Annotated & Interactive Manifest Destiny Poster
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Objective: Tell the story of American
Manifest Destiny by creating a descriptive
map
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Directions: Create an annotated/interactive
map of Manifest Destiny
– Draw the map & show/tell what’s going
on in each section
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Resources: Red “Americans” textbook &
your notes
– Textbook Chapters: 7 & 9
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You must also have a series (min. of 3) of
diary entries from 2 of the following:
– Short diary entries along the trails
– Native American perspectives
– Lewis & Clark expedition
– Alamo experience
– Gold Rush experience
• Things that must be included:
– Title & Definition of Manifest Destiny
– All territories & major geographical
features labeled
– Reasons people traveled West
– Oregon Trail
– Mormon Trail
– Alamo
– Mexican American War
– 54-40 or Fight
– Trail of Tears
– Plight of Native Americans
– Plight of Mexicans
– Lewis & Clark Expedition
– Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
– Adams-Onis Treaty
– North & Southern Economies
– 6 images
– Gold Rush
Grading Rubric:
This will be weighted as a 2 quiz grades (20%), so make sure your
group puts forth its best effort. The rubric is below.
A (95)
- Meets all
criteria
- Free from
major historical
errors
- Clear research
& evidence of
mastery of
content
- Easy to view &
understand with
no display
issues
B (88)
- Meets 17/19 –
16/19 criteria
- Free from
major historical
errors
- Clear research
demonstrating
moderate
understanding
of topics
understanding
- Easy to view
- Minor display
issues
C (80)
- Meets 15/19 –
14/19 criteria
- Minor historical
errors
- Clear
research, but
displays minimal
understanding
of topics
- Minor visual &
display issues
D (72)
- Meets 13/19
criteria
- Some major
historical errors
- Research
evident, but little
evidence of
mastery
- Major visual &
display issues
F (60)
- Meets fewer
than 13/19
criteria
- Major historical
errors
- Very little
cohesive
research
evident
- Major visual &
display issues