Mrs



Mrs. Jordan

U.S. History

Chapter 8 Project

Assignment: Each group will be responsible for teaching their designated topics for a class period.

Timeframe: Presentations will begin Wednesday October 23rd and go through Tuesday October 29th. How you organize your presentation is up to you. All materials to be used in your presentation for all groups are due Wednesday October 23rd regardless of which day you are presenting.

Materials:

1. Each group will receive a manila folder in which they must include one copy of all materials they will

be using in their presentation (presentation outline, hard copy of powerpoints, handouts for

the class, etc.- see presentation guidelines/required materials).

2. Regardless of which day your group presents, all materials you will be using in your presentation are due

to me on Wednesday October 23rd at the start of the period. One group member will turn in the folder

with all of your materials in it on that date.

3. How you organize your presentation is up to you. You must cover the material assigned to your group

(see outline below). You will be graded on your creativity, so don’t just do the same activity for

45 minutes.

4. For your power point, please be aware there may be glitches in the presentation if you have put it together

on a MAC.

5. As a back-up, you must e-mail a copy of your presentation to me at kjordan@ by

Wednesday October 23rd. I would recommend typing in my e-mail address in the address line rather

than trying to use the link on the school webpage.

Sources and Citations Guidelines:

1. You must use at least three sources outside of the textbook. Material taken from sources must be

paraphrased IN YOUR OWN WORDS – NO CUTTING AND PASTING!!! If there is reason to

suspect you have plagiarized you will be asked to copy your slides into a word document and submit it to



2. Your group will be held accountable for the credibility of your sources. If you find information on a

given topic on a given site, cross checking it on another site is always a good idea. Sources like

Wikipedia and Infoplease (for example) will not be considered credible sources for purposes of this

project.

3. The last slide in your presentation will serve as your works cited slide. All sources used in the

presentation must be cited on this slide in MLA format

4. Each slide must have a minimum of one internal citation. Citations must be done using MLA format.

5. Citing sources in the text - In MLA style, references to sources are placed in the text of the paper to

briefly identify sources for readers and enable them to locate the source of the cited information in

the Works Cited list. The information appears in parentheses, at the end of the sentence where the

cited material appears.

• For print sources, the author’s last name, and the page number on which you found the material would appear in parentheses at the end of a sentence. Ex: (Doe 78).

• Electronic and online sources are cited just like print resources in references cited in the text. If an online source lacks numbering, omit numbers from the parenthetical references. If a source includes fixed page numbers or section numbering, such as numbering of paragraphs (pars.), cite the relevant numbers. Ex: (Smith).

• For internet sources with no author, include in the text the first item that appears in the Work Cited entry that corresponds to the citation (e.g. author name, article name, website name (not full URL), film name). Ex: (“World Factbook”).

• A useful web resource to help students with putting their citations in proper format is . Click on “MLA 7th edition”, then click on the appropriate source type – “Web Document” will be applicable for many online sources, and put in as much information as you have from your source (author, title of webpage, title of website, date published or last revised, publishing organization, date retrieved, and URL).

• Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab also has a great deal of information on how to properly format citations for sources.

• A useful site for learning to properly quote, paraphrase or summarize material can be found at:

Presentation Guidelines/Required Materials:

1. Your group is expected to use a variety of methods of teaching in order to receive maximum points. For

example you do not want to do 45 minutes of straight powerpoints.

2. Each group must submit a typed outline of their lesson plan for the period with estimates of how long

each planned activity will take. Ex: powerpoint – 15 minutes, youtube on temperance – 6 minutes….

3. If you use a DVD or you-tube clip etc. it cannot take up more than 10 minutes total of your presentation.

*Also make sure the clip you use is RELEVANT to the time period you are covering. Example a video

exclusively on women’s suffrage in the 1920s would not relate to the 19th century women’s movement.

5. If you are using handouts, I need them by October 22nd if you want me to run copies.

6. Do not just read directly off of the powerpoints and be prepared to answer questions about your

presentation. Also, feel free to ask questions of the class during your presentation.

7. Do not overload your slides with information. A good rule of thumb would be to put written information

in 20 point font or larger. Remember it is actually a good thing to be able to discuss in more detail a topic

that appears written on your slide.

8. Be sure to use relevant pictures in your slideshow to illustrate the topics you are discussing.

9. Speak clearly, and try not to talk too fast.

10. Some activities will take a little longer than you planned, MOST will not take as long though. It is better

to have too much planned than not enough. If you do not get to every activity (provided you covered all

of the required content) that is okay. Ideas people have used for activities include: lecture, you-tube

clips, homemade videos, jeopardy games, word searches, and so on.

11. You may bring in food as part of your presentation so long as it is nut-free. Please clear this with me

first.

Topics:

1. Day 1 ( Wednesday October 23rd ) Chapter 8 section 1: Religion Sparks Reform

a. the Second Great Awakening Changes America

1. leaders of the Evangelical movement

2. revival meetings

3. African American churches

b. Non-Protestants Suffer Discrimination

1. Mormons – leaders, achievements of the Mormons

2. reasons Catholics and Jews suffered discrimination

c. Transcendentalism and Utopias

1. Transcendentalist philosophy (or beliefs)

2. Influence of Emerson and Thoreau

3. examples of experiments in communal living and why they succeeded or

failed

d. Reforming prisons and insane asylums

1. Dorothea Dix

e. Reforming Education

1. the rise of public schools

2. Horace Mann

2. Day 2 (Thursday October 24th ) Chapter 8 section 2: Slavery and Abolition

a. The Fight Against Slavery

1. leaders of the abolition movement and their message

2. status and contributions of free blacks

3. growing support for abolition

b. Life Under Slavery

1. cruel treatment

2. rural vs. urban slavery

3. resistance and slave revolts

c. Working Against Abolition

1. Southern defense of slavery (different arguments)

2. Northern racism and the Gag Rule

3. Day 3 (Friday October 25th) Chapter 8 section 3: Women and Reform

a. Women Work for Change

1. legal, economic, social limitations on 19th century women

2. cult of domesticity

3. working women

4. women take leading roles in reform movements

b. Women Begin the Fight for Rights

1. aims and ideas of women’s rights activists

2. leaders of the women’s rights movement

c. The Temperance Movement

1. goals of movement

2. leaders of the movement and their accomplishments

d. Education for Women

1. successes and obstacles

e. Health Reform

1. Women’s health issues

f. Women Convene in Seneca Falls

1. purpose and accomplishments of the Seneca Falls convention

4. Day 4 (Monday October 28th)Chapter 8 section 4: The Changing Workplace

a. Rural Manufacturing and the Industrial Revolution

1. cottage industry

2. Early entrepreneurs and the first factories

3. Artisans

b. Lowell Massachusetts

1. “mill girls”

2. working and living conditions

3. strikes

4. seeking a political voice – fight for better wages and conditions

c. Immigration

1. German

2. Irish

d. Trade Unions

1. Attempts to organize workers

2, Commonwealth v. Hunt

5. Day 5 (Tuesday October 29th) Chapter 9 section 1: The Market Revolution

a. Market Revolution

1. capitalism

2. entrepreneurs

3. new inventions

4. increased demand

b. The Economic Revolution

1. changes in communication and transportation

2. regional differences – South, Northeast, Midwest

3. technology revolutionizes farming

Requirements/Evaluation: This project is worth 100 points. Below is a breakdown of how you and your group will be graded.

Materials:

1. A one-page typed outline (5 points) –Detail what you are going to do for the class period. Use standard outline format. Break down your presentation in terms of minutes. Example: Power points on the temperance movement – 10 minutes

2. Visual aid (5points) – Your presentation must include a powerpoint. you tubes, home videos, etc may also be included. To receive full points its relationship to your presentation must be clear, and it must be neatly done (power point) or if not created by the group, it must last no longer than 10 minutes (example –video, DVD, you tube). An internal citation must appear on each slide.

3. Pdf of powerpoints emailed to teacher (5 points) – Your group must salve your powerpoints as a pdf and email them to me no later than 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 23rd. I will put them on the quia page for the class so students can take notes on them in notablility.

4. Works cited page and internal citations (5 points) – Your group must list all resources outside the book you referenced in your project. Also, each slide in your powerpoint must have at least one citation on the slide itself.

Presentation:

1. Participation (10 points) – All group members must have an active role in the class presentation.

2. Class Participation (10 Points) – All class members must participate fully in each day of presentations. Students are required to complete any work assigned by the group presenting, and should not engage in activities that would detract from the presentation.

3. Content (50 points) –

a. The section of the chapter assigned to your group was thoroughly covered (you must share information from each topic outlined in the assignment sheet) - 45 points

b. Presentation lasts the entire 45 minutes – 5 points

4. Peer Evaluation (10 points) – Each group member will fill out a peer evaluation form for his/her

group members. Each member will be rated on a scale of 1-5 based on their contributions to the

project. In addition to a numerical rating, each student must provide a one to two sentence

explanation of their rating. I will then average the score for each group member and multiply it by

two in order to arrive at a final score.

Mrs. Jordan

U.S. History

Chapter 8 Group Project Evaluation Sheet

Requirements/Evaluation: This project is worth 100 points. Below is a breakdown of how you and your group will be graded.

Materials: 50 points

1. A typed outline of your presentation (5 points) –Detail what you are going to do for the class period. Use standard outline format. Break down your presentation in terms of minutes. Example: Power points on the temperance movement – 10 minutes

2. Visual aid (5 points) – Powerpoint. To receive full points its relationship to your presentation must be clear, and it must be neatly done, or if not created by the group, it must last no longer than 10 minutes (example –video, DVD, you tube)

3. Pdf of notes presenting (10 points) – Sent to teacher upload to class page

4. Works Cited Page (Slide) (5 points) –A slide citing the sources outside of the textbook your group used in your presentation in MLA format.

5. Internal Citations (5 points)– Each slide (apart from those where material was taken exclusively from the text) should have a citation in MLA format referencing the source of the information that appears on it.

6. Presentation E-mailed To Teacher – (5 points) – A copy of the presentation was e-mailed by the morning of the first day of presentations.

7. Participation (5 points) – All group members must have an active role in the class presentation.

8. Class Participation (5 points) – All class members are expected to participate fully in each groups’ participation. Doing other homework, or refusing to complete work involved in the groups’ presentation will result in a deduction of points from your project grade.

Content (45 points) –

1. Each topic designated on the outline for the group was discussed in an adequate amount of detail.

2. Presentation was well organized with smooth transitions between sections of the presentation.

3. Slides were visually appealing and information on them was easy to read/see.

4. Visuals and outside resources were relevant to the topic, and integrated smoothly into the presentation. Their significance to the presentation was explained.

5. Information was put into group members’ own words. There was no cutting and pasting information in evidence anywhere in the presentation.

6. A variety of methods were used to present the material. Video material did not account for any more than 10 minutes of the presentation.

7. Group members were able to answer basic questions about the information they presented.

8. Presentation lasts the entire 45 minutes

9. Peer Evaluation (10 points) – Each group member will fill out a peer evaluation form for his/her group members. Each member will be rated on a scale of 1-5 based on their contributions to the project. In addition to a numerical rating, each student must provide a one-two sentence explanation of his/her rating. I will then average the score for each group member and multiply it by two in order to arrive at a final score.

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