STORY BOOK PROJECT - APUSH 360 points
PURPOSE: The
writing a storybook geared to a ten-year-old reader (fifth grade level) will
enable you to demonstrate your knowledge and comprehension of a major theme of
United States History.
PROJECT: With
your assigned partner(s), you will create an illustrated children’s story that
chronicles one of the major themes of United States History. The theme must be selected from the list at
the end of the sheet. Your story should
be written in simple clear language so that a ten-year-old could read and enjoy
it.
Your storybook should, but not limited to, include
these features:
a. A visually appealing cover with an
appropriate title.
b. A brief introduction that describes
your theme.
c. Each section must
contain (1) an illustration of the event, (2) thought or voice bubbles coming
from the characters in the illustration, (3) a summary related to your theme,
(4) a brief explanation of the impact of the theme.
d. A brief conclusion that explains the
main point of your theme.
e. Additional touches
to make the storybook artistic and visually appealing-use of color, page
numbers, additional visuals, or graphics and the like.
f. Your storybook may be designed with stapled or
bound paper or on a larger piece of tag board or butcher paper. They should be written in ink or typed.
GRADING: The
storybook is worth three plus test grades or 360 points. Each section (a-f) is worth 60 points. Deadline
for this project is
THEMES:
ü Comparing the New Deal to the Great Society
ü Development of political parties in the 1790s
ü Compare and contrast Jeffersonian and Jacksonian views
on democracy for the masses
ü Explain the struggle between isolationism and
internationalism as it relates to the
ü Factors leading to rebellion against
ü Foreign policy between the WWI and WWII
ü 1950s Culture, Economics, and Politics
ü Role of the state and national governments in
promoting economic growth in the antebellum era
ü American foreign policy 1950 – 1975
ü Colonial Economy 1607 – 1763
ü Urbanization 1850 – 1900
ü Political philosophies in the Progressive Era
ü The Jazz Age as a decade of cultural conflict
ü Impact WWII on domestic
ü The relationship between the government and big
business during the Guild Age
ü The 1960s as a decade of cultural conflict
ü
Change
in the role and office of the Presidency or the federal government (post WWII)
ü
Change in 20th
Century US foreign policy: imperialism to isolationism to interventionism
ü
States
Rights & Controversies in the Age of
ü
The
Market Revolution during the Antebellum Age
ü
Mexican
War and the Expansion of Slavery
ü
Watergate
and the Nixon Presidency
ü
Civil
Rights Movement addressing the Failures of Reconstruction
ü
Reagan
revolution and the rising of conservatism during the 1980s
ü
Immigration
and City Life (1870 – 1910)
STORYBOOK PROJECT GRADE SHEET
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/60 A visually appealing cover with an
appropriate title. (SECTION A)
/60 A brief introduction that describes your
theme.
(SECTION B)
/60 Each section must contain (1) an illustration
of the event, (2) thought or voice bubbles coming from the characters in the
illustration, (3) a summary related to your theme, (4) a brief explanation of
the impact of the theme. (SECTION C)
/60 A brief conclusion that explains the main
point of your theme. (SECTION D)
/60 Additional touches to make the storybook
artistic and visually appealing-use of color, page numbers, additional visuals,
or graphics and the like.
(SECTION E)
/60 Your storybook may be designed with stapled
or bound paper or on a larger piece of tag board or butcher paper. They should be written in ink or typed.
(SECTION F)
STORYBOOK PRESENTATION
RUBRIC
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Score |
60 – 54 |
53 – 48 |
47 – 42 |
41 - 0 |
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SECTION A |
Storybook is highly creative and original |
Storybook is engaging, with several creative elements |
Storybook is straightforward with minimal creativity |
Storybook is dull and has little creativity |
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SECTION B |
Readers fully understands the theme and rationale for the theme |
Theme and explanation presented clearly, supported by adequate understanding of the concept and/or argument |
Theme and explanation presented clearly but with no elaboration |
Theme and explanation of concepts in not clear |
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SECTION C |
The storybook displays understanding of major and minor facts that supports the theme and follows instructions set forth |
Facts adequate to support the theme but not extensive and follows instructions set forth |
Factual knowledge is accurate but scanty and somewhat follows instructions set forth |
Facts are incorrect , misinformation is given and instructions are not followed |
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SECTION D |
Conclusion demonstrates the main points of the theme |
Conclusion gives general overview of the theme |
Conclusion simply restates theme |
Has no conclusion |
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SECTION E |
Storybook is very pleasing to the eye, easy to read and has excellent use of graphics |
Storybook is easy to read and uses graphic somewhat effectively |
Storybook can be read but graphics are not use effectively |
Uses additional touches sparingly and limited use of graphics |
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SECTION F |
All parts are written in ink or typed neatly and follows instructions set forth |
All parts are written in ink or typed neatly and somewhat follows instructions set forth |
Storybook is organized somewhat neatly and barely follows instructions |
Instructions are followed very little and the storybook is disorganized |