5th-8th Grade History PBL

2018 History & Language Arts PBL

5^th-8^th Grade

Essential Questions:

What can we learn from history?

Do the lessons passed down to us by history, lessons whose origins may be hundreds, even thousands of years in the past, still have value today?

How can I use that information to help my community NOW?

5^th – 8^th Graders

Take your reading book (Code Talkers, Anne Frank, or Freedom Train) and make a comparison to another turbulent time in history where a group of people were being mistreated and devalued (ex – Tiananmen Square or America’s Trail of Tears). You will write a compare and contrast paper on these two time periods, keeping in mind the essential questions for this project. You will also prepare a presentation for your project and present this at a culminating event.

The rubrics and blank graphic organizers for this project can be found at velbisclassroom.blogspot.com.  They will be given out as the project progresses. ALWAYS use complete sentences, grammar, and punctuation to fill out diagrams.

5^th grade paper – 1 page

7^th grade paper – 3 pages

8^th grade paper – 4 pages

All papers should use the MLA format.

Benchmarks are due by 8:00 am on the date given.

1.     Due Date 9/10/18       (5 pts)

Choose another historical time or event to compare to your reading book time period. Email me your answer.

2.     Due Date 9/17/18       (10 pts)

Choose 3 sources of media for each time period (your reading book counts as one) – picture book, novel, magazine or newspaper article, documentary, online article, encyclopedia, oral interview (recorded or in person), etc. Email me the titles and what kind of media each one is.

3.     Due Date 9/24/18       (10 pts each)

Works cited page for all your resources (MLA format) and Venn diagram of two historical times or events.

How to do a works cited page.

Easy Bib

Venn Diagram printable

  

4.     Due Date 10/1/18       (10 pts each)

Analysis tool for each time or event.

Compare & Contrast graphic organizer

5.     Due Date 10/8/18       (25 pts)

Rough Draft of compare and contrast paper due.

How to write a compare and contrast paper.

How to write a 5 paragraph essay

Rubric for compare and contrast paper.

Teacher conferences on paper.

6.     Due Date 10/15/18     (10 pts)

Paper is due on WPP Online.

We will also be doing peer edits this week.

7.     Due Date 10/22/18     (50 pts)

Final draft of paper is due.

8.     Due Date 10/25/18     (5 pts)

Choose you presentation format from the National History Day website and use the evaluation forms as your rubrics. Email me which category you will be using.

9.     Due Date 10/29/18     (10 pts)

Call to action plan completed.

10.  Due Date 11/5/18       (5 pts)

Presentation is half-way done. Proof emailed or texted.

11.  Due Date 11/26/18     (50 pts)

Presentation is turned in.

12.  12/3/18

Practice for “Lessons in History” public event

13.   12/12/18 (Tentative)

“Lessons in History” event (Venue – Lamb Library)

14.  Due Date 12/13/18     (10 pts)

Reflections due