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MarkingPeriod1USHistory2Project
Due11/9/15
ThegoalofthisassignmentisforyoutoexploreoneofthetopicsofthisMarkingPeriod
inagreatdealofdepth.Youhave2individualand2groupchoices.Youaretopick1projectto
workon.Ifyoupickthegroupprojectoption,itisyourresponsibilitytoworkonitduringyour
owntimewithyourgroup.ItisdueonMonday,November9.Latesubmissionswilllosecredit
foreachdaytheyarelate.Theoptionsare:

Individual

Write2persuasiveletters

:1supportingMcCarthy,1againstMcCarthy.Eachlettermust
beabout23pageslongwithresearchedarguments,notjustyourpersonalopinions.
Lettersshouldbeaddressedtooneofyourteacherstoconvincethemtosupportthat
side.Itshouldbeinproperformalletterformat.

DioramaofWW2battles

.Asingledioramaofaparticularbattleoranoveralloneofthe
campaignsinaparticulartheaterisfine.Allfeaturesonthedioramashouldbelabelled
forclarityofthecontent.Thedioramashouldbelargeenoughtobeclearlyvisible.
Citationsshouldbeonaseparatepieceofpaper.

Group

Createandvideotapea1actplayaboutWW2

.Playmayhavemultiplescenesbutonly
1majoractfocusonaparticulartheaterorcampaignofWW2inordertokeepwithinthe
frameworkofasingleAct.Theplayshouldbebetween510minuteslong.Videoshould
beprovidedtomeinsomeformatbytheduedate.DONOTwaituntilthenightbeforeto
firsttrytosendinthevideo,incasetherearetechnicalissuesduetofilesize.

CreateanewspaperabouttheRedScareandMcCarthyism

.Newspapershouldbea
combined8pages,usingpropernewspaperformatingwithcolumns,justifiedfont,etc.
Somelibertiescanbetakenwiththetimelinetoallowforstoriesabouttheeventsofthis
eratobeprintedatthesametime.Beyondstoriesonthefacts,youshouldincludeat
leasttwoeditorials,multipleoriginalpoliticalcartoons,etc.Multiplefactualcolumns
shouldbeusedthattalkaboutthepoliticalissuesinvolved,importantpeople,court
cases,etc.

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Forthisassignment,therearethreegradedparts.Thefirstistohavealltheappropriate
informationthatisproperlysourced(MLAorChicagostylecitations)fromatleast3reliable
sources.Second,youmusthavethecorrectformatifyouhavequestionsonwhatthatwould
looklike,checkinwithme.Lastly,youaregradedontheartistic/creativeaspectofthat
particularprojectyouarenotgradedontheartskills,buttheprojectshouldbeneat,orderly
andclearandanysymbolsyouuseintheprojectaremeaningfulandrepresentative.Any
plagiarismiscauseforfailingtheproject.Ifyouhaveanyquestion,pleaseaskme.

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Accuracy
(60%)

proper
citations
propernumber
ofcitations
completely
accurate
information

minorerrors
tocitation
style
proper
numberof
citations
no/minor
errorsto
information

errorsto
citationstyle
incorrect
numberof
reliable
sources
minorerrors
toinformation

errorsin
citationstyle
incorrect
numberof
reliable
sources
significant
errorsto
information

errorsin
citationstyle
noreliable
sourcescited
significant
errorsto
information

Format
(10%)

correct
formattingand
structure
withinthe
timeframe/
pagelimitof
theassignment

minorissues
informatting
withintime
the
timeframe/pag
elimitofthe
assignment

minorissues
informatting
slightly
under/signific
antlyoverthe
limitofthe
assignment

majorissues
informatting
slightly
under/signific
antlyoverthe
limitofthe
assignment

majorissues
informatting
significantly
underthe
limitofthe
assignment

Creativity
(30%)

makesfulluse
ofthechosen
medium
Creative/
artistic
representations
ofthe
information

makesgood
useofthe
chosen
medium
Creative/
artisticrep.of
the
information

makesgood
useofthe
chosen
medium
minorissues
in
representing
the
information

makespoor
useofthe
chosen
medium
minorissues
in
representing
the
information

makespoor
useofthe
chosen
medium
majorissues
in
representing
the
information

Total