Name_______________________

Ms. Stith
English I
Period ___
Date_____________________

Baltimore: How does setting impact an individual’s

ability to achieve their dreams?

REQUIREMENTS: You must consider the essential question of our unit in terms of the history of
Baltimore as well as its impact and meaning to you today.

You must:

□ Attend at least one field trip

□ Complete at least five artifact forms
□ Complete a final project that answers the following questions:
o How has setting historically impacted the people of Baltimore and their ability to
achieve their dreams?
o What are the modern impacts of setting on individuals’ ability to achieve their
dreams?
o How does this essential question relate to you, your neighborhood, your
community, or your city?
□ Your project must include audio-visual and multimedia components. I recommend the
following sites:
o Storyboard That
o Coggle.it (use the free account)
o Animoto
o Adobe Spark
o ThingLink
o Realtime board
o Deekit
o Stormboard
 Name_______________________
Ms. Stith
English I
Period ___
Date_____________________

o Mapstory.org
o Bubbl.us
o A Documentary or Video (imovie or any other format you like)
o Other options as long as you clear it with me.
□ Complete a personal and group reflection

OPTIONS: You may work together or in a group of up to four. I must know the names of all
members of your group today and no changes can be made after today.

BE CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN!