Cold War &
Civil Rights Assignment
For
this assignment you are going to choose ONE
of the following choices and complete the assignment.
Vietnam Era Assignment: Visual Essay
Your final assignment for the Vietnam Era unit is to create a Visual Essay Presentation in Photo Story or Windows Movie Maker (iMovie) as a way to remember past and present issues of the follies of wars without just cause.
First, select an issue/theme in connection with the Vietnam Era that we have studied (eg: John F. Kennedy, Cuban Missile Crisis, Berlin Wall, Vietnam battles, protests etc.) Once you have selected your issue/theme, begin to select images and choose a message that commemorates your topic.
Finally, combine your information and images to appropriate music that has a message/moral in connection with the Vietnam Era.
Your task will be:
1. Explore the
issue:
Ø Include introductory information on the issue you are remembering; its importance, its influence on American society, and political/cultural implications.
Ø Refer back to Ch.33, the power point presentations, and the various clips that were shown in class
2. Select a
song that accurately depicts the emotions and concerns of the
3. Visually
represent your issue supported with an appropriate message:
Ø Create a presentation in Photo Story or Movie Maker (if you are using a Mac, iMovie will work nicely)
Ø Select images (www.google.ca) that support your Visual Essay’s message and commemorate your issue
Ø Your images should create meaning and provoke critical insight and emotion
Ø Choose a message/quote (from your favourite musical artist, poet, writer, from one of the speeches that were studied, etc.) that demonstrates your understanding of the Vietnam Era
Ø You should focus on creating an effective presentation: time your slides to your song, have slides transition on their own, etc.
The Vietnam
Era: Visual Essay Rubric
Names: Issue:
|
Categories |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Level 4 |
|
Knowledge/ Understanding Understanding of
information, ideas, concepts, and themes Understanding of
relationships among facts, ideas, goals, principles, concepts and themes |
Demonstrates
limited understanding of the overall meaning of the chosen theme Demonstrates
limited understanding of the Civil Rights Movement in relation to a specific
theme Demonstrates
limited understanding of the goals and principles of the Civil Rights
Movement |
Demonstrates
some understanding Demonstrates
some understanding Demonstrates
some understanding |
Demonstrates
considerable understanding Demonstrates
considerable understanding Demonstrates
considerable understanding |
Demonstrates
thorough and insightful understanding Demonstrates
thorough and insightful understanding Demonstrates
thorough and insightful understanding |
|
Thinking/ Inquiry Critical and
creative thinking and Inquiry skills Critically think
about the message in selected music in relation to the Civil Rights Movement |
Unable
to effectively describe their selected music and message in their own words Unable
to support their reason for selecting their music and message Unable
to effectively connect their music and message to the overall issue presented
in the visual essay |
Able
to describe their selected music and message their own words with moderate
effectiveness Able
to support their reason for selecting their music and message with moderate
effectiveness Able
to connect their music and message to the overall issue presented in the
visual essay with moderate effectiveness |
Able
to describe their selected music and message in their own words with
considerable effectiveness Able
to support their reason for selecting their music and message with
considerable effectiveness Able
to connect their music and message to the overall issue presented in the
visual essay with considerable effectiveness |
Able
to describe their selected music and message in their own words with a high
degree of effectiveness Able
to support their reason for selecting their music and message with a high
degree of effectiveness Able
to connect their selected music and message to the overall issue presented in
the visual essay with a high degree of effectiveness |
|
Communication Communication of
information and ideas Communication (continued) Communication of
information and ideas |
Oral presentation: Communicates
the information and meaning of the music and message with limited clarity Visual Essay: Poorly
organized and communicates the information and meaning of the music and
message with limited clarity. Connection
of message to selected music and images are inappropriate. |
Oral presentation: Communicates
the information and meaning of the music and message with some clarity Visual Essay: Fairly
well organized and communicates the information and meaning of the music and
message with some clarity. Connection
of message to selected music and images are moderately appropriate. |
Oral presentation: Communicates
the information and meaning of the music and message with considerable clarity Visual Essay: Very
well organized and communicates the information and meaning of the music and
message with considerable clarity. Connection of message selected music and
images are appropriate. |
Oral presentation: Communicates
the information and meaning of the music and message with a high degree of
clarity, and with confidence Visual Essay: Extremely
well organized and communicates the information and meaning of the music and
message with a high degree of clarity.
Connection of message selected music and images are very appropriate. |
Comments:
Overall Level: __________
Civil Rights Assignment:
Visual Essay
Your final assignment for the Civil Rights unit is to create a Visual Essay Presentation in Photo Story or Windows Movie Maker (iMovie) as a way to remember past and present issues of inequality and discrimination.
First, select an issue/theme in connection with the Civil Rights movement that we have studied (eg: Martin Luther King, non-violence resistance, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, etc.) Once you have selected your issue/theme, begin to select images and choose a message that commemorates your topic.
Finally, combine your information and images to appropriate music that has a message/moral in connection with Civil Rights.
Your task will be:
1. Explore the
issue:
Ø Include introductory information on the issue you are remembering; its importance, its influence on American society, and political/cultural implications.
Ø Refer back to Ch.32, the power point presentations, and the various clips that were shown in class
2. Select a
song that accurately depicts the emotions and concerns of the Civil Rights
movement:
3. Visually
represent your issue supported with an appropriate message:
Ø Create a presentation in Photo Story or Movie Maker (if you are using a Mac, iMovie will work nicely)
Ø Select images (www.google.ca) that support your Visual Essay’s message and commemorate your issue
Ø Your images should create meaning and provoke critical insight and emotion
Ø Choose a message/quote (from your favourite musical artist, poet, writer, from one of the speeches that were studied, etc.) that demonstrates your understanding of the Civil Rights movement
Ø You should focus on creating an effective presentation: time your slides to your song, have slides transition on their own, etc.
The Civil
Rights Movement:
Visual Essay
Rubric
Names:
Issue:
|
Categories |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Level 4 |
|
Knowledge/ Understanding Understanding of
information, ideas, concepts, and themes Understanding of
relationships among facts, ideas, goals, principles, concepts and themes |
Demonstrates
limited understanding of the overall meaning of the chosen theme Demonstrates
limited understanding in relation to a specific theme Demonstrates
limited understanding of the goals and principles |
Demonstrates
some understanding Demonstrates
some understanding Demonstrates
some understanding |
Demonstrates
considerable understanding Demonstrates
considerable understanding Demonstrates
considerable understanding |
Demonstrates
thorough and insightful understanding Demonstrates
thorough and insightful understanding Demonstrates
thorough and insightful understanding |
|
Thinking/ Inquiry Critical and
creative thinking and Inquiry skills Critically think
about the message in selected music in relation to the Civil Rights Movement |
Unable
to effectively describe their selected music and message in their own words Unable
to support their reason for selecting their music and message Unable
to effectively connect their music and message to the overall issue presented
in the visual essay |
Able
to describe their selected music and message their own words with moderate
effectiveness Able
to support their reason for selecting their music and message with moderate
effectiveness Able
to connect their music and message to the overall issue presented in the
visual essay with moderate effectiveness |
Able
to describe their selected music and message in their own words with
considerable effectiveness Able
to support their reason for selecting their music and message with
considerable effectiveness Able
to connect their music and message to the overall issue presented in the
visual essay with considerable effectiveness |
Able
to describe their selected music and message in their own words with a high
degree of effectiveness Able
to support their reason for selecting their music and message with a high
degree of effectiveness Able
to connect their selected music and message to the overall issue presented in
the visual essay with a high degree of effectiveness |
|
Communication Communication of
information and ideas Communication (continued) Communication of information
and ideas |
Oral presentation: Communicates
the information and meaning of the music and message with limited clarity Visual Essay: Poorly
organized and communicates the information and meaning of the music and
message with limited clarity. Connection
of message to selected music and images are inappropriate. |
Oral presentation: Communicates
the information and meaning of the music and message with some clarity Visual Essay: Fairly
well organized and communicates the information and meaning of the music and
message with some clarity. Connection
of message to selected music and images are moderately appropriate. |
Oral presentation: Communicates
the information and meaning of the music and message with considerable clarity Visual Essay: Very
well organized and communicates the information and meaning of the music and
message with considerable clarity. Connection of message selected music and
images are appropriate. |
Oral presentation: Communicates
the information and meaning of the music and message with a high degree of
clarity, and with confidence Visual Essay: Extremely
well organized and communicates the information and meaning of the music and
message with a high degree of clarity.
Connection of message selected music and images are very appropriate. |
Comments:
Overall Level: __________
Comic Life Political Cartoon Assignment
|
|
The following elements
need to be included in your political cartoon: ü A creative and
original image that clearly illustrates your chosen topic ü Some dialogue,
a caption, labels, or a catch phrase that demonstrates the significance of
the political cartoon in relation to the Cold War (based on your chosen
topic) ü A one-page
written analysis of your political cartoon, including the reasons why your
theme/topic was important during this era and the significance of the overall
message/idea in relation to the Cold War This assignment will be due: ______________________________ |
|
A political cartoon is an
illustration or comic strip containing a political or social message that
usually relates to a current event or personalities. For the purpose of this
assignment, you will create your own political cartoon based on the Cold
War. You may choose from a variety of
topics including: ·
A specific theme (such as containment, the “iron
curtain”, McCarthyism, “soft on communism”…) ·
An important political, economic, social, or
cultural issue/policy/etc. (such as the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan,
loyalty oaths, NATO…) ·
A key figure(s) (such as Truman, Stalin,
MacArthur, McCarthy, Southern Dixiecrats…) ·
An important event/situation – national or global
(such as the war in Korea, China, the presidential election of 1948) |
POLITICAL CARTOON ASSIGNMENT RUBRIC
|
Expectations |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Level 4 |
|
Knowledge/Understanding: Demonstrates
knowledge of key facts, terms, and definitions from the Cold War era. Demonstrates
an understanding of content from the Cold War (including specific ideas and
themes from the Cold War era, such as political, economic, social and
cultural consequences as well as local and global affects of the Cold War) |
Demonstrates limited knowledge of key facts, terms, and definitions Demonstrates limited understanding of content from the Cold War era |
Demonstrates some knowledge of key facts, terms, and definitions Demonstrates some understanding of content from the Cold War era |
Demonstrates considerable knowledge of key facts, terms, and definitions Demonstrates considerable understanding of content from the Cold War
era |
Demonstrates thorough knowledge of key facts, terms, and definitions Demonstrates thorough understanding of content from the Cold War era |
|
Thinking /Inquiry: Use critical/creative thinking skills. Able to think critically and creatively in order to analyze a
specific theme, event, key figure, concept, etc. from the Cold War era. |
Analyzes a specific theme, idea, event, key figure, etc. in the form
of a political cartoon with limited
effectiveness and limited creativity |
Analyzes a specific theme, idea, event, key figure, etc. in the form
of a political cartoon with some
effectiveness and some creativity |
Analyzes a specific theme, idea, event, key figure, etc. in the form
of a political cartoon with
considerable effectiveness and considerable creativity |
Analyzes a specific theme, idea, event, key figure, etc. in the form
of a political cartoon with a high
degree of effectiveness and a high degree of creativity |
|
Communication: Expression and organization of ideas and information in visual form. Able to communicate the message of a political cartoon in relation to
a specific theme, idea, fact, etc. of the Cold War era. |
Communicates the message of the political cartoon with limited
effectiveness |
Communicates the message of the political cartoon with some
effectiveness |
Communicates the message of the political cartoon with considerable
effectiveness |
Communicates the message of the political cartoon with a high degree
of effectiveness |
|
Application: Transfer of knowledge and skills.
Able to transfer a specific theme, fact, idea, key figure into a
political cartoon. Able to make the
connection between the message and the significance of the political cartoon
in relation to the Cold War. |
Transfers a specific theme, fact, idea, etc. and message into a
political cartoon with limited effectiveness |
Transfers a specific theme, fact, idea, etc. and message into a
political cartoon with some effectiveness |
Transfers a specific theme, fact, idea, etc. and message into a
political cartoon with considerable effectiveness |
Transfers a specific theme, fact, idea, etc. and message into a
political cartoon with a high degree of effectiveness |