You will have class time to create a board game based on a theme that has been reviewed as a class. We will be playing the games as a class and part of your mark will be a peer evaluation. 










INSTRUCTIONS: 

1) In groups of 2-3 you will choose a theme. All themes must be covered so you may not get your first choice.

Themes:
-  World War I and post WWI Europe - pg 3-21 
- Russia from Revolution to 1941 - pg. 22-42
- Promise and Collapse - 1919-1933 - pg 47-62
- Turmoil and Tragedy - WWII - 1933-1945 - pg. 79-109
- The Cold War - pg. 121-154

2) Create your own board game from scratch or recycle a game board of your choice. 2-4 students should be able to play your game at a time. You can bring props or game pieces from home.

3) Your game should include a minimum of 30 questions written out or cards or a paper.

4) Provide instructions so that people playing the game are able understand the game.

Evaluation:
Presentation       /5-   This will be assessed on how much effort you put into this project?

Content             /5-  This will be assessed based on how thoroughly you have covered the material in your theme. In                                          addition the writing must be mistake free.

Playability/Creativity     /5    - This will be assessed on the fun factor and playability of the final game and will be assessed                                             by your peers.

Reflection and Co-operation       /5    - After we have completed and played the games, we will blog a reflection based on                                                            what we have learned in this process, and what we contributed to our groups. 

Instructions:
1) This week students are to read the news and choose  a story or current event that interests them.  

2) Students are to read articles, or watch a news stories on the topic they have chosen. Next they are to post a link, to the article and/or video, write  a brief description of the story and  post any relevant pictures or video. 

3) Finally students are to share their opinion or/and analysis of the story and why it is relevant or interesting to them.

Evaluation:
- Articles will be marked out of /10.
- Proper sentence structure and writing quality will be considered
- Comments and opinions must be thoughtful, respectful and intellingent
-  Students must include a reference section at the botton with links to the sources used.
- Students must include a relevant image, video or both
- Students must summarize the story as reported by the article or news story
- Students must comment and share their original opinion and analysis of the story. 

To see an example of this please click on the following link. 
http://tyesonblearnscedarhistory.weebly.com/1/post/2013/04/-syrian-refugees-rising.htm

In celebration of the life and achievements of Nelson Mandela, we are going to collaboratively create a timeline that highlights the memorable events in his life. Our final project is going to be presented using a shared Google Presentation, however you can create graphics for your slides using other tools such as Powtoons and export them using Youtube. You can communicate with each other, face to face, through Google Drive or using your student Gmail accounts. Finally we will view, peer edit and distribute the slide show using social media.

Learning Goals:

- To learn about and commemorate and important figure in 20th century history.
- To collaboratively create and edit a shared project as a class.
- To explore and use Web 2.0 tools (Google Apps, Youtube, Voicestream, student choice)

Instructions:

Step 1: Getting started:
As there are 15 students in our class we are going to divide into 3 groups of 4. Each group will be responsible for 1 segment of Nelson's Mandela's Life. Follow the link below to the organizational Google Document and register yourself into a team. https://docs.google.com/document/d/15-yDrntOqLULbkpX4Xumn9PW0w2WqwRX0bqPMXuG3PQ/edit\
The class will be divided into 3 groups of 4 and Dylan will the 10th responsible for creating the document, the title and end pages. The first group will deal with his early life. The second group his middle life, and the last group will deal with the latter stages of his life. Please include your Gmail address, so we can start sharing access of our document.

Step 2:  Sharing the Presentation
Dylan has volunteered to get us started. He will be responsible for creating the Google Presentation and Ally is going to co-ordinate the music for our slideshow, based on tributes created for Nelson Mandela. Merrina has volunteered to be our initial editor and communication co-ordinator.  She will try to maintain consistency on the timelines so they don't overlap, make sure everyone is included and try to bring some consistency to fonts, sources and slide order. Once Dylan has shared the Google Presentation with the first person on the list, it is your responsibility to share it with the next person.

Step 3: Define the time periods
I have purposely left out the dates for each section, so you must communicate amongst yourselves to determine them, once you have started your research. You may discuss as a group using the Google Document. Dylan will be responsible for writing in the final dates in the organization page.
Within your groups, make your plan, and divide each period into smaller periods, you can add these to the Google Doc.

Step 4: Slide Creation
Each class member must contribute 3 slides with images that represent important aspects of Mandela's life. Each slide should include key information for your period, including pictures and videos. You can use the standard features of Google Presentations, or upload a presentation to Youtube using a different tool such as Powtoons.com or Prezi, or any other tool that you think might enhance our presentation. You must be sure to include sources for your information, and images.  .

Step 5: Due Dates
You will have 2 classes to finish the rough draft
After 2 classes we will view the presentation, and begin editing.
Group 1 will peer edit, Group 2,
Group 2 will peer edit, Group 3
Group 3 will peer edit Group 1
Make changes and check with Merrina
We will meet to discuss the final presentation on Thursday, make any last minute changes and then
View it as a class and then share it to the public.

Step 7: Sharing
Students are to individually upload the Google Presentation to the Project section of their Weebly sites. Each member of the class will receive the same grade, based on the quality of the final project, and their individual contributions. If you like, you can share the presentation on your own social media sites.

Step 8: Voicethread reflection
Follow the link below to the Voicethread I have setup for Nelson Mandela
https://voicethread.com/?#u4139477.b5254704.i26793377

Create an account with Voicethread if you don't have an account and add your reflection on what Nelson Mandela means to you after the completion of this project.

Evaluation and Rubric:

Final Presentation Mark: (Class Shares this mark, Each student must have contributed 3 slides or completed a unique roll in order to qualify for this portion)

Content       /5  (32 Slides in total, including, title and concluding slide, images and information relevant to Mandela's life and achievement, information is correct.)

Organization     /5 (Slides follow chronological order and events do not overlap, and presentation is uploaded to the project section of your Weebly site.)

Presentation     /5 (There is a consistent style to each slide, images and videos are used, other presentation tools may been imbedded into presentation)

Sources          /5 (Information used is cited, You have used at least 5 different sources)

Individual Mark:

Registration    /5 (Student has registered using Google Doc, shared with members of the group, and shared the final presentation in the "Projects" section of their online binder/portfolio)

Reflection    /5 (Students have completed a Voicethread Reflection)