Name______Period______
History Project - Chapter 2
We will complete our first history project after Thanksgiving break. Each section (North/South) will be creating their own television show, much like The Ellen Degeneres Show, Jimmy Kimmel, etc. Please read the options to see which types of performances will be on the show. Since Mrs. Claus will be putting you into groups, rank your choices for which job you would like to have: 1 = first choice, 2 = second choice, 3 = third choice, and 4 = fourth.
_____ Hosting the show (writing the opening monologue, interviewing guests)
_____ Writing an interview and/or acting as a guest on the show
_____ Writing and performing stand-up comedy (telling jokes)
_____ Writing and performing a song
Name______Period______
History Project - Chapter 2
We will complete our first history project after Thanksgiving break. Each section (North/South) will be creating their own television show, much like The Ellen Degeneres Show, Jimmy Kimmel, etc. Please read the options to see which types of performances will be on the show. Since Mrs. Claus will be putting you into groups, rank your top three choices for which job you would like to have: 1 = first choice, 2 = second choice, 3 = third choice, and 4 = fourth.
_____ Hosting the show (writing the opening monologue, interviewing guests)
_____ Writing an interview and/or acting as a guest on the show
_____ Writing and performing stand-up comedy (telling jokes)
_____ Writing and performing a song
Name______Period______
History Project - Chapter 2
We will complete our first history project after Thanksgiving break. Each section (North/South) will be creating their own television show, much like The Ellen Degeneres Show, Jimmy Kimmel, etc. Please read the options to see which types of performances will be on the show. Since Mrs. Claus will be putting you into groups, rank your top three choices for which job you would like to have: 1 = first choice, 2 = second choice, 3 = third choice, and 4 = fourth.
_____ Hosting the show (writing the opening monologue, interviewing guests)
_____ Writing an interview and/or acting as a guest on the show
_____ Writing and performing stand-up comedy (telling jokes)
_____ Writing and performing a song
Name______Period______
Ancient Talk Show Project
Directions: For this project, we will show what we have learned about the importance and development of farming techniques, cities, and culture in chapter two. Each section (North/South) will be creating their own television talk show, much like The Ellen Degeneres Show, Jimmy Kimmel, etc.
Your group is responsible for preparing a script for your section of the show (host, guest, or performer). You may use any actions, props, or costumes that you find helpful. Not everyone has to perform in the show, but everyone in the group must help write and prepare for your group’s performance. You can be as creative as you’d like, but you should treat this as a professional television show which would inform and entertain ancient audiences (if they had electricity and TV).
Grading: You will receive a group project grade using the rubric on the back. You will also receive a participation grade given to you individually by your group members.
Requirements:
- Typed or handwritten script **Be sure to have enough copies of the script for the day of the performance.
- The script should not just state things that happened in history. It should incorporate the information we’ve learned into an entertaining story, social concerns or commentary, political interests, etc. The goal is to show the importance of these early developments in a useful context while entertaining your audience.
- Must refer to at least three of the following topics we’ve learned about:
- living in permanent settlements vs. nomad/hunter-gatherer
- modifying environment vs. adapting to environment
- how they've progressed from early humans
- growing from farming settlements to cities and civilizations
- ideal locations for cities
- farming tools and techniques
- domesticating plants and/or animals
- clothing, jewelry, tools
- architecture
- surplus (food or goods)
- spiritual or religious beliefs/practices
- leadership
- government
- taxation
- social classes
- division of labor
- trade
Group Members: ______Period______
Ancient Talk Show Rubric
5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1Script / Script is fully complete and organized in an effective manner for a talk show. / Script is fully complete but not quite organized appropriately. / Script is either incomplete or unorganized. / Script is partially completed and organization is confusing. / Script is unusable and very disorganized.
Informational Value / Accurate information is used to make a strong point or clearly references the progress and/or value of practices in ancient cities. / Accurate information is used to make a basic point or references the basic progress and/or value of practices in ancient cities. / Information is casually mentioned and doesn’t clearly reference the basic progress and/or value of practices in ancient cities. / Information is vague, incorrect, or simple and doesn’t seem to have a true purpose in the script. / There is a complete lack of accurate, relative information to ancient cities in the script.
Entertainment Value / Script creatively presents information in a manner which is meant to be entertaining and captivating to ancient and modern audiences. / Script presents information in a manner which is meant to be entertaining but could be somewhat confusing or disconnected for ancient and modern audiences. / Script presents information in a manner which is likely a bit simple or insignificant to ancient and modern audiences. / Script presents information in a manner which is likely boring and disconnected to ancient and modern audiences. / Script presents information in a manner which seems to have no entertainment value for ancient and modern audiences.
Topics / At least three topics of study are strongly referenced in a meaningful way. / Three topics of study are referenced but could be used in a more meaningful way. / Three topics are referenced in a simple manner, or only two topics are referenced. / Two topics are referenced in a simple manner. / One topic is referenced in a simple manner.
Spelling and Grammar / Zero to 3 errors / 4-5 errors / 5-7 errors / 8-10 errors / More than 10 errors
Total: _____ / 25 = _____%
Groups
North
Host(s) (announcer optional) - prepare opening monologue about current events
●Karis
●Gavin
●Austin
●Caroline
Guest(s) 1 - celebrity, politician, local hero, etc. - Write the interview w/ lines for host and guest.
●Sienna
●Kiki
●Jude
●Ford
Guest(s) 2 - celebrity, politician, local hero, etc. - Write the interview w/ lines for host and guest.
●Addison
●Jalen
●Karina
●Lukas
Comedian(s) - Stand-up comedy format with funny stories or straightforward jokes.
●William
●Jasper
●Sophia
●Olivia
Musical Guest(s) - Song can be original or a parody. Could have backup singers, dancers, or a band.
●Cissy
●Mary
●Nikoli
●Oscar
South
Host(s) (announcer optional) - prepare opening monologue about current events
●Mac
●Liv
●Grant
●Lulu
Guest(s) 1 - celebrity, politician, local hero, etc. - Write the interview w/ lines for host and guest.
●Gabe
●Grace
●Sam
●Spencer
Guest(s) 2 - celebrity, politician, local hero, etc. - Write the interview w/ lines for host and guest.
●Chasen
●Ava
●Chelsea
●Art
Comedian(s) - Stand-up comedy format with funny stories or straightforward jokes.
●George
●Lucille
●Paisley
●Zander
Musical Guest(s) - Song can be original or a parody. Could have backup singers, dancers, or a band.
●Leo
●Gisele
●Lily
●Emiliano