Project 4In the roles of historian, curator and docent, you need to research the assigned era and design a layout/blueprint of the museum wing, choose at least 10 artifacts along with identification cards for the assigned era to display and portray in your museum wing, and create a presentation using Weebly, Prezi, etc. that goes BEYOND what is written on the identification cards.
Group Roles: Historian: You take the lead in the research for your team and the writing of the identification cards and providing information for the docent to complete their presentation. Along with your team, you should help decide how to represent the assigned era and help prepare the artifacts. Curator: You take the lead in designing the museum wing layout/blueprint, on paper, poster board, or digitally. Your layout/blueprint should provide a "birds-eyed" view of your museum wing and where each artifact is located. Your job is to choose and prepare the various artifacts for your exhibit in a creative way that has a logical flow
Docent: You take the lead in the presentation of the exhibit by preparing the presentation using Weebly, Prezi, etc. that goes BEYOND what is on the identification card by giving more detailed information about each artifact (something more insightful that a museum guide (called a docent) would explain during a tour. A small audio clip would be an excellent attachment to a presentation. Along with information provide by your team's historian, you should help decide how to represent the assigned era and help prepare the artifacts. |
Assessment Criteria (out of 100 points):
Artifacts: (25 points) Do your artifact choices reveal thought, preparation and creativity? Do they accurately reflect the assigned era? Written Information: (25 points) Do the identification cards reveal careful research? Do they include specific, accurate information? Do they appropriately explain the artifact, its uses and what it represents? Museum Wing Design: (25 points) Does the design of the museum lend itself to the theme of the assigned era. Is the overall design creative and thoughtful? Presentation: (25 points) Do you use your artifacts appropriately and effectively in your presentation? Do you properly give additional and insightful information that someone would expect on a guided tour of your museum that goes BEYOND what is on the identification card? |
Unit 1 - World CollideSection 1 – Age of Exploration
Section 2 – Religion Turmoil Section 3 – Success in the New World |
Unit 2 - World CollideSection 1 – New England
Section 2 – Elsewhere in America Section 3 – Shaping of Americanism |
Unit 3 - Seeds of RebellionSection 1 – Sowing the Seeds
Section 2 – The Road to Revolution Section 3 – Harvesting Discontent |
Unit 4 - Revolutionary AmericaSection 1 – Birth of Nation
Section 2 – Fight for Freedom: Lexington to Saratoga Section 3 – Fight for Freedom: Saratoga to Yorktown Section 4 – America: Trail and Error |
Unit 5 - The New RepublicSection 1 – Constitution: Handbook to American Democracy
Section 2 – Washington and the Young Republic Section 3 – Adams and Jefferson Section 4 - War of 1812 |
Unit 6 - Expansion and ReformSection 1 – Era of Good Feelings
Section 2 – Age of Jackson Section 3 – Border Disputes: Manifest Destiny Section 4 - Growing Pains: Early Reforms |
Unit 7 - Crisis, Civil War and ReconstructionSection 1 – Antebellum: The Coming Crisis
Section 2 – Civil War: A Nation Divided Section 3 – Civil War: Leaving Scars of War Section 4 - Reconstruction: The Problems with Peace Section 5 - Reconstruction: Retreat from Failure |
Unit 8 - The Great WestSection 1 – Trailblazing the West
Section 2 – The Indian Wars Section 3 – Populism and the Uniting of Farmers |
Unit 9 - Immigration and IndustrializationSection 1 – Coming to America
Section 2 – The Gilded Age and Corruption Section 3 – Unions: Workers Unite! |
Unit 10 - The Progressive EraSection 1 – Roosevelt: Shaping the Modern Presidency
Section 2 – Muckraking and Disenfranchisement Section 3 – Wilson’s America: The New Freedom |
Unit 11 - The American Empire |
Unit 12 - Prosperity and Depression |
Section 1 – The American Peril
Section 2 – American Imperialism Section 3 – The Great War: World War I Section 4 – War and Peace: The American Paradox |
Section 1 – The Roaring Twenties
Section 2 – Boom and Bust: The Great Depression Section 3 – Roosevelt and the New Deal |
Unit 13 - World War IISection 1 – Appeasement and the Rise of Dictators
Section 2 – The European Theatre Section 3 – The Pacific Theatre and the Birth of the Atomic Age Section 4 – Home Front and the Aftermath |
Unit 14 - Cold War TensionsSection 1 – Birth of the Cold War
Section 2 – Living on the Edge Section 3 – Kennedy and Cuba |
Unit 15 - Conflicts and Resolutions |
Unit 16 - Modern America |
Section 1 – Great Society and the Civil Rights Movement
Section 2 – The Vietnam War Section 3 – The Times They are A Changin’ Section 4 – Nixon and Watergate |
Section 1 – Energy Crisis and Problems Abroad
Section 2 – Resurgence of Conservatism Section 3 – Economic Prosperity Section 4 – Age of Terrorism |