The Search for Meaning My Name: Shannah Alusma Group Name(s) Jordan Johnson and Sharon Kim

Due Date: March 24th, 2014 Introduction Our world was a turbulent place between 1914 and 1945. A few of the catastrophic events that wrote history was WWI, The Great Depression, WWII, and The Holocaust. All of these events were tied together in some way, and some of the stories can be tied to Georgia. There has also been a lot of literature emerge about this time period. One of the most widely read books are The Diary of Anne Frank and the struggles of the Holocaust. Essential/Driving Research Questions --How can I demonstrate the relationship between Georgia, WWII, and The Diary of Anne Frank? Standards 8th Grade Georgia History
write arguments, informative/explanatory text that draw conclusions and make generalizations (GPS) (8SS_B2007-23) write arguments, informative/explanatory text that determine adequacy and/or relevancy of information (GPS) (8SS_B2007-27) **describe the impact of World War II on Georgias development economically, socially, and politically (GPS) (8SS_H2007-40)**

Standards
8Th Grade Language Arts
1 /RL1: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as

inferences drawn from the text. 7/RL7: Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story or drama stays faithful to or departs from the text or script, evaluating the choices made by the director or actors. 16/RI7: Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea. 20/W1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. 23/W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. 25/W6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing & present the relationships between info. and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others. 30/SL1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) w/ diverse partners on grade 8 topics and texts, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly. 34/SL5: Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, & add interest. 38/L3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. 36/L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

37/L2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing

Computer Applications Powtoons Visual Representation Panel Group Member and Job Assignment Shannah Alusma: Works on the Powtoons and does research Jordan Johnson: Works on panel and researches Sharon Kim: Helps out on both panel and Powtoons and researches. References (MLA Format) (You are only allowed to use the Online Database from our library. That means you may not google any information. You are allowed to use Easy bib for your reference page.)

Rubric

Visual Presentation Rubric

Organization
Below Basic 5 points Presentation is not sequential or logical and it may be hard for the audience to understand the purpose Presenters have only a basic understanding of the content and do not develop reasonable conclusions. Did not answer the essential question. Basic 10 points Presentation may not be sequential or logical but the audience understands the purpose Presenters show a basic understanding of the content but do not develop reasonable conclusions. Answered the essential question with little depth. Most graphics relate to the topic and presentation Good 15 points Presentation is sequential, logical and audience understand the purpose Excellent 20 points Presentation is sequential, logical and effectively conveys the meaning and purpose to the audience

Knowledge

Presenters demonstrate a firm grasp of the content and generalize reasonable conclusions. Answered the essential question adequately

Presenters demonstrate an indepth understanding of the content and provide valid and/or reasonable conclusions. Answered the essential question thoroughly

GraphicsVisual and Technology

Graphics do not directly relate to the topic OR detract from the presentation

All graphics and content are related to the topic and most make it easier to understand the presentation

All graphics are related to the topic and make it easier to understand the presentation and support the essential question

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Resource Page, Works Cited

The presentation is not engaging or effective or does not make use of available technology effectively and has errors or bugs that detract from its effectiveness The document does not demonstrate adequate research, most of which may be unreliable and has not been formatted in MLA format

The presentation may not be engaging or effective but utilizes available technology but has errors or bugs that detract from its effectiveness The document does not demonstrate adequate research, some of which may be unreliable and has been formatted in MLA format

The presentation is engaging, effective, utilizes available technology effectively but may have errors or bugs that detract from its effectiveness

The presentation is engaging, effective, utilizes available technology effectively and is free of errors / bugs

The document reflects adequate research. Most of which is reliable and has been formatted in MLA format

The document reflects wide ranging research show use of reliable resources and has been formatted in MLA format and may be annotated