Grade 10 Depth Study Assignment
1. Poster
2. Oral presentation
3. Digital project
Instructions:
This is your major term continuous assessment assignment. It will count 25 % of your final mark. You
need to ensure that it is well-researched and demonstrate your skills of interpretation and analysis.
You can work in pairs or alone. Hand it in with evidence of both of your work completed
1. Poster
You must complete an A2 poster on your assigned topic. It must include:
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At least two sources (one cartoon and one written source) WITH an analysis of the message
A description of key points of content
At least one image
COLOUR!
A standard planning table that would be used to answer an 8 mark “to what extent/how far”
question. An example is shown below:
To a great
extent
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Evidence
Why does
this support
your
answer?/
What does
this tell us?
To a small
extent
Evidence
Why does
this
support
your
answer?/
What does
this tell us?
An answer to an 8 mark question from a past paper (either 1 or 4) . You can find these by
looking up (in google): 0470 past paper 1.
2. An oral presentation
You will have to do an oral presentation which accompanies your poster (same topic as your
poster):
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Is no longer than 8 minutes long
Is accompanied by visuals included a powerpoint presentation
Must include analytical (7 & 8 mark questions) for a class discussion
3. A digital project
You have to complete a digital project. It must comprise of:
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A video presentation (you may use your cellphones, a camera/video camera for this)
If you are working in pairs, both of you need to appear on the video
It should be creative! Think of different ways to teach your fellow pupils about your
topic. You can use drawings, interviews, dances, role play etc. It has to be historical. You
will be assessed on how you present the material, the depth of your content knowledge
and the degree of evaluative and interpretive skills present in your video.
Needs to be a minimum of 10 minutes and a maximum of 20 minutes
Topics for posters & oral presentations
How far did the US economy boom in the 1920s?
Problems in the farming & traditional industries
How far did US society change in the 1920s? Women
How far did US society change in the 1920s? Intolerance
How far did US society change in the 1920s? Intolerance: Black Americans, Vanishing
Americans
How far did US society change in the 1920s? Prohibition
Topics for digital project
Wall Street Crash: causes & consequences
The Depression & the 1932 presidential
The First & Second New Deal
Opposition to the New Deal
Verdicts on the New Deal