Early Humans Unit: World History Timeline Assignment
Assignments to hand in: World History Significant Event Summary & Poster (See Below)
Essential Questions, shared learning target, and introduction Activity:
Essential Questions - All
Shared Learning Target:
What will I be able to do?: You will research a significant event or topic in world history, find or createrelevant images/visues that represent the event, create a poster that will become part of a large timeline, and summarize the events impact then and now..
What idea, topic, or subject is important for you to learn and understand so that I can do this?: You will learn about a significant event in world history and understand the impact it had then and now.
What I will do to show that you know this?: You will show what you know by creating a poster, writing a summary, and sharing your findings with the rest of the class.
Introductory Activity:
How old is the earth...and our time on it? (Watch the video below):
Source: YouTube
View the following PowerPoint by Mrs. Anne Marie Printer: How Old is the Earth? (PowerPoint Version)
Introductory Activity: The Toilet Paper Timeline - A History of the Earth
(Thanks to Mrs. Annie Printer for this great introduction activity!)
Each student will be assigned a Significant Event (click for the list) within our World History Curriculum. You will research your event in your textbook, Media Center resources, and online (Be careful to use valid sites - check with your teacher) Your work will be posted around the classroom, so please pay careful attention to presentation.
"History cannot give us a program for the future, but it can give us a fuller understanding of ourselves, and of our common humanity, so that we can better face the future."
Robert Penn Warren
Step 1: Choose Your Significant Event - Choose a Significan Event in World History (click link to see the list) Only one person can cover a topic. All students MUST have different significant events. More than likely, you will NOT get your first choice, so be prepared by choosing a group of topics you care to research..
Step 2: Research - Use the World History Timeline Assignment Graphic Organizer [Word Version] to complete your research. You may use encylopedias, other texts, and the Internet to conduct your research. Below are some suggested sources. (If you are unsure as to the validity (whether it is worthy or not) ask your teacher.):
Sources: (Use Dogpile, DuckDuckGo, Google, or Metacrawler to search online)
Read this Search Tips/Example (Different sites provide varied dates. Stick with the dates given.)
Websites to begin your search:
Britannica.com
Encyclopedia.com
New World Encyclopedia
Wikipedia (Be careful - Check with teacher to ensure accuracy)
Step 3: Summary - Write a two paragraph 150-word (minimum) summary why this event is significant to our world's history. Include the setting this event took place in or how it affected life then and how it has impacted the world then and now. Use the notes you've taken in your research to complete the summary. You will read/share this summary with the rest of the class when you present your finished poster (below).
Step 4: Illustration - On an 8x11 sheet of blank white paper, create an illustration of this significant historical event. You might include pictures, clipart, famous quotes, and more. This white paper is to be matted on a piece of construction paper. ***Your picture(s) MUST be large so that they can be seen from across the classroom. (See examples of student work below)
Step 5: Create Your Poster - Use a poster piece of contruction paper to mat your illustration of your event in the middle of the paper. Then, type the title and the date (or dates) in "Rockwell Extra-Bold" (72 Font Size) in Landscape printing format. For example: "1000 – 500 B.C.E." Print this out, mat it, then paste it below your illustration.
Examples of Student Work (Wrong Way & Correct Way):
The Wrong Way
These illustrations are too small to see across the room.
The Correct Way
These illustration are effective as is the format.
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