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5/6/08

WWI Scrapbook Project

5/14/08

3/10/08

American Revolution Video Project

You will make a 1½-3 min Long Documentary Style Video on the American Revolution

American Revolution Video Project Info Sheet

Movie Maker Instructions

Bibliography Format

4/1/08

2/12/08

Publishing a New Magazine

You will design a news magazine on Europe's transition to the modern world that answers the question, "How did innovation and reform during the Renaissance, Reformation, and Age of Exploration change life in Europe?"

You will work in groups of four to create a news magazine that features at least three of these topics:religion, art and architecture, science and technology, business, education, exploration, and urban life.
In addition, your news magazine will contain an introductory letter from the editor, a table of contents with a timeline of key events, profiles on the top three news makers, and a concluding article on the lasting impact of this period in history.
The news magazine must incorporate a variety of publishing devices such as stories with headlines, maps pictures with captions, graphs, illustrations and diagrams.
You will use materials accumulated throughout the unit-original writings, visuals, historical notes and resources collected through additional research.

2/26/08

12/05/07

Create an Illuminated Poem abound Medieval Society-

Your Poem must address the question-"How did life in Europe change after the fall of the Roman Empire?"

Requirements-

Your Poem must reflect a clear understanding of the following topics-The Fall of the Roman Empire, the rise of the Byzantine Empire, the development of Feudalism in Europe and the Church's power in medieval Europe.
Your illuminated poem must have 8 short stanzas. Each stanza may vary in length. The reader should be able to have a real "feeling" for how life changed in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire.
The first letters of each of the poem's stanzas will spell out the word, MEDIEVAL. Therefore, the first word of stanza one must begin with the letter "M" the first word of stanza two must begin with the letter "E" and so on.
The initial letter of your poem, an "M" must be illuminated. This means you must decorate the letter with designs, pictures, or symbols that represent medieval society.
You must use 8 words or phrases from the Word Bank on the project info sheet.
Your illuminated poem must also include illustrations and/or pictures. These can be placed in the margins, in the background or within the poem itself.

MORE DETAILS ARE ON THE PROJECT SHEET!

12/19/07

10/29/07

Ancient Rome Travel Brochure Project

Rome Travel Brochure Project Info Sheet

Roman History Links

Rome Travel Brochure Links

11/9/07

8/31/07

Egyptian Art Exhibition Project Sheet

Ancient Egyptian Art Exhibit

This is a list of web sites I found. You may search for your own web sites and I encourage you to do so. Remember this is due on Tuesday, September 11, 2007. Don't wait until the last minute to do this project or to print things off. If it is late for any reason 20 points per day will be deducted. If you are going to save things to disk and bring them to school to print, make sure you save in MS Word. The school computers do not have Works on them and you won't be able to open your files.

Museums:
Egyptian Museum in Cairo
http://www.egyptianmuseum.gov.eg/

Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
http://www.egyptianmuseum.org/

Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_Of_Art/department.asp?dep=10

Louvre Museum-Click on the word English or the British Flag to read the site in English. The default is French. Go to Collections and then choose Egyptian Antiquities.
http://mistral.culture.fr/louvre/anglais/collec/ae/ae_f.htm

The State Hermitage Museum
http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/03/hm3_5_2.html

Kimbell Museum
http://www.kimbellart.org/

British Museum
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/goto?id=ENC11043&tour=lin

Egyptian Museum of Turin-Click on English in the Upper Right Hand Corner
www.museoegizio.it

Egyptian Museum in Niagara (Canada)
http://www.egyptianmuseum.com

Interesting Web Sites:
A History of Art & Culture
http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/Egypt/

The Archive
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/E/egyptian.html

Tour Egypt:
http://touregypt.net/ehistory.htm

Neferchichi's Tomb-Cool Fonts & Games
http://www.neferchichi.com/

TV Stations:
History Channel-Search for Egypt
http://www.historychannel.com/

PBS-Search for Egypt-Also good info on Empires Series
http://www.pbs.org/

BBC:Go to Ancient History-Then Egyptians
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/

Search Engines:
Yahoo
http://www.yahoo.com

Google
http://www.google.com

9/11/07

5/03/07

WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED WITH YOUR PROJECT CHECK OUT THE GAMES AT THIS LINK-

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk

5/11/07

Date	Project	Due Date
3/28/06	Industrial Revolution Art Movements Industrial Revolution Art Movemements Try the following Web Sites: Web Museum Art History Louvre Museum	3/29/06
	Survive Dicken's London Survive Dicken's London Virtual Victorian Walk Virtual Victorian Walk

4/25/06	WWI Web Quest	4/28/06

5/6/08	WWI Scrapbook Project WWI Scrapbook Project	5/14/08

3/10/08	American Revolution Video Project You will make a 1½-3 min Long Documentary Style Video on the American Revolution American Revolution Video Project Info Sheet Movie Maker Instructions Bibliography Format	4/1/08

2/12/08	Publishing a New Magazine You will design a news magazine on Europe's transition to the modern world that answers the question, "How did innovation and reform during the Renaissance, Reformation, and Age of Exploration change life in Europe?" You will work in groups of four to create a news magazine that features at least three of these topics:religion, art and architecture, science and technology, business, education, exploration, and urban life. In addition, your news magazine will contain an introductory letter from the editor, a table of contents with a timeline of key events, profiles on the top three news makers, and a concluding article on the lasting impact of this period in history. The news magazine must incorporate a variety of publishing devices such as stories with headlines, maps pictures with captions, graphs, illustrations and diagrams. You will use materials accumulated throughout the unit-original writings, visuals, historical notes and resources collected through additional research.	2/26/08

12/05/07	Create an Illuminated Poem abound Medieval Society- Your Poem must address the question-"How did life in Europe change after the fall of the Roman Empire?" Requirements- Your Poem must reflect a clear understanding of the following topics-The Fall of the Roman Empire, the rise of the Byzantine Empire, the development of Feudalism in Europe and the Church's power in medieval Europe. Your illuminated poem must have 8 short stanzas. Each stanza may vary in length. The reader should be able to have a real "feeling" for how life changed in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. The first letters of each of the poem's stanzas will spell out the word, MEDIEVAL. Therefore, the first word of stanza one must begin with the letter "M" the first word of stanza two must begin with the letter "E" and so on. The initial letter of your poem, an "M" must be illuminated. This means you must decorate the letter with designs, pictures, or symbols that represent medieval society. You must use 8 words or phrases from the Word Bank on the project info sheet. Your illuminated poem must also include illustrations and/or pictures. These can be placed in the margins, in the background or within the poem itself. MORE DETAILS ARE ON THE PROJECT SHEET!	12/19/07

10/29/07	Ancient Rome Travel Brochure Project Rome Travel Brochure Project Info Sheet Roman History Links Rome Travel Brochure Links	11/9/07

8/31/07	Egyptian Art Exhibition Project Sheet Ancient Egyptian Art Exhibit This is a list of web sites I found. You may search for your own web sites and I encourage you to do so. Remember this is due on Tuesday, September 11, 2007. Don't wait until the last minute to do this project or to print things off. If it is late for any reason 20 points per day will be deducted. If you are going to save things to disk and bring them to school to print, make sure you save in MS Word. The school computers do not have Works on them and you won't be able to open your files. Museums: Egyptian Museum in Cairo http://www.egyptianmuseum.gov.eg/ Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum http://www.egyptianmuseum.org/ Metropolitan Museum of Art http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_Of_Art/department.asp?dep=10 Louvre Museum-Click on the word English or the British Flag to read the site in English. The default is French. Go to Collections and then choose Egyptian Antiquities. http://mistral.culture.fr/louvre/anglais/collec/ae/ae_f.htm The State Hermitage Museum http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/03/hm3_5_2.html Kimbell Museum http://www.kimbellart.org/ British Museum http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/goto?id=ENC11043&tour=lin Egyptian Museum of Turin-Click on English in the Upper Right Hand Corner www.museoegizio.it Egyptian Museum in Niagara (Canada) http://www.egyptianmuseum.com Interesting Web Sites: A History of Art & Culture http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/Egypt/ The Archive http://www.artchive.com/artchive/E/egyptian.html Tour Egypt: http://touregypt.net/ehistory.htm Neferchichi's Tomb-Cool Fonts & Games http://www.neferchichi.com/ TV Stations: History Channel-Search for Egypt http://www.historychannel.com/ PBS-Search for Egypt-Also good info on Empires Series http://www.pbs.org/ BBC:Go to Ancient History-Then Egyptians http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ Search Engines: Yahoo http://www.yahoo.com Google http://www.google.com	9/11/07
5/03/07	WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED WITH YOUR PROJECT CHECK OUT THE GAMES AT THIS LINK- http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk	5/11/07