1920s Photo Story

1920s Photo Story Assignment Rationale Students will gain an understanding of important people and events of the 1920s in Canada. Creating a photo-based presentation allows students to better analyze and understand people and issues of the time period while expanding both presentation and technological skills. Task Students will create a photo-based presentation examining an individual or event from the 1920s. The presentation should be a minimum of 20 slides and include the following: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Pictures of your topic - be sure they are of good quality and relevant Relevant information about your topic - Consider the 5Ws and H Relevant dates Appropriate music (it doesn't need to be from the time period but it should be appropriate to the topic you have chosen) 5. The historical importance to Canada TOPIC LIST Post War

1920s

* Prohibition & Bootlegging * Spanish Flu * Insulin (Banting) * Winnipeg General Strike * Chinese Exclusion Act * Branch Plants * Statute of Westminster & Canada’s Growing Independence from Britain

* Foster Hewitt & Hockey Night in Canada Mackenzie King * Radio * Automobiles * Joseph Bombardier * Jazz Age & Charleston * Persons Case * Fashion * Emily Murphy * Canadian Sports * Women in Sports * Group of Seven * Slang * Buying on Credit

Name:_________________________________ Topic:_________________________________ Photo Story Presentation Rubric CATEGORY LEVEL 4 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 1 Background / Background/images Background/images Background/images Background/images Images does not detract does not detract does not detract makes it difficult to from text or other from text or other from text or other see text or competes (Thinking) graphics. Choice of graphics. Choice of graphics. with other graphics on background/images background/images the page. is consistent from is consistent from card to card and is card to card. appropriate for the topic. Sounds -planning Careful planning Some planning has Sounds that are Sounds are not has gone into gone into sounds. chosen are appropriate for the (Thinking) sounds. All sounds Most enhance the appropriate for the presentation. or music improve content or "feel" of topic, but some the content or the presentation, but detract from the "feel" of the 1-2 seem to be added overall presentation. presentation. for no real reason. Originality Presentation shows Presentation shows Presentation shows Presentation is a considerable some originality and an attempt at rehash of other (Application) originality and inventiveness. The originality and people's ideas and/or inventiveness. The content and ideas are inventiveness on 1-2 graphics and shows content and ideas presented in an cards. very little attempt at are presented in a interesting way. original thought. unique and interesting way. Content – All content Most of the content The content is Content is typically Accuracy throughout the is accurate. Good generally accurate confusing or contains presentation is summary of historical but a stronger many factual errors. (Knowledge/ accurate. There are importance analysis of historical Little connection to Understanding) no factual errors. importance is historical importance Connection to required.. historical importance is effective. Effectiveness Project includes all Project includes most Project is missing Project is lacking material needed to material needed to more than two key several key elements (Communication) gain a comfortable gain a comfortable elements. It would and has inaccuracies understanding of understanding of the make an incomplete that make it a poor the topic. It is a material but is study guide. study guide. highly effective lacking one or two study guide. key elements. Comments/Next Steps: