Honors History
French and Indian War Research
The French and Indian War is an important part of American History that was a leading cause to the American Revolution. Due to the debt acquired as a result of the expensive war with the French, colonists felt threatened by the increasing taxes and began to revolt against the British Crown.
In this project, students will work in groups to research their topic and create a presentation to present their assigned topic. Students will spend two days researching and finding relevant information on their topics and answer the follow questions:
- Howis /are the person(s), idea(s), or event(s)a turning point in American history?
- What would happen if the outcomes or end results of the topic were reversed?
- How do these people, ideas, or events effect the economy, politics and the ideology of the American Colonies?
They will then take this information and formulate a five minute presentation on their topic.Presentations may range from a Power Point, to a play, to any other number of methods that the group chooses. The information must be exciting, engaging, and pertinent to the subject matter. Students will present these to their class and be required to take notes on all other topics.
Students will be graded on their presentations according to the assigned Rubric. This project is worth 100 points. The grade will additionally be based on the grade they give themselves and their partners. Two days will be given in class for the research, however work outside of class is going to be needed. Two days in class will also be used for the presentations.
Possible Research Topics
League of Iroquois
Fort Duquesne
Fort Necessity
George Washington
Edward Braddock Siege of Louisburg
Navy
Treaty of Paris of 1763
Pontiac’s Rebellion
Native American’s and the French
Native American’s and the British
Battle of Quebec
Albany Plan of Union
William Pitt
Proclamation of 1763
Group Members:______CATEGORY / 20 / 16 / 12 / 8
Collaboration with Peers / Almost always listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group. Tries to keep people working well together. / Usually listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group. Does not cause "waves" in the group. / Often listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group but sometimes is not a good team member. / Rarely listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group. Often is not a good team member.
Enthusiasm / Facial expressions and body language generate a strong interest and enthusiasm about the topic in others. / Facial expressions and body language sometimes generate a strong interest and enthusiasm about the topic in others. / Facial expressions and body language are used to try to generate enthusiasm, but seem somewhat faked. / Very little use of facial expressions or body language. Did not generate much interest in topic being presented.
Content / Shows a full understanding of the topic. / Shows a good understanding of the topic. / Shows a good understanding of parts of the topic. / Does not seem to understand the topic very well.
Stays on Topic / Stays on topic all (100%) of the time. / Stays on topic most (99-90%) of the time. / Stays on topic some (89%-75%) of the time. / It was hard to tell what the topic was.
Vocabulary / Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Extends audience vocabulary by defining words that might be new to most of the audience. / Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Includes 1-2 words that might be new to most of the audience, but does not define them. / Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Does not include any vocabulary that might be new to the audience. / Uses several (5 or more) words or phrases that are not understood by the audience.
Speaks Clearly / Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, and mispronounces no words. / Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, but mispronounces one word. / Speaks clearly and distinctly most (94-85%) of the time. Mispronounces no more than one word. / Often mumbles or cannot be understood OR mispronounces more than one word.
Final Grade: