FINAL PROJECT!!!

Your Final Exam for U.S. History is 2 part:

    1) Objective final taken on May 21 in class (100 points)

    2) Final HTV project   (100 points)

FINAL HTV PROJECT:

Knowing what you know, having studied what you've studied, answer the following question:

"What Does It Mean To Be An American?"

• Project Must contain all regular ingredients of HTV projects (transitions/effects, embedded text/ lyrics, images, audio, etc)
• Project must contain reference to a MINIMUM of 20 historical events, personalities (remember that this is U.S. history so keep it focused on this country). Any period of American history is fair game here.
• When you turn the project in, you MUST INCLUDE a list of your 20 events/personalities (so I know what I'm looking for & don't miss anything)

   

• You have a choice in handling your song
  • Option A: choose ONE song (as usual) to best communicate your theme
  • Option B: you may create a MEDLEY (pieces from a small variety of songs) to communicate the theme. If you do a medley, project must contain 4-6 minutes of audio.
  • Option C: You may alsowrite your own song (people have asked to be able to do this) or re-write lyrics to an existing song.
• PROJECT IS DUE MAY 19th (last Monday of school) in class
• You MAY work in PAIRS (can be from different blocks)
• KEEP EVERYTHING FOCUSED ON YOUR CENTRAL THEME!!!

HTV Unit 4: The Roaring Twenties & The Great Depression

This time around, the HTV project is OPTIONAL...that's right OPTIONAL! It will be worth fewer points (50) but...

• You will be able to choose which grading category you want the points to go into
• You have less ground to cover with only these two major topic areas to cover
• ...BE ADVISED...the grades you earn on this will be "by the book" and no extra generosity from me. This is an OPTIONAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITY!!!

WHAT TO COVER: (at minimum, cover the items with a " * ")

ASK YOURSELF & PRESENT IN THE VIDEO:

     What does it mean to be an American during this time?

     What is America like during this time?

     What's wrong with America?

         What can/should be done to fix things? Who's to blame?

     etc.

1. *Postwar American social issues
   • Evolution of cities & population
   • Isolationism
   • Workers' concerns (strikes & responses)
   • Expatriot Movement
   • The Red Scare
2. Wilson's presidency
3. *Harding's presidency
   • The Ohio Gang
   • Teapot Dome Scandal
4. Coolidge's presidency
5. *The Roaring Twenties
   • Route 66 & the Automobile
   • Money matters (income & spending)
6. *The Harlem Renaissance
   • Key individuals
   • Keys to its importance
7. *Factors leading to the Great Depression
8. Hoover's presidency & response to the beginning of the Great Depression
9. FDR's presidency
10. *The New Deals
    • The First 100 Days
      • Alphabet Agencies
    • Public & political reactions
    • What's still in use & what's extinct

PREVIOUS UNIT:

THEME: "Modern America Emerges" Translation: America looks MUCH different at the end of this unit than it did at the beginning of it.

1. Immigration
2. Progressive Issues

• Living Conditions
• Sanitation
• Housing
• Water
• Working Conditions
  • hours
  • safety
  • age of workers
• Education
• Political corruption
• Muckrakers

      3.  Teddy Roosevelt

      4.  William Howard Taft

      5.  Woodrow Wilson

    6. America's Growing Empire

    7.  Spanish-American War

    8. Philippine-American War

    9. Panama Canal

    10. World War I (issues we discuss)