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'Final project'

Diorama/Research

SUMMARY

For your final project in our American West Class, you will delve into a significant historical event or aspect of the American West that intersts you. You will create a diorama to visually represent your chosen topic and write a 2-3 page research paper that details your diorama and the historical context behind it..

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Research paper

• Write a research paper which should be at least 2-3minimum pages in length
• Introduce your chosen topic, provide background information.
• Thesis- clearly state your research focus on the significance of your event. State its impact on the American West.
• Detail your research findings, discussing the historical event that you depicted in your diorama. Include: Key figures, and important insights.
• Conclusion: reflect on what you learned in understanding the American West through this project.

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Suggested Topics

01. The gold rush

02. role of native americans

03. SEttlers on great plains

04. Impact of homestead act

05. great explorers

06. GRAPHICS + TEXT

07. western figures - Buffalo bill

08. western towns

09. western mining

10. western range wars

11. trading forts

12. pony express

13. trail of tears

14. battle of little big horn

15. transcontinental railroad

100 points

assessment criteria:project will be assessed based on following criteria

Diorama creativity and Accuracy (30 pts.). research paper structure & clarity (30 pts). Depth of research and use of sources (20 pts). Citations and bibliography (20 pts)

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milestone TIMELINE

Dec. 9

research phase research paper- include historical event,

dec. 12

paper draft

due

dec. 18

Diorama

completed

dec. 18

research paper

due

dec. 19

showcase

Create an American West diorama

• Create a three-dimensional diorama depicting a specific event, location, theme from the American West.
• Use various material [some material(s) provided].
• Label each significant component

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