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AP-12 Literature and Composition Interactive Timeline Literary Time Periods

Four in a group
 * 1) The Renaissance (1485-1660)
 * 2) The Restoration and the 18th century (1660-1800)
 * 3) The Romantic Period (1798-1852)
 * 4) The Victorian Period (1832-1901)
 * 5) The Modern World (1900 to the present)

Product:
 * Interactive, Illustrative Timeline of the assigned historical period created in dippity.com
 * Research Information on your time period (see textbook to help you get started)
 * Need at least 2 sources other than the textbook
 * MLA Citation of sources
 * Illustrative Timeline (Important events in history, famous literary works, famous musical works, famous works of art.
 * Define the unifying principles of the time period
 * Apply unifying principles to your historical focus
 * Upload to wikispaces.com

Jobs:
 * Historian
 * Art
 * Music
 * Literature
 * Historical events, people, movements

Assessment:
 * Correct Research
 * Creativity
 * Visually appealing
 * Presentation
 * Application of principles to selected poems—after each presentation, students will apply the knowledge presented to a poem that I give them in essay form. This will be done for homework and turned in the next day. All will fill in a chart summarizing the principles and applying them to the poem with support. Option: At the end of the presentations, students write an essay on the poem of their choice. Needs to be 3-5 paragraphs, defining the principles and then showing how this poem reflects the time period.

Grading:
 * Research
 * Timeline
 * Presentation
 * Chart

** Literary Time Periods: Illustrative Timeline ** ** Rubric ** Name:_

Circle Time Period Researched: Renaissance Restoration Romantic

Victorian Modern

Circle Topic Researched: Historical Events Literature Art Music


 * Research Component (individual grade): 25%**

/5 Evaluation of Sources (get evaluation sheet from media specialist)

/5 Use of 3 sources for each group member (one being the Holt Textbook)

/5 Correct information

/5 Correct MLA Work Cited page (each person has his/her own link on wiki page with name)

/5 Prints out, fills in, and submits Rubric on due date (each persons in group needs a rubric)


 * Illustrative Timeline (Group Grade): 25%**

/15 Shows creativity by using multiple media (pictures, video, text, music, etc.)

/5 Joins the wiki site and creates groups page (Title, picture, link to timeline

/5 Saves or embeds timeline to class wikispaces.com


 * Presentation: 20% (Individual Grade)**


 * ___/__ **__ 10 SPEAKING**:** Speak clearly and audibly, enunciating and projecting into the eyes and faces of your listeners. __


 * __/__**__ 10 POISE**:** Eye contact, gestures, stance, and pacing—i.e. poise before others—are simply a matter of breath. __

__**Assessment: (30%) (Individual Grade) Yes, you are expected to make a chart for your own group.**__

___/10 Lists correct unifying principles__

__/10 Accurately connects the unifying principles of the time periods to the assigned poems__

__/10 Provides textual support__

__/100 Final Grade

Note: Grammar mistakes will reduce your grade—1 point for each mistake. = =