World History 9A, Trimester Project

Trimester Project
Teach us about someone who lived from the historic period from 1517 to 1917?

This is the final, big, whopping assignment in World History 9A.
120 points plus the possibility of some extra credit.
You will deliver your lesson on the day you choose.
Check the schedule in class.

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How did your person change the world?

 

Historic Collage

Description

This is the lesson you will give about the person you have chosen. The person must have done most of their life work during the time period we are studying - from 1517 to 1917

Objectives

During this lesson students present a thorough, yet brief, lesson to the class about the person they have chosen. The rubric for the student lessons is shown below.

You will also complete an essay about the person you chose. Please refer to rubic link located in the right column for details about scoring for both the lesson and the essay.

Essential questions

  1. What are the details of their life? Include a short biography of the person you chose that includes their birth and death dates, where they lived and what is known of their youth and adult lives.
  2. What were their life’s works? Simply put, you should describe what they did that made them worth selecting for your project.
  3. How did they affect the world in which they lived. For good or bad, what made them relevant?
  4. Why do we still discuss them today?
  5. What sources did you use for your information?

 

Instructions

Your lesson needs to include the following:

A brief biography of the person. The basics will do just fine. When did they live? What were the circumstances of their life? What made them well known? When and where did the die?

Then you need to tell us about their contribution to world history. Tell us how they shaped the world - or at least their part of it. What contributions did they make? How did they interact with those around them? Where did they devote their time and energy? Be specific here. Explain the details of these answers to us, don't just gloss over the surface.

How you deliver your lesson is entirely up to you. You may use a slide show - as most do, or you may do a video, a dramatic reading, a play, a video, a demonstration - within reason, an impression - whatever you like. The point is that you answer the essential questions in a way we can understand.
 

Lesson Topics and Schedule

Feb. 21

Beethoven: Isaac

John Smith: Brynelee: Ben, Andrew

Thomas Jefferson: Rayce

 

2/24

Vladimir Lenin: Kevin, Max, Brigham

George Washington: Megan, Ashton, mckay

John Wilkes Booth: Ian, Ruby, Brooke

Otto von Bismarck: Arianna, Jilyssa

Marie Antoinette: Lizzie, Rebecca, Hannah

 

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Links

Printed files

Click here to view a copy of the rubric for your lesson. NOTE >> Because of the lateness of the lessons this trimester, there is no essay requirement. You may ignore that page.

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