APUSH END OF YEAR PROJECT
AP US Final Project ***This counts 2 test grades***
Mr. Connally
Assigned Date: 4/25/15
Due Date: May 25/26, 2015 (tentative – may change when exam dates released). 5+ if turned in early.
Topic:
Assignment:
Guidelines:
EVERYONE IN THE GROUP IS REPSONSIBLE FOR EVERYONE ELSE. IF ONE PERSON IN YOUR GROUP FAILS TO COVER THEIR PORTION OF THE ASSIGNMENT, ALL GROUP MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE AND WILL RECEIVE THE SAME GRADE – NO EXCUSES. CHOOSE YOUR GROUP MEMBERS WISELY.
Grading Project:
Group Members Names:
Event Summaries:
Top Ten List (Must be in Presentation Folder to be graded)
1. ________ (5pts) 6. ________ (5pts)
2. ________ (5pts) 7. ________ (5pts)
3. ________ (5pts) 8. ________ (5pts)
4. ________ (5pts) 9. ________ (5pts)
5. ________ (5pts) 10. ________ (5pts)
Total ____________ (50pts)
A works cited (bibliography) page must be included after your papers or a 10 point deduction will be taken off.
Project:
Creativity: ________ (30pts)
Class Presentation: ________ (20pts)
Total ________ (50pts)
Final Project Grade: ____________________
Mr. Connally
Assigned Date: 4/25/15
Due Date: May 25/26, 2015 (tentative – may change when exam dates released). 5+ if turned in early.
Topic:
- What are the top ten most significant events or people that have had an impact of the United States as a whole?
Assignment:
- You will need to come up with a creative and descriptive way to present what you and your partner(s) believe to be the top ten
- You will need to rank the events from 1-10. 1 being the most important of all time, on down to 10.
- You will have one or more partners, a maximum of FOUR in a group.
Guidelines:
- Part I – Written (50pts) – you will need to have a two page description summary of each event on your top ten list.
- Summaries must typed, 12 pt font and double spaced. The summaries MUST DESCRIBE THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, THE IMPACT, AND YOUR OPINION OF THE EVENT OR PERSON.
- Each summary must have ONE cited source.
- All summaries must be on separate sheets of paper and organized into a presentation folder. They must be your own work. Plagiarism will result in a zero for the ENTIRE project.
- The folder must have a creative cover sheet with all group members name on it,
- followed by the summaries on separate sheets of paper,
- and finally a works cited page at the end (minimum 5 sources)
- Part II – Creative Project/Presentation – (50pts) – you will need to come up with a creative way of using the top ten list to create a project and present your project to the class. Past projects included:
- making a video recreating the events, a mega-photo collage, a newspaper, a photo collage video to music and narrative, dressing up (in a legitimate costume) and portraying historical people with dialogue, an elaborate timeline (it was about 30 feet long with pictures, explanations, quotes, etc).
- The more creative and shown use of time and preparation, the better your grade. A poster with Pearl Harbor written on the top, with a stick figure man lying in the water will not get you a very good grade. It shows no preparation, no research, and lack of effort.
EVERYONE IN THE GROUP IS REPSONSIBLE FOR EVERYONE ELSE. IF ONE PERSON IN YOUR GROUP FAILS TO COVER THEIR PORTION OF THE ASSIGNMENT, ALL GROUP MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE AND WILL RECEIVE THE SAME GRADE – NO EXCUSES. CHOOSE YOUR GROUP MEMBERS WISELY.
Grading Project:
Group Members Names:
Event Summaries:
Top Ten List (Must be in Presentation Folder to be graded)
1. ________ (5pts) 6. ________ (5pts)
2. ________ (5pts) 7. ________ (5pts)
3. ________ (5pts) 8. ________ (5pts)
4. ________ (5pts) 9. ________ (5pts)
5. ________ (5pts) 10. ________ (5pts)
Total ____________ (50pts)
A works cited (bibliography) page must be included after your papers or a 10 point deduction will be taken off.
Project:
Creativity: ________ (30pts)
Class Presentation: ________ (20pts)
Total ________ (50pts)
Final Project Grade: ____________________