Visual

Connections

Class:SocialStudies9

Teacher:Mr.McLauchlin

TheBigIdea:Thepasteventsandthesocietiesthoseeventscomefromhaveaconnectiontoandan impactonmodernsociety. EssentialQuestion:Howdotheideas,images,andsymbolsinmodernCanadiansocietyhave connectionstoandrootsinpastcivilizations? Assignment:Yourgoalistoidentifyideas,imagesandsymbolsinmodernCanadianlifethathavetheir rootsinsocietiesfromthepast.Thismayincludepolitics,art,technology,mathematics,scienceor philosophy.Ingroupsoftwoorthree,youwillcreatesometypeofvisualpresentationthatdepictsthe contributionsofapastcivilizationtomodernCanada.Yourgroupwillneedtoselectfromthefollowing listofcivilizationsfromthepastforthisproject.Pleasenotethatonlyonegroupmayselectagiven civilization,sopleaseletMs.McFarlaneorMr.McLauchlinknow,onceyouhavechosenyourcivilization. Civilizationsfromthepast: AncientRome AncientGreece PrerevolutionaryFrance MedievalEurope

AncientEgypt AncientChina RenaissanceEurope PreunificationEngland

Aztec IroquoisFirstNation SquamishFirstNation DenFirstNation

OnceyourgrouphaschosenacivilizationfromthepastandinformedMr.McLauchlinorMs. McFarlaneofit,youmaybeginworkonyourproject.Youmustbeginresearchingthecontributionsyour chosencivilizationhasmadetomodernCanada,payingparticularattentiontotheideas,imagesand symbolsfromthatpastcivilization.Youdonotneedtopresenteverythingyouresearch,howeverwhat youdopresentmusthelpthoseviewingitunderstandtheinfluencethispastcivilizationhasonmodern Canada. Thevisualpresentationmaybedoneinanumberofways,thechoiceisyours.Youmaywishto demonstrateyourfindingsthroughaposterboard,video,photoessay,Prezi,minimagazine,etc.The pointisnotthemediumyouchoosebutthemessageyougivetoyouraudience(therestoftheclass). Thevisualpresentationwillbeaccompaniedbyaonepagehandoutthatwillbegivento everyoneintheclass.Thehandoutneedstoexplaintheconnectionsyouhaveuncoveredbetweenyour pastcivilizationandtheideas,imagesandsymbolsofmodernCanada.Thehandoutwillhelpexplainthe visualcontentyouhaveinyourpresentationandcanbeusedasareferenceforyourclassmates.It shouldnotbetreatedlikearesearchessaythisisasummaryonly.

Research Sheet1
Contributions Language Culture name:

Religion

Art

Architecture (buildings)

Medicine

Politics/Government

Athletics

Inventions

Agricultural Products (Tools/Foods)

Weapons

1 TakenfromtheAlbertaEducationresourcecatalogue.(http://education.alberta.ca/apps/lrdb/qlist.asp)

Multimedia Project : Visual Connections Rubric

TeacherName:Mr.McLauchlinStudentName:________________________________________ CATEGORY 910Excellent 78Proficient 56Fair Below5Limited Presentation Wellrehearsedwithsmooth Rehearsedwithfairlysmooth Deliverynotsmooth,butable Deliverynotsmoothand deliverythatholdsaudience deliverythatholdsaudience tomaintaininterestofthe audienceattentionoftenlost. attention. attentionmostofthetime. audiencemostofthetime. Content Contributionsfrompast Contributionsfrompast Contributionsfrompast Contributionsfrompast civilizationstomodernCanada civilizationstomodernCanada civilizationstomodernCanada civilizationstomodernCanada arecoveredbutthereare12 areonlyminimallycovered arecoveredindepthwith arecovered. errors. and/orcontainsignificant detailsandexamples. Knowledgeofthe errors. Knowledgeofthe contributionsfromthechosen Knowledgeofthe contributionsfromthechosen Knowledgeofthe contributionsfromthechosen civilizationisverygoodandis civilizationisgoodandismostly contributionsfromthechosen civilizationisexcellentandis reflectedinthevisual reflectedinthevisual civilizationisminimalandisnot reflectedinthevisual presentation. presentation. reflectedinthevisual presentation. Validconnectionsbetween presentation. Verywellsuitedconnections theideas,imagesandsymbols Someconnectionsbetween theideas,imagesandsymbols Littletonoconnections betweentheideas,imagesand inmodernCanadaandthe inmodernCanadaandthe betweentheideas,imagesand symbolsinmodernCanadaand chosenpastcivilization. chosenpastcivilization. symbolsinmodernCanadaand thechosenpastcivilization. thechosenpastcivilization. Attractiveness Makesexcellentuseoffont, Makesgooduseoffont,colour, Makesuseoffont,colour, Makesuseoffont,colour, colour,graphics,effects, graphics,effects,lighting, graphics,effects,lighting, graphics,effects,lighting, lighting,sound,etc.toenhance sound,etc.toenhanceto sound,etc.butoccasionally sound,etc.buttheseoften thepresentation. presentation. thesedetractfromthe distractfromthepresentation presentationcontent. content. SummaryHandout Contentiswellorganizedusing Usesheadingsorbulletedlists Contentislogicallyorganized Therewasnoclearorlogical organizationalstructure,just headingsorbulletedliststo toorganize,buttheoverall forthemostpart. lotsoffacts. organizationoftopicsappears grouprelatedmaterial. Thecontentfromthevisual Thecontentfromthevisual Thecontentfromthevisual flawed. presentationispartially presentationiseithernot presentationiscompletely Thecontentfromthevisual includedandexplained. includedandorleft includedandthoroughly presentationismostlyincluded Someerrorsoromissions (spelling,grammar, unexplained. explained. andexplained. punctuation,andcapitalization) Majorerrorsoromissions Almostnoerrorsoromissions Afewminorerrorsor (spelling,grammar, (spelling,grammar, omissions(spelling,grammar, punctuation,andcapitalization) punctuation,andcapitalization) punctuation,andcapitalization) Terminology Expertwordchoice,including Specificandvariedword Clearandsimplewordchoice, Limitedunderstandingof highlyeffectiveuseof choice,includingappropriate includingsomeuseof terminologysurrounding terminology useofterminology terminology civilization,society