CLASS PROJECT 1st 9 Weeks Ga Studies

GEORGIA COOKIE MAP
You will meet in groups of four-five a week before the actual cookie day.  You must decide within your groups what each person will bring.  Start bringing ingredients in as soon as possible to make sure that all materials are brought in by the date.  Your Georgia Cookie Map will be due Thursday, August 26th.  Each group will need the following required items:

*Cookie dough:  Georgia

*White frosting:  to make decorations stick

*Yellow M&Ms or lemonheads:  Coastal plains

*Green sprinkles:  Piedmont

*Bugles or candy corn:  Blue Ridge

*Cheez-its:  Ridge and Valley

*Chocolate chips:  Plateau

Your group will need to bake the cookie in advance and have it ready to bring in on Thursday morning of the 25th.  Before baking your cookie, form the dough into the shape of Georgia.  There is a map of GA on p. 603 in your GA History book to go by.  (Use the pre-made cookie dough to make it easy!) 

During class, the first thing you will need to do is cut the cookie dough into something that looks like Georgia.  (Use a plastic knife.)  Then your group will decorate the cookie according to the regions listed above.   You must then get the teacher and other groups to grade your cookie before you can eat it.  This activity works best if only one bag of food is open at a time.  That way you don’t end up with stale food at the end.  Have fun!

***You may also decorate your cookie with the following optional items as well if your group desires:

*Reese’s-GA cities

*Mint-Atlanta (GA’s capital)

*Twizzlers-Interstates

*Hershey’s kisses-7 Wonders of GA

*Blue sour punch straws-Rivers

*Goldfish-Lakes

*Starburst-Parks

1st 9 Weeks Project:  Georgia's Geographical Regions Project

Student will choose which project to complete.

ROAD TRIP:
 On a small road map of Georgia, plan a trip (10 days to 2 weeks in length) that will take you to at least one important historical site per region.  Research the site to discover the times of operation, location, costs (if any), and the importance of the site to Georgia's history.  Turn in your trip itinerary (which should contain the researched information) along with a map.  Highlight the roads you plan to drive using different colors for different days.  Watch your mileage, be realistic.  Document your sources when researching your historical sites. 

Grading Scale:
_20 pts_ Road map marked for roads traveled per day.  (-10 for no color)
_60 pts   Historical sites (5 required - 1 per region)
_10___Name of site
_10___Times of Operation
_10___Location
_10___Costs
_20___Importance to GA History
_5 ___Per additional site
_20 pts  Organization
_5___Typed/neat
_5___Cover sheet with name, title of project
_10__Sources documented

REGIONS FLIPBOOK:
Create a flipbook of Georgia's five Geographical regions.  Each page
will represent a different region.  The cover page should include a general
illustration of Georgia, title of the project, and your name.  Each regions
page should include the title of the region, a minimum of two illustrations
from that region with information about the illustration (location, name,
interesting fact, etc.)  One illustration should represent a geographical
feature of the region and the other a famous historical site in the region.  
Document all sources.

Grading Scale:
_____ Per Region page (5 regions)
            __ Site name
            __Historical Site Illustration
            __Historical Illustration Fact
            __Geographical Site Illustration
            __Geographical Illustration Facts
     
_____Organization:
            __Neat/Typed
            __cover page (Name, Illustration,Title)
            __Sources Documented (Bibliography)

Create a Newspaper

You have been taken back in time to the Post-Revolutionary War period.  This is a very active time in Georgia’s history.  You are a local Newspaper editor working hard to keep your readers informed.  Below are the basic requirements for this project.  You may work alone, with a partner, or as a small group (3 people).  If you choose to work with others, make sure you sign up with me prior to Tuesday.  (November 2)

1.       Your newspaper must have a name

2.      Each article in your paper must have datelines and bylines (where written and by whom)

3.      Front Page Article – Must be factual based on the time period.  Find an event that occurred between 1777 – 1840 and report it.  Make sure to include all the W’s (Who, What, When, Where, Why) –remember your reader knows nothing of this event.  You must fully inform them as to what is going on.

4.      Advice Column – Choose an event from the timeline in the textbook (chapter 5 or 6).  Write advice on how to deal with personal issues (emotional distress, patriotism, etc)  this event may create for a youth in Georgia.   You may do this in a “Dear Ann” format if you wish.

5.      Obituary – Choose two important people from the following:  Elijah Clark, Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton, Nancy Hart, Austin Dabney.  Make sure to include facts as to why they are memorable.  Where were they from, what did they do for Georgia, When were they born, etc.

6.       Letter to the Editor – reflect upon the war (Revolutionary)   Give three reasons that you supported the war or three reasons you opposed it.  (May have more than one letter to the Editor with different viewpoints)

7.      Graphics – At least two Advertisements (Research products that may have been sold during this time period)

8.      Political Cartoon – this may be original or reproduction (give credit to the original artist)

Extra points will be given for additional items.  Suggestions:  Weather forecasts, help wanted ads, additional obituaries, additional reports by outside sources (World news, national news, etc)

Be creative – Have fun

Remember – Don’t wait until the last minute to complete the project.  Printers break, paper runs out, computers crash – start early and just get it done!

4^th9 Weeks GA Studies Project      DUE DATE: MAY 7^TH Students will create a power point depicting events for each year of their life. For example, if they were born in 1997, that would be the first year of their power point through 2012. They must include5 Georgia eventsandno more than 3 personal events. Mark the GA event with something special so it easy to identify. (Small GA flag, star, etc.) Other events may be state, national or even international.  The slide should include the year, a picture of the event and a short description of what the event is about.

Grading: It counts as 1 test grade. You can earn a 100 for completing the project with the stated requirements. 

You can earn the extra credit for adding appropriate music/sound and transitions to your power point.

Grading Scale:

Introduction slide: 5 pts.         _____      Must include name, date, class period.                

5 GA slides: 10 Pts. each         _____      Must have a picture of the event and a short description of the

                                                                               event.  Must have an identifying mark on each of the slides.

Each year slide: 5 pts. each    _____       Must have a picture of the event and a short description of the

                                                                               event.