Personal+History+Project


 * Personal History Project **


 * Phase Two: Commenting on Each Others' Projects (10 points) **

Once you have all completed and shared your individual Voicethreads by Tuesday at the beginning of class - I would like for you to spend the next two nights viewing and making comments on your classmates' voicethreads. Between now and Thursday when you come to class, you should view several Voicethreads and make at least one comment on each voicethread that you view. See the rubric below that I will use to assess your contribution for this part of the assignment.
 * **EXCELLENT**
 * (10-9 pts)** || * 4 or more comments on different voicethreads that are a combination of voice and text
 * Comments include thoughtful question or response to story, showing genuine interest and understanding.
 * Comments are clear and articulate.
 * Comments show careful consideration of different perspectives on our essential question. ||
 * **GOOD**


 * (8 pts)** || * at least 3 comments on different voicethreads that are a combination of voice and text
 * Comments include question or response, showing some interest and understanding of story.
 * Comments are clear but perhaps not as fluent as in the Excellent category.
 * Comments show some consideration of different perspectives on our essential question. ||
 * **ADEQUATE**


 * (7 pts)** || * at least 3 comments on different voicethreads but may be all voice or all text.
 * Comments include a a question or response that does not seem to reveal a clear understanding of story.
 * Comments are unclear or inarticulate in places.
 * Comments seem vague or generic overall. ||
 * **DEMONSTRATES PROBLEMS**


 * (6 pts)** || * 1 to 2 comments that may be all voice or all text.
 * Comments include a question or response that reveals a lack of clear understanding of story.
 * Comments are unclear or inarticulate overall.
 * Comments are simplisitic and/or inappropriate. ||
 * **FAILS TO MEET STANDARDS**


 * (1-5 points)** || * No comments made ||


 * Date Assigned : Thursday, October 27 **
 * Date Due : Monday, November 7 by 9:00 PM **

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 * Try logging in to Voicethread: **


 * e-mail:** (insert cfa mail address here) ex. aholsten@capefearacademy.org
 * default password**: cfa12345

Click here to access the rubric for this project:

For the next major unit assessment, you will use Voicethread, a collaborative multi-media slide show that allows you to share documents, images, and video. In your Voicethread, you will answer our essential question on a more __personal__ level:


 * Why do people leave what is unfamiliar and known for the unknown? **


 * Your primary topic to explore in your Voicethread is : **
 * ** Looking into your past, determine why someone important to you left what was familiar and known for the unknown. **

This could be the story of (1) how your family came to America. It could also be a story explaining (2) why your family moved from one location to another either in the distant past or more recently. You could also talk to (3) someone else in your family, neighborhood, or anyone close to you and tell the story of why they left what was familiar and known for the unknown.

Your Voicethread needs to contain the following information/media somewhere in the slides.
 * A historical overview of the time period that your personal immigration story comes from
 * The “push” and/or “pull” factors at work in your story
 * A clear story explaining the following:
 * Who the featured family member(s) were/are (images, descriptions)
 * The “knowns” that your family member was leaving (place, occupation, family)
 * The “unknowns” that your family member was headed towards (place, occupation, family, opportunity)
 * The risks involved in making the trip or making the transition
 * The outcome of taking the risk: What was gained, what was lost?
 * An Interview with a family member, neighbor, or person of interest whose story you are telling. This interview does not have to be with the actual person migrating. For example - if you are telling the story of a grandparent who has passed away, you might interview your parent who is talking about your grandparent.

Other slides could contain things like
 * Family portraits and artifacts
 * Genealogy trees
 * Additional interviews besides the required one
 * Music, or other audio that is relevant to your story

1) Gather the pieces for your slides – i.e. scan images, find images online, create powerpoint slides with text, create video and audio files. 2) Logon to Voicethread and familiarize/ re-familiarize yourself with the tools in the program. 3) Upload your images, video files, and text files into Voicethread and arrange them into the order you desire.
 * Remember that Voicethread is an interactive and collaborative tool; your steps in this project should look something like this: **
 * 4) **** Add voice and text comments to narrate your project. This should be the bulk of how your personal immigration story is told. **


 * Use your slides for more visual images, important text, and video, but tell the story with __your voice__ and through the voices of your family in your interviews. **