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American Revolution: Alternative Perspectives: Project Overview

Directions

Your project will have TWO parts: 

a RESEARCH component and the PROJECT component. 

The project will be accessible and posted for you in Schoology. This is a basic overview.

 

Step 1:  Spend time reviewing the resources and different people you can research.

Step 2:  Choose who you will be researching.

Step 3:  Complete the Research Organizer posted in Schoology.

Step 4:  Choose your project.  Project options will be posted in Schoology (Note: If you are choosing your own project option, remember to get approval from Mrs. Beall-Cottrell before starting).

Option 1

 Cowan, A. (2019, July 2). The woman who sneaked into George Washington’s Army. The New York Times.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/02/arts/design/the-woman-who-sneaked-into-george-washingtons-army.html

Option #1: Diary/Journal Entries

You will create original journal/diary entries from the perspective of the person you researched.  

Requirements:

  • You must have a minimum of 5 journal entries.  

  • Each entry must be at least a paragraph in length

  • Each entry must demonstrate an aspect of the person you researched (event, perspective, experience etc)

 

Option 2

Option #2:  Social Media Account (Histogram)

 You will create a social media account and posts for the person you researched.  You will make posts and post pictures that coincide with important dates and battles in the Revolutionary War.

  Requirements:

  • Use Social Media Account template provided

  • Set up a social media account that is reflective of the person you researched.

  • Make at least 8 posts with pictures about events/people in the Revolutionary War.

  • Make sure these posts are from the perspective of the person you researched.

Option 3

Time Capsule: 2020-2070. (n.d.). Get Involved Thunder Bay. https://getinvolvedthunderbay.ca/time-capsule-2020-2070

Option #3: Time Capsule

You will create a time capsule with artifacts, written sources, and pictures of the person you researched.

Requirements:

  • You must have a minimum of 5 original artifacts that you create.

  • Each artifact needs to be tagged or have a written description of what it is. 

  • You need to create a time capsule in a shoe box or other container.

Option 4

Option #4:  Original Project

 Do you have a hobby or talent that you would like to use to demonstrate your learning?  Are you a musician, artist or vlogger who would like to create an original project to show your work.

 If you would like to create your own assignment, write the details of your idea in a message over Schoology for approval.