Project Title:

Significant Historical Hero Oral Report (Cultural Diversity Project)

Due Date:

February 22, 2010

Description:

All students will give a presentation (approx. 3-5 minutes in length) on the historical hero chosen for their written history report, Biography on a Significant Historical Hero.

Goals:

• To assist students in gaining knowledge of other cultures
• To give students positive role models
• To encourage students in making oral presentations
• To give opportunities for students to use their various talents and multiple intelligences

Requirements Option 2
(for 7th-8th grade students in Computer Elective):

When incorporating your speech into the movie/slide show, give the name of the historical figure, the important points of his/her life, andy interesting facts (that most people wouldn't know), and any other info you you to present about this individual. MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE A BIBLICAL INTEGRATION, telling how or why this person had Godly character. Bibliographic sources are required.

Movie Presentation OR
Live Speech with Movie/Slideshow Background

• Include pictures that pertain to the historical hero's life.
• Create captions for the pictures explaining what the pictures are/represent or must match what is being said in the movie/speech, not just thrown in randomly.
• Your name should be in the credits; the hero's name should be in the title that the audience first sees.
• Be creative!

• Be neat: audio synced with pictures, no technical glitches, avoid missing content, have nice quality, etc.
• Extra Credit will be given for appropriate/period costumes.

Resources:

Books, relevant websites

Evaluation:

The Cultural Diversity Presentation will be counted as one test score, evaluated with the following rubric.

Option 2:

1 movie/slide show presentation	5 points
Title	5 points
Relevant Pictures/Images	10 points
Audio Synced with Images	5 points
Creativity	10 points
Neatness	10 points
Speech Content (quality of info, accuracy of facts)	30 points
Bibliography	5 points
Biblical Integration	10 points
Presenting as the Hero (or one of the Hero's relatives)	10 points
	100 POINTS
*Extra Credit (costume)	up to +10 points
**Students will by penalized 10% every day the report is late.

 

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