Age of Exploration Group Project

You and your group members will be assigned a continent (Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas),
and you will get to choose the explorer that traveled from your continent or to your continent.
You will create a video using iMovie and present it to the class. here will be a !uestion and
answer form at the end of viewing your video, so be prepared to answer !uestions and explain
your video.
Your video can be in the style of a newscast report, a movie with a specific genre, or you can
create a music video. Each video must answer the following !uestions"
#) $hen and where did your explorer travel to%
&) $hat country were they exploring for%
') $hat was the purpose of their exploration%
() $ere they successful in their exploration%
)) $hat impact did their exploration have on the people they came in contact with%
*) $hat impact did their exploration have on the world%
+) ,ad they not explored, how would things have been different%
Each video must be no longer than #- minutes in length.
.e creative and have fun.
1 2 3 4 Score
/ollaboration
as a group (all
members must
participate and
have a
spea0ing role)
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group and
misused in
class time.
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wor0ed well
as a group and
used in class
time
sparingly.
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as a group and
used in class
time
efficiently.
$or0ed
cohesively as
a group and
used in class
time wisely
and
efficiently.
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product shows
little or no
evidence of
original
thought.
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product
lac0ed sincere
originality.
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product
demonstrates
originality.
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product
demonstrates
a uni!ue level
of originality.
4ncorporation
of + !uestions
into final
pro3ect
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!uestions in
presentation.
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!uestions in
presentation.
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!uestions in
presentation.
4ncluded all
seven
!uestions into
presentation.
Common Core Standards
L..! Ac!uire and use accurately grade5appropriate general academic and domain5specific words
and phrases6 gather vocabulary 0nowledge when considering a word or phrase important to
comprehension or expression.
"#.!$%. 4ntegrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with
other information in print and digital texts.
SL..& 4nclude multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and
findings and emphasi7e salient points.
'#S( /onduct short research pro3ects to answer a !uestion (including a self5generated
!uestion), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused !uestions that
allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
(ec)nolog* Standards
1. Creati+it* and ,nno+ation- 8tudents demonstrate creative thin0ing, construct 0nowledge,
and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
b. /reate original wor0s as a means of personal or group expression.
2. Communication and Colla.oration Students- use digital media and environments to
communicate and wor0 collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning
and contribute to the learning of others.
b. /ommunicate information and ideas and effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of
digital media and formats.