1920s Photo Story Assignment
Rationale
Students will gain an understanding of important people and events of the 1920s in Canada.
Creating a photo-based presentation allows students to better analyze and understand people
and issues of the time period while expanding both presentation and technological skills.
Task
Students will create a photo-based presentation examining an individual or event from the 1920s.
The presentation should be a minimum of 20 slides and include the following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Pictures of your topic - be sure they are of good quality and relevant
Relevant information about your topic - Consider the 5Ws and H
Relevant dates
Appropriate music (it doesn't need to be from the time period but it should be appropriate
to the topic you have chosen)
5. The historical importance to Canada
TOPIC LIST
Post War
1920s
* Prohibition & Bootlegging
* Spanish Flu
* Insulin (Banting)
* Winnipeg General Strike
* Chinese Exclusion Act
* Branch Plants
* Statute of Westminster & Canada’s Growing
Independence from Britain
* Foster Hewitt & Hockey Night in Canada
Mackenzie King
* Radio
* Automobiles
* Joseph Bombardier
* Jazz Age & Charleston
* Persons Case
* Fashion
* Emily Murphy
* Canadian Sports
* Women in Sports
* Group of Seven
* Slang
* Buying on Credit
Name:_________________________________ Topic:_________________________________
Photo Story Presentation Rubric
CATEGORY
LEVEL 4
LEVEL 3
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 1
Background /
Background/images Background/images Background/images Background/images
Images
does not detract
does not detract
does not detract
makes it difficult to
from text or other from text or other
from text or other see text or competes
(Thinking)
graphics. Choice of graphics. Choice of graphics.
with other graphics on
background/images background/images
the page.
is consistent from is consistent from
card to card and is card to card.
appropriate for the
topic.
Sounds -planning Careful planning
Some planning has Sounds that are
Sounds are not
has gone into
gone into sounds.
chosen are
appropriate for the
(Thinking)
sounds. All sounds Most enhance the
appropriate for the presentation.
or music improve content or "feel" of topic, but some
the content or
the presentation, but detract from the
"feel" of the
1-2 seem to be added overall presentation.
presentation.
for no real reason.
Originality
Presentation shows Presentation shows Presentation shows Presentation is a
considerable
some originality and an attempt at
rehash of other
(Application)
originality and
inventiveness. The originality and
people's ideas and/or
inventiveness. The content and ideas are inventiveness on 1-2 graphics and shows
content and ideas presented in an
cards.
very little attempt at
are presented in a interesting way.
original thought.
unique and
interesting way.
Content –
All content
Most of the content The content is
Content is typically
Accuracy
throughout the
is accurate. Good
generally accurate confusing or contains
presentation is
summary of historical but a stronger
many factual errors.
(Knowledge/
accurate. There are importance
analysis of historical Little connection to
Understanding) no factual errors.
importance is
historical importance
Connection to
required..
historical
importance is
effective.
Effectiveness
Project includes all Project includes most Project is missing
Project is lacking
material needed to material needed to more than two key several key elements
(Communication) gain a comfortable gain a comfortable elements. It would and has inaccuracies
understanding of understanding of the make an incomplete that make it a poor
the topic. It is a
material but is
study guide.
study guide.
highly effective
lacking one or two
study guide.
key elements.
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