Essential Question: What are some of the major monuments and historical sites in and around Washington, D.C., and what is their significance to our lives today?

Objectives:

·         To identify the major Washington DC monuments and Historical sites visually

·         To explain why the sites and monuments were built

·         To explain the significance of the monuments/historical sites on the lives of Americans today (why do people still visit them?)

Learning standards:

• History and Social Science Curriculum Framework

Standard 4.13: To identify major monuments and historical sites in and around Washington, D.C.

·          Instructional Technology Standards:

Standard 1: Demonstrate proficiency in the use of computers and applications as well as an understanding of concepts underlying hardware, software, and connectivity.

Standard 3: Demonstrate ability to use technology for research, problem-solving, and communication. Students locate, evaluate, collect, and process information from a variety of electronic sources. Students use telecommunications and other media to interact or collaborate with peers, experts, and other audiences.

• English Language Arts Curriculum Framework

Standard 3: Oral Presentation Students will make oral presentations that demonstrate appropriate consideration of audience, purpose, and the information to be conveyed

Standard 20: Consideration of Audience and Purpose Students will write for different audiences and purposes.

Standard 24: Research Students will gather information from a variety of sources, analyze and evaluate the quality of the information they obtain, and use it to answer their own questions.

Standard 27: Media Production Students will design and create coherent media productions (audio, video, television, multimedia, Internet, emerging technologies) with a clear controlling idea, adequate detail, and appropriate consideration of audience, purpose, and medium.

The Project: Your job is to teach us about 5 of the major monuments/historical sites in Washington D.C. and explain why they are important to us today. During the week of

June 7-11, you will be given time in class to prepare most of your project. Time at home will be needed to do some additional work both before and after those dates. Final project is due on Monday, June 14^th. 

Final project/monument choice is subject to approval. 

To carry out this assignment you and a partner will select one of the following projects:

1. Create a PowerPoint Slideshow (only 3 partnerships)

Your slideshow should be a minimum of 11 slides long. 

• For each site you should have at least one slide containing a picture of the site and it’s name, and a second slide explaining its importance. 

• Your last slide should be a list (bibliography) of the sources that you used in researching each site.
• You should be prepared to present your information orally from notes, not from reading your slides.

 2. Create a Sculpture or Portrait Museum

·         Use clay, paint, Cray-pas, or colored pencils to re-create each of the 5 monuments/sites you have selected.

• Type up an explanation of the significance of each monument/site to accompany your artwork.
• You will present your information orally as people visit your museum. You should be prepared to present from notes, not from reading your explanations.

• Type up a bibliography of the sources you used in investigating your site.

3. Interview the monument/site

• Research the 5 monuments/sites you have chosen to discover why they were created
• Type up and perform an interview with each of the sites explaining why they were built  and why people continue to visit them today.
• Have a visual of the sites as well. You can have pictures, posters, or slides to display during your interview.
• You will need to hand in a list (bibliography) of the sources you used in your research.

4. Create a Travel Brochure

          Accordion fold a large piece of art paper to create a travel brochure. Each section of your travel brochure should be dedicated to one monument/site.

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• The goal of a travel brochure is to highlight the most significant features of the monument/site, to encourage someone to want to visit it.
• Your information should be a combination of photographs, drawings,  paragraphs and bulleted information.
• You will present your information orally, from notes to the class in an effort to interest them enough to visit your site.
• The last page of your travel brochure should include a list (bibliography) of the sources you used in your research.