Friday, September 20, 2013

Wiki Spaces Project

If you are having trouble understanding this project, have no fear because this post will explain everything in a simple way!

  1. Task 1: 
    1. The first step to do for this project is to give a simple explanation of the topic that you have chose.
    2. The second step is to describe the major views of the topic during the context of time. Basically talk about what people thought about the topic during their time era. If you have nothing to say about what major views people had about the topic during the topics time era, then you can describe the major contributions to American society in the mid-19th Century. 
    3. The third step is to explain the connections this topic has to modern society. 
    4. The fourth step is to establish two complex historical themes for your topic.
      1. Ex: the delicate balance of security versus freedom in democratic society; exploration of the idea of Americanism and the realities or myths. 
    5. ALWAYS DO CITATIONS!!!!
  2. Task 2:
    1. Each student pair will choose another pair's topic to edit. The choosing of the pair's will go as follow: Group A chooses a group, from Group B and so on..
    2. All students should have their wiki pages finished by September 26, 2013 final projects are due on September 27, 2013. 
  3. Task 3:
    1. Answer the final discussion question with both periods 1st and 5th in order to collaborate the framework and cohesion to from the best answer.
    2. Discussion Question:
      1. Explain Jacksonian Democracy focusing on the effects it had on American Society in the mid-19th century and describe the legacies that endure in American politics as consequence. 
  4. How it will be graded:
      1. Total value of the project will be 100 points. 40 points for each pair task portion and 20 points for successful completion of the final discussion question as classmates.

3 comments:

  1. Thanks Justin, this is very helpful!

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  2. What I'm really curious about is how each class will tackle the discussion question and really whether we'll work together or wage war? Really, how should we approach the discussion question?

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  3. "Have no fear"
    Thanks Justin the directions were leaving me completely terrified. ;)

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