Making a List and Checking it Twice

Your Civil War Project is an opportunity for you to practice many skills one of which is project management. Your exhibit includes many components and you and your partner need to have an effective work plan in place in order to reach your goal. I know that I find a check list handy as I work my way through a complex task. Below you will find a preview of the list you will receive after your break. We will review the final steps of the project the week of April 24 so you will be ready to present on May 4. I know you are going to do a great job and I am looking forward to seeing your presentation!

Spring Break:

This is a perfect time to sleep late, read a fun book, watch a movie, go for a run, take a day trip, and relax. Enjoy your time off and stay safe.


Civil War Check List

Journals: Have I maintained an accurate and complete journal? Have I worked with my partner to devise an effective work plan?

Questions: Do we have a list of questions that reflect the first three levels of Bloom’s? Can I show the judges how we applied the higher level thinking skills with our topic? Can I link my topic to a contemporary issue or event? Do we have an over arching question for the display board?

Resources: Did we use four out of the seven categories of sources? Can we clearly identify the primary source materials we used to complete the project?

Visuals: Have we selected a variety of visuals that will help tell the story of our topic? Did we add captions to each display item? Do we have appropriate footnotes?

3-D Item: Have we selected an item that adds meaning to our presentation? Did we try to exceed the standard by making our own item?

Standards/Habits of Mind: Have we gone over the content and applied learning standards we are meeting? Can we identify and explain the habits of mind we used? Did we fill out the form explaining how our project helped us meet our mission statement goals?

Display: Did we construct an attractive display board? Even though two people put the board together, does the display appear seamless?

Letter of Invitation: Did we deliver our letters of invitation?

Presentation: Have we written out note cards? Have we practiced the presentation? Are we confident and excited about our project?

Day of the Event: Are we on time? Do we have all of the display? Are we dressed appropriately? Are we excited and proud of our project?