1. US HISTORY B: SEMESTER PORTFOLIO
GOING FOR THE !!!

2. Choose A Topic The Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918
Do not take this “first step” lightly, as the topic you choose will have a direct impact on your overall enthusiasm and motivation for completing this semester portfolio project.
The Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918
The Dust Bowl
New Deal Programs
Japanese-American
Internment Camps
WWII Leadership Comparison (speak to Mr. Snell if interested)
Dropping of Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
McCarthyism and Blacklisting
Cold War America
Cuban Missile Crisis
1960s Civil Rights Movement
Separate, But Equal
Integration
The Space Race
Watergate Scandal
American Culture- “The 60s”
Vietnam War
The First Computers
Reagan and Gorbachev
Other (Must get teacher approval)?

3. Gold Edition – ART- (Pick one)
0-89%(B)
Gold Edition – ART- (Pick one)
Due Date: End of Semester
Art Imitates Reality- Or is it the other way around? Create your own original piece to present your chosen topic, or review and present another artist’s interpretation that reflects on the same issue. Your teacher may have created other templates to help you present one of these artistic formats.
Create your own masterpiece! Allow your thoughts and feelings related to your chosen topic to be expressed through paint, or other artistic medium.
Research your historical topic
Summarize key events
Create your masterpiece
1/2-page summary
Film and cinema are often used to provide dramatic, intense reenactments of historical events.
Watch the film
Summarize key events
Respond to teacher prompt
1-page minimum, typed only or
Music and song lyrics are powerful story-telling devices. They are also vehicles for political expression.
Listen to the song
Analyze and describe the lyrics
Analyze and describe the melody/musical composition
Respond to teacher prompt
1-page minimum, typed only
Create your own groove! Allow your thoughts and feelings related to your chosen topic to be expressed through just lyrics (poetry), or go the extra mile with lyrics and a melody.
Research your historical topic
Summarize key events
Create your masterpiece
1/2-page summary

4. Template: How this works
OBJECTIVE: This is STILL a research project, like the original essay-portfolio. The DIFFERENCE is HOW you will be presenting your research. You get to pick a different, artistic option to show me what you have learned about the topic you chose. Conducting effective research, and communicating the significance (application and synthesis) of that information is a skill you will need for the rest of your life!
Essential Questions
What facts about the event does your reader need to have in order to understand the event’s importance to new citizens?
Why is this event important for new citizens to understand?
What perspective do your primary sources bring to understanding the event?
How do your primary sources help you make your argument?
INSTRUCTIONS:
Choose your topic.
Choose how you intend to present your topic artistically.
Acquire the appropriate resources.
Analyze the resources and develop research information that helps to address the essential questions.
Using new knowledge and artistry, create a presentation that reflects those essential questions.
Included written summary to address your interpretation of those essential questions.
*IMPORTANT- Imagine that you are standing in the middle of an art exhibition and you have the ability to tell the patrons about your piece. If you can see in your artwork a way to discuss or present the “essential questions” above, then you have been successful in your creation! Your artwork carried the message! Think about symbolism, special words or objects that you used in your piece to represent those essential questions. That’s how you make this work!!

5. You must submit all portfolio files to me through web mail attachment!