Outside Assignment
All students have the opportunity to create one of the following six assignments! The assignment is worth 10%
of YOUR
Due May 16th!!
Option 1- WWII Poster
You must use a poster board and include:
 Title – World War II in Neat Large Letters
 List the Three Major Allies &
PRINT the Flag
Create a Graph of all three’s dead & wounded
PRINT a Labeled Picture of the Leader
List three Important Contributions from WWII
 List the Three Major Axis Powers &
PRINT the Flag
Create a Graph of all three’s dead & wounded
PRINT a Labeled Picture of the Leader
List two extreme acts of aggression (Six Total – 2 German, 2 – Japanese, 2 –Italian)
 PRINT three labeled Pictures of three Weapons New to War
 PRINT five labeled Pictures of five important people in the war & Explain in a TYPED
paragraph who each one was & how they were involved in the WWII
 PRINT a blank Map of Europe & Color it *Make sure to include a legend
One Color for Axis Powers & the land they controlled
One Color for the Allies
One Color for the Neutral
Label the Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of the Bulge, & D-Day
 PRINT four Pictures of Propaganda & Explain each picture in a paragraph
Option 2 – Time Warp Rap of the Second Semester
TYPE & PRINT a song (Traditional or Rap) about all the things we covered in the second
semester. Begin with Absolutism to the Iraq War.
Must Be:
 Twelve Versus
 With Six Choruses in between
 Make sure to include 12 of the key figures we discussed during the
semester
 Must perform VIDEO the song and play it for your class to watch!
Option 3 – Industrial Revolution Invention
*** This Invention MUST HAVE BEEN DURING THE INDUSTRIAL
REVOLUTION!!!
RECREATE one of the inventions during the Industrial Revolution
Must use:
o Supplies from home such as wood, toothpicks, cotton balls, Popsicle
sticks, etc.
o NO MODELS
 DO NOT BUY A MODEL!
o MUST HAVE BEEN MADE DURING THE INDUSTRIAL
REVOLUTION
o Must be accurate and appealing
o MUST include a 1 (one) page typed explanation of the invention, its use,
and anything else you feel should be included.
Option 4 - Read the book Animal Farm by George Orwell and…
To the animals, they created a utopia in which they ruled themselves and everything they did
benefited the whole of Animal Farm. Create a functional utopia of your own on a poster
board.
You must:
 Create a detailed society and a specific governmental system. You may use an
existing governmental/economic system, or you can create one of your own.
 Consider: democracy, totalitarianism, oligarchy, capitalism, communism,
socialism, etc.
 Include in the creation of the utopia: a class system, laws, media, personal
freedoms, religion, values, family, natural resources, imports/exports, etc. (Must
include 6 of these)
 Include a map of your utopia, indicating the name of the country and the capital
city.
 A ½ typed analysis of the book.
Option 5 – Bibliography on a Famous Person
Must Be:
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3 Pages typed or 1300 words
On Any Person THAT was discussed in the Class * Check with Mr. Burch first!
YOU must include a reference page with at least six sources
** NO PLAIGARIZING! We will check!
Option 6 – PowerPoint Bibliography
Must Be:
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On anyone discussed in World Studies, MUST be approved by Mr. Burch
Twelve Slides – One for Title & One for References
Have two pictures per slide (except reference)
Have Nine informational slides of 40 – 70 words per slide
Have five references
MUST be presented in class