Industrial Revolution Project **b/w Civil War (1861) & WWI (1919)** You Choose: Power Point presentation on U.S. inventions during Industrial Revolution Windows Movie Maker presentation on U.S. inventions during Industrial Revolution Research paper on U.S. inventions during Industrial Revolution When you’re done share it with me and indicate that it’s complete in the America in the Last Half Century Assignment Tracker = 15 points
Topic to Investigate: U.S. Inventions of the time (@ least 5 inventions) You may only use 1 invention discussed in your textbooks. The other 4 you must do outside research on. Include the following: Who made the invention? When was the invention made? What did the invention do? How did the invention impact the United States/World?
Industrial Revolution Project Standard Criteria: Name; Due Date; Class; Teacher Title Information should be cited Must use @ least 2 credible sources (.org, .edu, scholarly articles) Spelling/Grammar
Power point presentation No less than 5 slides containing important pieces of information (picture slides, title slide, & works cited do not count) Information should be relevant & key ideas No less than 5 images (URLs provided)
Windows Movie Maker presentation School appropriate and topic appropriate song Video length should last @ least 1 minute (before works cited) At least 10 transition slides containing relevant information on key ideas related to topic At least 5 school appropriate images Provide URLs for images
Research Paper Length – 1 page (not including works cited) Double spaced; times new roman; 12 pt font Information should be relevant and include key ideas related to topic Limited use of quotations Paper should mainly be in your own words
Power Point Rubric Rubric: Name; Date; Class; Teacher; Title = 2pts Quality of Information = 10pts Should include 5 images Documentation = 2pts Images have URLs Sources are cited Spelling/Grammar = 1pt
Windows Movie Maker Rubric Name; Date; Class; Teacher; Title = 1pt Quality of Information = 10pts Documentation = 2pts Images have URLs Sources are cited Spelling/Grammar = 1pt Video = 1pt Does it last @ least 1 minute Do the images connect to the topic Does the song connect to the topic Do the images transition smoothly throughout the video & go along w/ the timing/beat of the song
Research Paper Rubric Name; Date; Class; Teacher; Title = 1pt Quality of Information = 10pts Should include 5 images Documentation = 2pts Images have URLs Sources are cited Spelling/Grammar = 1pt 1 pg, double space, 12 pt font = 1 pt