have a suggestion? Talk with Dr. Hartnell!)
Current Events
Read two current events articles about civil rights today and provide a 1-page summary and an opinion for both.
Read two current events articles about civil rights today and provide a 1-page summary and an opinion for both.
Unpopular opinion/editorial
Write an editorial in which you provide (and defend) an unpopular opinion about the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement.
Write an editorial in which you provide (and defend) an unpopular opinion about the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement.
Timeline
Create a timeline about the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement.
Create a timeline about the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement.
Song/rap
Write a song about the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement. (You do NOT have to perform it.)
Write a song about the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement. (You do NOT have to perform it.)
Poetry
Write a poem about the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement. The poem should be meaningful and be more than a "Roses Are Red..." kind of approach.
Write a poem about the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement. The poem should be meaningful and be more than a "Roses Are Red..." kind of approach.
NCAA Brackets
Using key figures from the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement, create a "16-team" NCAA-styled bracket to determine who is the best/most important/most influential. Be sure to provide reasons behind why certain people "defeat" others to advance along the way.
Using key figures from the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement, create a "16-team" NCAA-styled bracket to determine who is the best/most important/most influential. Be sure to provide reasons behind why certain people "defeat" others to advance along the way.
"Say what?" Music
Select a song from the 1960s that's about the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement and write down the lyrics. Go through an analyze what the artist is trying to say and why.
Select a song from the 1960s that's about the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement and write down the lyrics. Go through an analyze what the artist is trying to say and why.
Memes
Create 5 new memes about the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement. (CAUTION: Use discretion and tact when creating these.) Provide a 1-sentence description about what is being satirized.
Create 5 new memes about the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement. (CAUTION: Use discretion and tact when creating these.) Provide a 1-sentence description about what is being satirized.
Text Message
Select a key event from the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement and create a fictional string of text messages between two or more famous people involved.
Select a key event from the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement and create a fictional string of text messages between two or more famous people involved.
Collage
Create a collage of the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement and explain why you used what you did.
Create a collage of the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement and explain why you used what you did.
Create Your Own Political Cartoon
Pick an event or battle from the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement and draw your own political cartoon.
Pick an event or battle from the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement and draw your own political cartoon.
Comic Strip
Pick an event or battle from the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement and draw your own comic strip about it.
Pick an event or battle from the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement and draw your own comic strip about it.
Crossword Puzzle
Create a crossword puzzle using 20 key people, battles, etc. from the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement.
Create a crossword puzzle using 20 key people, battles, etc. from the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement.
Conspiracy!
Further examine any of the JFK Assassination Conspiracy Theories and write a 2-page summary along with your opinion.
Further examine any of the JFK Assassination Conspiracy Theories and write a 2-page summary along with your opinion.
Cereal Box
Create a cereal box using key people, battles, etc. from the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement. What are the ingredients? What "prizes" can be found inside?
Create a cereal box using key people, battles, etc. from the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement. What are the ingredients? What "prizes" can be found inside?
Advertisement
Create an advertising campaign to sell a real or fictional product. Use a real historical figure from the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement.
Create an advertising campaign to sell a real or fictional product. Use a real historical figure from the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement.
Time Capsule
Create a time capsule of items saved from the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement.
Create a time capsule of items saved from the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement.
Internet Scavenger Hunt
Create an internet scavenger hunt for people to track down items from the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement.
Create an internet scavenger hunt for people to track down items from the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement.
Artwork
Draw or paint a picture of the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement.
Draw or paint a picture of the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement.
Vietnam Battle
Select a battle from the Vietnam War to research and write a 2-page summary about it.
Select a battle from the Vietnam War to research and write a 2-page summary about it.
Illustrated Quotes
Choose a meaningful quote from the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement and draw or paint a picture inspired from it.
Choose a meaningful quote from the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement and draw or paint a picture inspired from it.
Recipes
In the similar fashion you may have written a recipe to describe a parent or guardian in kindergarten ("Add three scoops of love" and a "pinch of forgiveness"), create a fictitious recipe about the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement.
In the similar fashion you may have written a recipe to describe a parent or guardian in kindergarten ("Add three scoops of love" and a "pinch of forgiveness"), create a fictitious recipe about the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the pop culture of the 1960s, JFK and LBJ, and/or the Counterculture Movement.
