US History Exposition

2013

As a class, we will be creating a museum for

students, teachers, administrations, and parents can walk through during the school day

What is a museum or exposition? Each group will have a booth or station

dedicated to gathering and displaying objects and information of lasting interest or value

Museum

In groups of three – four, you will be creating

your own booth/station that explores a time period that we’ve learned about in US History this year

You will gather information, objects, and primary and secondary sources about your era

You will create an interactive booth that you will present to teachers, students, administration, and community members on May 23rd (B day) and May 24th (A day)

Exposition

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

May Introduction & Research

Introduction and Research Research

Research Timeline Timeline Poster board Poster board

Poster board and props

Poster board and props

Brochure & Invitation

Brochure & Invitation Set-up day

Set-up day Class Presentation

Class Presentation

Exposition Day

Exposition Day

No School Review for Final

Review for Final

Review for Final

Review for final

Museum Floor Plan

Entrance

Exit

World War I “the 10s”

The Roaring 20s

Great Depression

30s

World War II Pacific

Worl

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II

Eu

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Post War 50sCivil Rights 60s

Counter-Culture 60s

Vietnam 70s

Nixo

n/C

arte

r 70

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Cold War 80s Domestic 80s

Vote

1990s 2000s

This is a project/test grade and you will be

graded on the following criteria: Participation Research Display Viewer Contest

Grade

Today, our objective is to choose our group,

our theme, and start investigating your time period. Your names will be drawn to determine which

group will choose their time period first. Be sure to write down your era

Once you have chosen your era, you’ll start right away to investigate and research By the end of Day 1, you must complete the

research handout.

Day 1 & 2

It is essential when presenting your decade that you are gathering the

correct information from reliable sources and preparing yourself thoroughly enough so that you become the expert ready to share your excitement about what you know, and here’s how! These websites are available under End of Year on my webpage.

http://www.yearborn.net/The_Year_You_Were_Born_Main/Home.html http://www.archives.gov/ http://www.pbs.org/ http://americanrhetoric.com/ http://teacheroz.com/ http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/ http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decades.html http://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1940.html http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/yearsanddecades.html

Reliable Websites

Now that theme has been selected, your team needs to

create a catchy slogan or title that represents your era. Like at any expo, the idea is to draw as many spectators to your booth, and share your experiences with them.

On your display board you need to provide images (minimum of 5 ) for each section your researching, using a variety of primary and secondary sources. You must share the information about your decade, not just play games, and eat food. Remember they are voting for you!

Fill in the entire board with details that will help you in presenting your decade and font size needs to be large enough for both you and the spectators to see.

Get Going!

Goals: To finish all of your research for your

poster board and some for your timeline Today, we’re going to F258 to work in the

computer lab. While you’re in there you’ll finish all research

and print anything you may need The 2nd half of class will be spent in the

classroom organizing information and we’ll watch WWII in HD

HOMEWORK: your poster board is due next class. Not having it will impact your participation grade

Day 2

Our objective for the day is to create a timeline

that will be displayed at your booth Each timeline must include at least 25 important

dates or events that happened during your era Each timeline must also include at least 20

photographs of the different events during your era

This should be organized, grammatically correct, and be your original work

HOMEWORK: for next class you must print in a poster board for display at your booth

Day 3

Our objective for today is to complete your

display board that will become the center piece of your booth. Use your background research, timeline,

textbooks, and other outside resources to create your poster

You’ll be graded on creativity, organization, grammar, and historical accuracy.

By the end of the day you must turn in your completed poster

Day 4 & 5

Poster Examples

Your Poster/Research must include the following:

A section on popular culture (i.e. music, sports, television, advertisements, games, leisure activities, fashion, etc.)

A section on influential people (be sure to include pictures)

A section on “breaking news” or important events A section on politics (the president, the government

policies, etc.) Visual Aids including maps and images Overall description of the time period

Be creative, interactive, and engaging

Poster Requirements

Our goal today is to create:1. Something to give to visitors 2. A description to send to Mrs. Gumpf3. An invitation

Day 6

Your handout can be something small and

simple: Crossword Puzzle Recipe Common “slang” Interesting Facts

Make is something memorable so they will vote for you at the end

Handout

A member in the group must create a short description to

electronically send (via phone, computer, paper) to: Mrs. Gumpf amy_gumpf@allenisd.org Mrs. Blake dawn_blake@allenisd.org The “short description” will include: Catchy title of your booth: What decade it is? An overall description of what they will experience at your

booth (focused on your decade) What your game is (Play…) What your food is (Prizes earned…) Lesson they will learn (Teach / Learn …you how to do the

walking dog with the yo- yo!) Group member names

Program

Rambunctious Roaring 20’sOur booth is no baloney! Come see how the big cheeses of our decade did little to fix the economic disaster waiting to happen, and allowing giggle water to flow when it was “prohibited.” Come get a wiggle by doing the Boston and West Coast swing, and learn how to order from a dinner menu 20s style. Prizes are awarded for the best hoofer and our team (Jessica Nason, Chris Flood, …) will be the real mccoys!

Example!

Dear…..

It is my pleasure to invite you to the US History Exposition at Allen High School. The event will celebrate our nation’s history since 1877 to present through an exciting and interactive museum presented by myself and other students. The event is on ________ (day) May ____ (date), 2013 during _____ (?) class period ________ (actual time you will be on display) __ am/pm. Here are the directions to the event (insert map). The booth my team will represent will be called the__________________ and it’s the ____ decade.

Invitation Example

Parking

Our goal today is to plan out how your booth

will be set up and also to plan out the rest of your display

Your booth must also include: A food from your time period You must dress up for your time period Your brochures on display Something you “teach” visitors (i.e. a game, a

lesson, a dance, a slogan, etc.)

Day 7

Table

Timeline

Poster

Food

Interactive Game

Brochures

MusicCostume

Day 8

Our goal for today is to present your material to the class so they can give constructive feedback

Exposition day!!!!! If someone you invited comes, be sure they

turn in the invitation you made them for extra credit

Participants will also vote on which booth they believe was the most interactive and also informative

Have Fun!

Day 9

Display Board= (Who’s bringing it on Tuesday? 3$) Timeline =Done in class today Game=Supplies who’s doing this? Lesson to teach=Supplies Food/Candy Buy/make?=Summary of when it was created-

Recipe Costume =What do we look like? Brochure (4-6 sentence submitted to me electronically)-

What will we experience when we come to visit your booth. Sell yourself!!

Invitation to parents and family Cords/Props/Portables

Final Checklist