Church History Scrapbook (Final Project)

Purpose: This project serves as the final assessment for the course and is designed to encourage
knowledge and prioritization of important people and events studied throughout the semester. It also
promotes the summarization skills and creativity.

DUE DATE: Friday December 10th, 2021 (Normal 10% per day late deductions apply)

Description:

*This project is an individual project.

*Only the class text and class notes will be needed for this project. DO NOT use outside resources.
Plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in significant grade deduction on the final.

What You Will Do

You are to create a scrap book with images and captions that cover important people, events, and
documents studied in Church History. Each page will represent a different century for a total of ten
centuries. Pages must be presented in a scrapbook style and include images and captions explaining the
importance of your chosen items.

Breakdown of Requirements

*You are to choose from the following time periods for a total of 10 centuries

*Five (5) centuries from between the years 0-1000 AD

*Five (5) centuries from between the years 1100-2000 AD

*These do not have to be consecutive centuries. For example, you could choose 200’s, 400’s,

500’s, 700’s, and 800’s for your information.

*Centuries MUST be in chronological order

*For each century, the following information must be included:

*Three people from that century and their significance to the Catholic Church (NOTE: While

Jesus is obviously important to Christianity, he may NOT count as one of your people)

*Three events and/or documents from that century and their significance to the Catholic Church

*Images and Captions

*Images or are needed for each item covered in the scrapbook

*Captions must explain significance and not exceed two sentences.

*Overall Presentation

*Information must be presented in a scrapbook format

*The “scrapbook” is to be Power Point format and turned in on Teams

*Scrapbook must be neatly and logically organized

*Be creative and have fun!

Rubric

*Note: All information on people and events/documents is considered requisite for full credit.

*Note: While not on the rubric, work contributed to the group (or lack thereof) is taken into account for
the final grade

5 3 1
Accuracy of All information is fully Most information Information is mostly
Information accurate with correct is accurate and/or inaccurate and out of
chronological in chronological chronological order.
placement. order. Importance Importance of subjects is
Importance of the of subjects is missing or unclear.
subject is clearly somewhat clear.
stated.
Summary and Information is Summary of Information does not fit
Prioritization summarized clearly information is the criteria for a summary
and articulately. somewhat clear (too long, too short).
Information included and/or does not Information given is
exhibits strong ability meet length random and/or irrelevant.
to discern the most requirements.
important impact of Information shows
the subject. some ability to
prioritize impact of
subject.
Visuals and Pages are organized Pages are Pages are disorganized and
Creativity neatly and logically in somewhat need messy
a manner which and organized
exhibits strong with clear
creative choices and evidence of
planning ability creativity and
planning

This rubric is applied to each of the centuries covered

TOTAL POINTS: 150