CHY4U West & the World

Unit 1 Website Assignment

Your task over the course of the next week is to conduct research on a specific topic relating to Unit 1. In particular you will focus on The Renaissance, Reformation, the Age of Absolutism and Contact & Conflict. You will present your information in the form of a website. You will be provided with a Web Template to put your information, pictures and links. We will be using Macromedia Dreamweaver, and Adobe Photoshop.

Topics

Humanism Johann Gutenberg Leonardo da Vinci Martin Luther Philosophers Michelangelo Henry VIII Erasmus Ivan “the Terrible” Scientific Revolution Colonial Empires Descartes

The Medicis City States in Italy Renaissance Art Machiavelli Louis XIV Thomas More Methods of Torture Counter-Reformation Rise of the Ottoman Empire Columbus Copernicus Queen Elizabeth I

Sir Walter Raleigh Magellan The Age of Exploration The Reformation The Renaissance Architecture Inventions Religion Galileo Treaty of Westphalia Crusades Queen Isabella

Steps to Success in building your website:

Day 1: Research _____________________________
1. Login using your LOGIN.
2. Research your topic, write down all the websites you use (or copy & paste) into a text file. Find useful pictures, copy paste the addresses as well.
3. Find innovative and interesting elements about your topic that can enhance your website.

Day 2-4: Work on Website & continue research _____________________________
1. Login using your LOGIN.
2. Open Internet Explorer and Macromedia Dreamweaver
3. Get the web template from the Online Binder templatewest.html

Day 5: Finishing Touches on your website ___________________

Final Day: Quiz _____________________________


**If you think you are going to take longer than the time allotted make sure that you use your lunch or after school to complete your website by Day 5.

Criteria	Level 4	Level 3	Level 2	Level 1
A. Research Thinking/Inquiry	- Exceptional research that includes textbook, websites, journals, images, pictures	- research includes textbook, websites, journals, images, pictures	- simple websites were used for research	- research lacks depth. Did not extend past a cursory level of research.
B. Written Elements Communication	- Presents an exceptional written summary of the topic with excellent examples or stories to enhance the content.	- Presents a well written summary of the topic with extra examples or stories to enhance the content.	- Presents a written summary of the topic.	- Summary contains grammatical and spelling mistakes. Key elements of the topic are missing, needs to be resubmitted.
C. Website Construction Application	- The website is exceptionally organized. - A superb blend of text, images and design. - Professional appearance.	- The website is well organized. - Good blend of text, images and design. - Clean organized appearance.	- The website has some unorganized elements - Lack of balance between text and images. - Appears elementary	- The website is disorganized. - All elements not apparent - Information is lost in a poor design.
D. Links Communication / Application	-The article includes effective links for further study and information. Links are well organized and easy to find. - Internal links to your other pages are easy to find, well labelled and logically organized.	-The article includes effective links for further study and information. Links are well organized and easy to find. - Internal links to your other pages are easy to find, well labelled and logically organized.	-The article includes effective links for further study and information. Links are well organized and easy to find. - Internal links to your other pages are easy to find, well labelled and logically organized.	-The article includes effective links for further study and information. Links are well organized and easy to find. - Internal links to your other pages are easy to find, well labelled and logically organized.
E. Deadline	The assigned deadline was met with an exceptional end product.	The assigned deadline was met.	An element of the assignment was not complete.	More than one element of the assignment was not completed.
F. Quiz Knowledge	21-25 out of 25	17-21 out of 25	13-16 out of 25	Less than 13/25
Total				/50