Projects

Each student will be assigned a theme or group in American History, and you will create a five-minute presentation that covers that topic entirely. Your presentation can be a Powerpoint you narrate, a film you have created, or a Prezi that you talk the class through. Before you present, you will give the teacher a list of topics you will cover in your presentation. This should be typed; it will be returned to you with your grading sheet on exam day. Below 70: Presentation is not five minutes, has severe technical difficulties, does not cover most relevant facts, and/or topic list is not submitted.
 * Through U.S. History by Theme Project **
 * Grading criteria:**

70-79: Presentation is five minutes and covers many relevant facts, but some obvious facts are left out, there are severe technical difficulties, or presentation is mostly words with very little concern for audience interest or artistic appeal, including running more than 30 seconds over time.

80-89: Presentation is five to five and a half minutes, covers most relevant facts, and there are no significant technical difficulties; presentation is made interesting through pictures and/or music, and student appears to know material.

90-100: Presentation is five to five and a half minutes, covers most relevant facts, shows clear concern for interest-level of audience by engaging backgrounds, photographs and/or sounds, student narration (if needed) is smooth and shows signs of practice and preparation.

=**Unit Dates for One-Pager Projects**=

Unit 1: Ends 1763 Unit 2: Ends 1789 Unit 3: Ends 1824 Unit 4: Ends 1848 Unit 5: Ends 1860 Unit 6: Ends 1877 Unit 7: The West--1860-1898 Unit 8: Ends 1900 Unit 9: Ends 1920 Unit 10: Ends 1940 Unit 11: Ends 1960 Unit 12: Ends 1980 (includes Civil Rights movement)

** AP U.S. History Review One-Pagers **

The design of these summaries is up to you, but there are several requirements:
 * You must use unlined paper (I recommend at least 8 ½ X 14).
 * You must put the Unit # and Title at the top.
 * You must put your name, the date, and the period where I can find it.

The contents must include all of the following, however you want to arrange and present them:
 * the years covered
 * the presidents who served during those years
 * foreign policies and key events
 * domestic policies and key events
 * key court cases (by name, date and significance)
 * important documents (speeches, letters, treaties, songs, etc.)
 * at least one significant image, preferably more
 * the most influential people (besides the presidents already identified)

Finally, but very importantly, find a way to identify key trends or developments that you detect. You are looking for changes in American society, or government, or in our relationships to the rest of the world.

Organize your page in such a way that it is easy to understand (and read). Make it look nice for more points. Each set of projects will count four homework (other) grades.