The details of the assignment are in the file attached. It is a 1000 word essay and a 25 slide powerpoint presentation. reference style is listed in the assignment
Final Assessment Outline Competency Name: US History I Competency Statement: Addresses who and what influences historical events in American history from pre-contact to 1877 and the effects of those events on American politics, economics, society and culture. Final Assessment Title: PowerPoint Presentation Program Learning Outcomes: 1a: Students will convey in written format and/or orally their historical knowledge. 1b: Students will describe their understanding of cause and effect along with their knowledge of the general chronology of human experience. General Education Learning Outcomes: GLO 5B Competency Outcomes LO #1: Define Cause and Effect LO #2: Rank order the most important causes of an event LO #3: Explain the Difference Between the Correlation and Causality LO #4: Distinguish between background causes and immediate causes LO#5: Distinguish between short-term and long-term consequences LO #6 Assess the positive or negative impact of events, people or ideas LO #7 Pulling All Aspects of Cause and Effect Together Purpose of this Assessment This competency explains the importance of cause and effect in the study of American history from pre-contact to 1877. This assignment provides an opportunity for you to apply the skill of cause and effect to an historical event of your choice that occurred between pre-contact and 1877 in American history. Items Required for Submission A PowerPoint Presentation of at least 25 slides and 1000 words that explains the causes and effects of the American Civil War. Step 1: Preparation Explain the causes and effects of the American Civil War. At what point in American history, do you think the Civil War became inevitable? Justify your answer. You will need to discuss the background causes of the American Civil War; this means you need to think about the events of American history from the colonial period to 1861 and explain the events and why they are a background cause of the Civil War. You will need to identify and explain the immediate causes of the American Civil War. Then you will need to identify and explain the immediate effects as well as the long-term effects. What were the positive and negative effects? For the long-term effects, you will need to do some research on your own. Sources Wikipedia is not a reliable source. You need to use reliable sources. If you do not know whether a source is reliable or not, the information at this url may help you: https://sites.umuc.edu/library/libhow/credibility.cfm#oers Here are some additional source materials that can help you get started but again you need to include information from this competency as well. http://civilwarmuseum.weebly.com/index.html http://www.ushistory.org/civ/index.asp https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2010/spring/newnation.html https://www.historynet.com/causes-of-the-civil-war Step 2: Develop A PowerPoint Presentation You develop a PowerPoint Presentation of at least 25 slides that analyzes an event that occurred between pre-contact and 1877 in American History. Use the learning outcomes for this competency to apply the components of the historical thinking skill of cause and effect. See below for more instructions. · Slide 1: A title and your name. · Slides 2: Introduction -- Provide a brief explanation of your project and the American Civil War. · Slides 3 to 7 -- Discuss the background causes of the American Civil War. If you need to use more slides to do so that is fine. · You will need to start with the colonial period and move forward in history to look for the background causes. · Explain the context of each background cause. · Explain the who, what, where, when, why and how of each background cause. · Use the Notes Page to explain the information in more detail. · This should cover at least five slides. · Slides 8 to 12 -- Discuss the immediate causes of the American Civil War. If you need to use more slides to do so that is fine. · You determine the difference between background causes and immediate causes of the American Civil War. · Explain the context of each immediate cause. · Explain the who, what, where, when, why and how of each immediate cause. · Use the Notes Page to explain the information in more detail. · This should cover at least five slides. · Slide 13 -- Answer the following question: At what point, do you think the American Civil War became inevitable? · Slides 14-18 -- Discuss the immediate effects of the American Civil War on both the North and the South. If you need to use more slides to do so that is fine. · Explain the context of each immediate effect. · Explain the who, what, where, when, why and how of each immediate effect. · Identify the positive and negative effects and explain why they were positive or negative. · Use the Notes Page to explain the information in more detail. · This should cover at least five slides. · Slides 19 -23 -- Discuss the long-term effects of the American Civil War. If you need to use more slides to do so that is fine. · You may have to do some outside research on this as it long-term effects extend into the future. · How do we still live with some of these long-term effects of the American Civil War today? · Explain the context of each long-term effect. · Explain the who, what, where, when, why and how of each long-term effect. · Identify the positive and negative effects and explain why they were positive or negative. · Use the Notes Page to explain the information in more detail. · This should cover at least five slides. · Slide 24 -- Conclusions. If you need to use more slides to explain your conclusions, that is fine. · Slide 25 -- Bibliography. The Bibliography should reflect the Chicago Manual of Style. If you need to use more slides, that is fine. Step 3: Logistics · Slides should contain the major points that you want to make and include illustrations that enhance the points. · Use the notes part of the PowerPoint to add extra explanation so that you do not crowd the slide with text. · To access notes, you click View and then Notes Page. · The information on the Notes Page will allow you to explain the importance of the information and the connections between the slides, topic and disciplines. · Use the Notes Page to write information that you would include in a paper. · The Notes Pages should contain at least 1000 words of text for the entire presentation. · Make sure that you explain the information as if you are explaining it to someone who knows nothing about the topic. · Critical thinking, analysis and detail are essential. · Make sure that you explain the purpose of all illustrations. Explain how the illustrations enhance the information on the slide. · Include the source of the illustrations beneath the illustrations on the slide or in the Notes Page. · Make sure you have a conclusion that pulls the information together at the end. · You must write everything in your own words. If you use quotes, they should enhance or support your ideas and not be used as a substitute for your words and ideas. · Your last slide(s) should be your bibliography. Step 4: Format Your Project · Your should use the Chicago Manual of Style as your format for citations and your bibliography. · This url takes you to information on the Chicago Manual of Style: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/chicago_manual_17th_edition/cmos_formatting_and_style_guide/chicago_manual_of_style_17th_edition.html · Why the Chicago Manual of Style? · It is the format that historians use when writing papers and books. Since you are earning a history degree you should be familiar with it. · Here is a citation generator that uses the Chicago Manual of Style: · http://www.citationmachine.net/chicago If you need help, email me at
[email protected]. We can talk on the phone if necessary. Step 5: Complete Checklist for Submission Before you submit, check to see if you believe you have met the criteria noted below. Did you…. · Include a title page in your PPT? · Include an Introduction in your PPT? · Use at least five slides to explain each component of cause and effect (background causes, immediate causes, immediate effects and long-term effects. · Go back to the colonial period and move forward in history to find the background causes of the American Civil War? · Answer the following question: When do you think the Civil War became inevitable? Did you justify your answer? · Answer the following question: What were the positive and negative effects of the Civil War on both the North and the South? · Answer the following question: How do we still live with the long-term effects of the American Civil War today? · Incorporated ideas from the learning outcomes associated with the historical thinking skill of cause and effect? · Explain in detail all of the information you have discussed so that someone who knows nothing about the topic can understand it? · Explain the details in the notes page section of the slides? · Write everything in your own words? · Use quotes to enhance your work rather than use them as a replacement for your words and ideas? · Use proper grammar and spelling? · Include citations in the body of your presentation? · Include a bibliography at the end of your presentation? · Use the Chicago Manual of Style to format your citations and bibliography? · Use reliable sources? · Write logically with accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation? · Adhere to the length requirements? · Convert all files to a ppt or pptx file. Step 6: Submit your Work · Your completed final assessment documents should be submitted through the Final Assessment page of your competency. · Please note, for files smaller than 10MB (i.e., most Word documents), use the corresponding “+UPLOAD STUDENT FILE” button to upload your final assessment assignments. For larger files of any type (i.e., voice-over PowerPoint files, videos, or image-heavy documents), please use the optional TEXT EDITOR to provide a URL where your grader can download your file. · Make sure the files are converted to a doc, docx, ppt, pptx file. Final Assessment Rubric Criterion Emerging - 1 Developing - 2 Proficient - 3 Exemplary - 4 Critical Thinking Critical thinking means explaining connections between events, people and ideas within the same time period or between time periods. A more general definition is “critical thinking means making reasoned judgments that are logical and well thought out. It is a way of thinking in which you don't simply accept all arguments and conclusions you are exposed to but rather have an attitude involving questioning such arguments and conclusions. It requires wanting to see what