CHOICE WORK
RoaRing 20’s / gReat DepRession / WoRlD WaR ii & Holocaust
Mr. Fleck – 8th Social Studies
100 POINTS
DUE: THURSDAY March 8th
Book Mark: U.S. History Ch. 24, 25 & 26 / Am. Journey Chapter 24, 25, 26
**ONLY TOPICS COVERED IN THESE CHAPTERS WILL BE ACCEPTED**
Directions: Choose one of the following projects to complete AT HOME. Instructions and a point
rubrics will be provided. Mr. Fleck will explain the assignments in class and it is then
your responsibility to get the projects turned in by the due date for your class. NO
LATEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED!!!!!
-Possible Assignments & Points Available
1. Historical TABLOID
100pts.
-Create your very own Star Magazine, National Enquirer or any other trashy magazine
you find at the supermarket check out line. You know . . the ones where someone had an
alien baby, a super star gained 1,000lbs. and other crazy stuff like that!!!! Use historical
facts and people from the time period we are currently studying and create a 2 page
tabloid from that era. Be sure to use facts and REAL information, but also spice it up!!!.
2. Trading Cards of History
90pts.
-Choose at least three people that are currently being studied. Create baseball card like
trading cards with their picture, name and other information on the front, and facts and
figures from their life on the back. Follow the project rubric for directions and
requirements.
3. Historical Mobile
90pts.
-Create a mobile using facts, pictures and other information about the unit that is being
studied. The mobile should have at least three (3) branches and include a title placard at
the top. Follow the rubric for instructions and project requirements.
4. WHOSE Brain? Poster
80pts.
-What ideas, troubles, thinking and memories were part of a historical figure’s mind?
You tell me!!!! Draw the head of a current historical person or type of person we are
currently studying and then diagram his/her brain by percentage of each thing or topic
they would be thinking about. Write a short 1-2 paragraphs explaining your diagram to
help us understand. For example Mr. Fleck’s Brain: 60% Family, 35% Old Dead Guys,
and 5% Thinking up harder work fro students!!!! Ha!
5. Annotated Mural
80pts.
-Draw a mural of events, people, and or places from the time period we are currently
studying. The mural should be drawn on butcher paper and be no smaller than 3ft. by 4ft.
Each picture on the mural should have a paragraph explanation of why that person, place,
or event has been included on this mural. Follow the project rubric for directions and
requirements.
6. Illustrated Timeline
70pts
-Create a timeline of important events and their dates. Of the minimum of ten
dates you must use, five (5) events from the timeline should be illustrated. Use
the project’s rubric for further instructions and more details.
A= 100-90pts.
B= 89-80pts.
C= 79-70pts.
D= 69-60pts.
F= 59pts. or Below
Name ________________________________ Period _____ Date ___________________________
Historical TABLOID
CHOICE WORK RUBRIC
Mr. Fleck – Social Studies
100pts.
Directions: Create your very own Star Magazine, National Enquirer or any other trashy magazine you find at
the supermarket check out line. You know . . the ones where someone had an alien baby, a super
star gained 1,000lbs. and other crazy stuff like that!!!! Use historical facts and people from the
time period we are currently studying and create a 2 page tabloid from that era. Be sure to use
facts and REAL information, but also spice it up!!!
_____ 15pts.
Tabloid Heading
*Get creative with your title and major headlines!!
15-13pts.
12-10pts.
9-7pts.
6-0pts.
_____ 25pts.
Crazy Article
**Write one crazy tabloid article using real facts from an event or
person we are currently studying. UNDERLINE the real facts in the!!
25-22pts.
21-18pts.
17-14pts.
13pts.-0pt.
_____ 20pts.
Based on Articles / Colored / Neat / Historically Accurate
Linked to Articles / Colored / Historically Accurate
Linked to Articles/ Limited Color / Historically Inaccurate
Incomplete
Overall Neatness and Completion
20-18pts.
17-15pts.
14-12pts.
11pts-0pt.
_____ TOTAL
Comments:
Creative / Historic Links
Historic Links
Poor Organization / Lacks Historic Links
Incomplete
‘FIXED’ PHOTOS (2)
**Create TWO (2) Historical Photos that might have been doctored.
You know, that baby that has 6 arms!! Take a historical event and
person and make TABLOID HISTORY!!
20-18pts.
17-15pts.
14-12pts.
11-0pts.
_____ 20pts.
Factual Based Story / Well Organized / Historical facts
Factual / Organized / Historically Linked
Poor Organization / Factual Mistakes
Incomplete
Inside Story Headers
**Create other historically crazy story headline that would be inside if
your tabloid had many more pages!!!
20-18pts.
17-15pts.
14-12pts.
11-0pts
_____ 20pts.
Creative /Well organized / Neat / Historically Linked
Organized / Neat / Historically Linked
Poor Organization / Missing Information / Lacks History Link
Incomplete
Great Presentation / Historically Accurate / Well Organized
Well Presented / Historically Accurate / Organized
Completed / Poor Presentation
Incomplete
(_____WOW POINTS!!)
Name ________________________________ Period _____ Date ___________________________
Trading Cards of History
CHOICE WORK RUBRIC
Mr. Fleck– Social Studies
90pts.
Directions: Create 3 Historical Trading Cards and complete the attached mini-research reports.
The cards can be used as study tools.
_____ 36pts.
Mini-Research Reports
Choose three people to create trading cards for from this time period. The
research report sheet should be complete with all three individuals or major events
having been researched in order to complete the trading card information.
12-10pts.
9-7pts.
6-4pts.
4-0pts.
Complete / Historically Accurate Information / Show Effort at thorough
research
Complete / Historically Accurate
Missing details / Historically Inaccuracies
Incomplete
Card #1- Topic ___________________________________ Score _____
Card #2- Topic ___________________________________ Score _____
Card #3- Topic ___________________________________ Score _____
_____ 45pts.
Trading Card Presentation
Following the completion of research, create a trading card for your chosen topics
using the template provided. Final draft quality is expected which includes color,
the use of ink, and a completion of every section.
15-13pts.
12-11pts.
10-7pts.
6-0pts.
Complete in every aspect / Historically Accurate Information / Effort to
go above and beyond expectations
Complete / Historically Accurate
Missing details / Historically Inaccuracies
Incomplete
Card #1- Topic ___________________________________ Score _____
Card #2- Topic ___________________________________ Score _____
Card #3- Topic ___________________________________ Score _____
_____ 10pts.
Neatness & Completion
The completed timeline should be handed-in colored, neat, and
complete.
10-9pts.
8-7pts.
6-5pts.
Well Organized / Every Aspect Complete / Very Neat / Creative
Organized / Complete
Showed Effort to Complete / Lacks a major aspect of assignment
4-0pts.
Incomplete
_____ TOTAL ( _____ WOW POINTS!!)
Comments:
Name ________________________________ Period _____ Date ___________________________
Research Reports – Trading Cards
CHOICE WORK
Mr. Fleck – Social Studies
36pts.
**To be turned in with Project**
Directions: Choose three people to create trading cards for from this time period. The
research report sheet should be complete with all three individuals or major
events having been researched in order to complete the trading card
information.
12-10pts.
9-7pts.
6-4pts.
3-0pts.
Complete / Historically Accurate Information / Show Effort at thorough
research
Complete / Historically Accurate
Missing details / Historically Inaccuracies
Incomplete
Card #1- Topic ___________________________________ Score _____
Card #2- Topic ___________________________________ Score _____
Card #3- Topic ___________________________________ Score _____
Topic #1 ______________________________________
a. Personal Information
1. Place and Date of Birth: _____________________________________
2. Pace and Date of Death: _____________________________________
3. Citizenship: ________________________
b. Historical Importance
1. Major Event Participated In: _______________________________________
Role in event: _______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Position held during major event: ________________________________________
Other jobs or important posts: _____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
c. Miscellaneous Events and historical facts: _____________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Topic #2 ______________________________________
a. Personal Information
1. Place and Date of Birth: _____________________________________
2. Pace and Date of Death: _____________________________________
3. Citizenship: ________________________
b. Historical Importance
1. Major Event Participated In: _______________________________________
Role in event: _______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
2. Position held during major event: ________________________________________
Other jobs or important posts: _________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
c. Miscellaneous Events and historical facts: _________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Topic #3 ______________________________________
a. Personal Information
1. Place and Date of Birth: _____________________________________
2. Pace and Date of Death: _____________________________________
3. Citizenship: ________________________
b. Historical Importance
1. Major Event Participated In: _______________________________________
Role in event: _______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
2. Position held during major event: ________________________________________
Other jobs or important posts: _________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
c. Miscellaneous Events and historical facts: _________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
Name ________________________________ Period _____ Date ___________________________
Historic Mobile
CHOICE WORK RUBRIC
Mr. Fleck– Social Studies
90pts.
Directions: Create a mobile using facts, pictures and other information about the time period
that is being studied. The mobile should have at least three (3) branches and
include a title placard at the top. Follow the rubric for instructions and project
requirements.
_____ 30pts.
List & Explanation of Symbols and Pictures
**List and explain the reason for choosing each individual symbol
and picture used on the mobile.
30-27pts.
26-23pts.
22-18pts.
17-0pts.
_____ 30pts.
Titles / Pictures / 3 Branches
**The Mobile should have three branches that hang from it. These
braches should show different aspect, groups, or themes from the time
period we are currently studying..
30-27pts.
26-23pts.
22-18pt.
17-0pts.
_____ 30pts.
Comments:
Historically Accurate / Creative / Totally Complete
Historically Accurate / Complete
Effort show to complete branches / Accurate
Incomplete
General Presentation & Neatness
Final presentation of the mobile should be complete and be colored,
neatly organized.
30-25pts.
24-20pts.
19-15pts.
14-0pts.
_____ TOTAL
Well Organize / Historically Accurate/ Clearly Explains Reason
for use on Mobile / Complete Sentences / Complete
Organized / Historically Accurate / Explains Reasons for use /
Complete Sentences
Showed Effort to Explain Reasons for pictures and Symbols
Incomplete
Well Organized / Neat / Visually Appealing / Colored / Creative
Organized / Neat / Colored
Poor Organization / Limited Neatness
Incomplete
(_____WOW POINTS!!)
Name ________________________________ Period _____ Date ___________________________
WHOSE BRAIN?
CHOICE WORK RUBRIC
Mr. Fleck – Social Studies
80pts.
Directions: What ideas, troubles, thinking and memories were part of a historical figure’s mind? You tell
me!!!! Draw the head of a current historical person or type of person we are currently studying
and then diagram his/her brain by percentage of each thing or topic they would be thinking about.
Write a short 1-2 paragraphs explaining your diagram to help us understand. For example Mr.
Fleck’s Brain: 60% Family, 35% Old Dead Guys, and 5% Thinking up harder work fro
students!!!! Ha!
_____ 30pts.
Poster Presentation
**You should have a poster sized representation of a historic person’s
head with an area displaying his/her brain breakdown.
30-27pts.
26-23pts.
22-19pts.
18-0pts.
_____ 30pts.
Category & Percentage Explanations
In a short 1-3 paragraphs explain your categories chosen for your
person’s brain. Also explain the reason for the percentages you chose
for each category.
30-27pts.
26-23pts.
22-19pts.
18-0pts.
_____ 20pts.
Comments:
Clearly uses facts to explain brain categories and percentages.
Well written and in paragraph format
Explanations linked by fact and appropriate.
Little factual support of categories and percentages
No factual support and little explanation of percentages and
categories.
Neatness & Completion
**At least two puppets must be created for each show. You may use
socks, paper bags or Popsicle sticks.
20-18pts.
17-15pts.
14-12pt.
11-0pts.
_____ TOTAL
Excellent Person Choice / Neat / Visually Appealing / Colorful
Creativity and Added aspects to picture
Good Person Choice / Neat / Visually Appealing / Colorful
Acceptable Choice of Person
Incomplete
Creative/ Colorful/ Historically Accurate
Colorful/ Neat/ Historically Accurate
Colorful/ Limited Neatness
Incomplete
(_____WOW POINTS!!)
Name ________________________________ Period _____ Date ___________________________
Annotated Mural
CHOICE WORK RUBRIC
Mr. Fleck – Social Studies
80pts.
Directions: Draw a mural of events, people, and or places from the time period we are currently
studying. The mural should be drawn on butcher paper and be no smaller than 3ft. by 4ft. Each
picture on the mural should have a paragraph explanation of why that person, place, or event
has been included on this mural. Follow the project rubric for directions and requirements.
_____ 30pts.
Mural Illustrations
**Use at least 3 major and 3 minor Illustrations on your mural. Illustrations
should represent the time period we are currently studying. Larger images will
need paragraph annotations while smaller illustrations may be annotated in a
sentence or two.
30-27pts.
26-23pts.
22-19pts.
18-0pts.
_____ 30pts.
3 major and 3 minor illustration all-complete colored and clearly and
cleverly related to current unit. Neat, Creative, Great Effort.
3 major 3 minor illustrations. Linked to unit and colored
Missing no more than one major and/or one minor illustration. Color
and neatness is limited. Illustrations related to unit.
Incomplete- Missing more than 2 major or minor illustrations with poor
neatness and quality.
Annotations (Written explanations of illustrations)
**Each of the 3 major and 3 minor illustrations must include an attached or
included (in mural) historical explanation of the illustration. Major illustrations
must be annotated by at least one well-written paragraph. Each minor evaluation
must include a one to two sentence explanation. Annotations should be typed or
hand printed in blue or black ink.
30-27pts.
26-23pts.
22-19pts.
18-0pts.
Complete in every aspect / Historically Accurate Information / Effort to
go above and beyond expectations. Every annotation complete.
Complete / limited Historical problems / Neat
Missing no more than 1 major and/or 1 minor annotation / Historically
Inaccuracies / Neatness, accuracy, and grammar of annotations limited
Incomplete- Missing more than 2 major or minor annotations with poor
neatness and grammatical quality.
_____ 20pts. Neatness & Completion
**The completed mural should be colored, complete, and turned-in in final
draft format. Annotations should be typed or hand written in blue or black
ink. Spelling and grammar mistakes should be limited and neatness is
important.
20-18pts.
17-15pts.
14-12pts.
11-0pts.
Mural Colored / Creative / Complete- Final Draft Format
Annotations Complete / Neat / - Final Draft Format
Mural and Annotations complete and meets all requirements
Limited color and neatness / A limited level of completion lacking final
draft format
Incomplete
_____ TOTAL ( _____ WOW POINTS!!)
Comments:
Name ________________________________ Period _____ Date ___________________________
Illustrated Timeline
CHOICE WORK RUBRIC
Mr. Fleck – Social Studies
70pts.
Directions: Create a timeline of important events and their dates. Of the minimum of ten dates
you must use, five (5) events from the timeline should be illustrated. Use the project’s rubric
for further instructions and more details.
_____ 30pts.
Timeline of 10 Historical Events
**The timeline should be constructed in an orderly, easily readable,
and historically and chronologically correct format. Events should be
clearly shown in the correct time period
30-25pts.
24-20pts.
19-15pt.
14-0pts.
_____ 25pts.
Chronologically Correct / Historically Correct / Creative / Well
Organized / Creative
Historically and Chronologically Correct / Organized
Poor Organization / Limited Historical or Chronological Flaws
Incomplete
Illustrations
**5 events from your timeline must be illustrated. The illustrations
should be creative, neat, and colored. They pictures should represent
or symbolize a significant event labeled on the time line.
5pts.
4pts.
3pts.
2-0pts.
Creative / Clearly Linked to timeline event / Historically
Accurate / Neat / Colored
Linked to Timeline Events / Historically accurate / Colored
Illustration with limited neatness / Limited links to timeline
Incomplete / No Color / poor Quality
Illustrations: 1 _____ 2 _____ 3 _____ 4 _____ 5 _____
_____ 15pts.
Neatness & Completion
**The completed timeline should be handed-in colored, neat, and
complete.
15-10pts.
9-7pts.
6-5pts.
4-0pts.
_____ TOTAL
Comments:
Well Organized / Every Aspect Complete / Very Neat / Creative
Organized / Complete
Showed Effort to Complete / Lacks a major aspect of assignment
Incomplete
(_____WOW POINTS!!)