Exhibition 2012

Team Exhibition 2012
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way. . . . -Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
Team Project Overview We will be working together across the team and across the disciplines to create a grand presentation of learning for Exhibition 2012! You will be working in every class to build a choose your own adventure maze through which guests will travel and learn about the multiple causes of the French Revolution and how they affected each social class. Paris will set the stage but depending on which social class you will be representing, your Paris may look like anything from a sewer to a palace. You will also have the opportunity to make your own bread and experiment with different ingredients in the process. In Mrs. Parsons class you will study the chemistry of decay and in Mr. Hensleys class you will create your own budget depending on your estate. Humanities Highlight We will be focusing on the historical context of the French Revolution, specifically the cause of social unrest on the eve of bloodshed. We will be analyzing these causes through A Tale of Two Cities and deciding what themes are relevant in our world today. These themes will then be connected to a current place that is also on the eve of revolution. Essential Question What was the social context of the revolution and in what ways do underlying themes relate to domestic and global issues today? Objectives Students will be able to understand that social issues that inspired the French Revolution are relevant to issues of unrest today. Students will demonstrate this understanding through writing, multimedia and artistic expression. CA Standards 10.2 Students compare and contrast the Glorious Revolution of England, the American Revolution, and the French Revolution and their enduring effects worldwide on the political expectations for self-government and individual liberty. Benchmarks 1. Newspaper Articles (see below) 2. Storyboard for animation 3. Articles on modern day causes of revolution
4. Annotated Bibliography on causes of French Revolution Final Products 1. Newspaper (see below) 2. Short Animation- you and a partner will be making a one minute video that displays themes of unrest from the French Revolution that are present today based on your assigned cause. Your video should depict mastery of content knowledge, music, powerful text and student-generated and vector art/images...basically, anything you can use to get your story/message across to your audience. Educate us on the issue! 3. Pamphlets on modern revolution of choice to be distributed at the end of exhibition Challenge Options 1. Read V for Vendetta and write a compare/contrast essay between the two texts. 2. Eulogize the Paris that was lost through revolutionary France--could be a positive or negative portrayal. Possibility for performance of your Eulogy at Exhibition pending rehearsal. Assessment 1. Test on the causes, leaders, events and outcomes of the French revolution. 2. Newspaper 3. Short Animation-final product content, creativity and execution A News-reporting Project: Tales of Two Cities Overview You will be creating a newspaper that will include major events from the French Revolution as depicted in A Tale of Two Cities. Your paper will be formatted in the same style as a real newspaper and it will include multiple articles written as benchmarks over the course of the project. Your paper will also be written from the perspective of, and for, a designated social class that existed during pre-revolutionary France. All of your articles will be written through that lens. EQ: What caused the French Revolution? in what ways are those issues of unrest present in the world today? In what ways are those issues of unrest present in A Tale of Two Cities? Objectives 1. Students will be able to utilize the Habits of Mind to analyze literature and its depiction of a historical event. 2. Students will be able to cite their work in MLA format. 3. Students will be able to reflect on the writing and learning process. 4. Students will be able to make a connection to a significant event in history. 5. Students will be able to identify and analyze bias in journalistic writing
Benchmarks: 1. Human Interest Piece on a Major Character of Choice 2. Vocabulary Word Search 3. Two Articles on issues of social unrest 4. 4 Articles on major events from the book 5. Two of the following three Comic Strips a) depicting a major theme from the text b) satire of social issue in pre-revolutionary France c) modern day connection to similar social issue present in pre-revolutionary France 6. Obituary section 7. Book Review of Tale of Two Cities analyzing plot, character, and theme 9. Recipe for Revolution 10. Letter to the editor in defense of or in condemnation of the September Massacre 11. Articles that connect to math and chemistry: graphs/ bread decay, disease etc. Challenge Option Write a journalistic piece for the new HTHNC paper, Rufus Reports!

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