European Explorers PowerPoint



European Explorers Google Presentation

Using The American Journey textbook, selected websites, as well as other resources, create a Google presentation about an explorer that sailed between the1400’s and 1600’s.

The presentation should have at least 8 slides as follows:

*Slide 1: Title slide (name of explorer, your names, and period #)

Slide 2: The country of their birth, the approximate years that they lived, other world events happening during their lifetime

Slide 3: Background information (previous employment, family, life experiences)

Slide 4: Which country hired and funded this explorer? What resources did they have for their voyage (ships, supplies, etc.)?

Slide 5: What were they looking for on their voyage?

Slide 6: When and where did their voyages occur? Include a map.

Slide 7: What was their claim to fame? Why is this explorer significant? What did they discover?

*Slide 8: Work cited using proper format

Group member 1 – Slide 2, 4, 6

Group member 2 – Slide 3, 5, 7

*Both Group members – Slide 1, 8

Google Presentation Features Used:

Use a design template to create your slides with an appropriate background.

Facts and information should be displayed in bullet form – no sentences or paragraphs

Works cited slide should contain all websites/resources used in proper format.

Put your initials in the upper right hand corner of the slides you are responsible for

Relevant pictures on every slide

Rehearse and practice your presentation

Present in a clear, loud voice

Name: _________________________________________ Period ____

European Explorers Project Rubric

|Task |4 |3 |2 |1 |Total |

|Content |All content complete |Content complete but not |One or two content slides |Serious deficiencies in | |

| | |accurate |incomplete |content | |

|Readability |Appropriate template used; |Same appropriate template |Template used OK but |Inappropriate template used | |

| |background on one slide |applied to all slides; |difficulty reading slides |creating difficulty reading | |

| |changed; all slides easy to|Readability OK (no background|due to selected font |slides | |

| |read |changed) |style/size | | |

|Spelling/ |No spelling or grammatical |One or two spelling and/or |Many spelling and/or |Every slide contains multiple| |

|Grammar |errors |grammatical errors |grammatical errors |spelling and/or grammatical | |

| | | | |errors | |

|Works Cited |Work cited in proper MLA |Work cited has working |No attempt made to put work|Hyperlinks do not work | |

| |format with working |hyperlinks but not all were |cited into MLA format but | | |

| |hyperlinks |in proper MLA format |hyperlinks work | | |

|Present to Class |Presentation rehearsed, |Presentation rehearsed and |Presentation rehearsed and |Presentation could not be | |

| |spoken clearly, well timed |well timed using notes but |spoken clearly but no notes|heard | |

| |and notes were used |not spoken clearly |were used | | |

|20 Total Points | |

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