Tell Their Story Project Guidelines

and Scoring Guide

At the end of this lesson, you will be expected to complete a
project in which you tell the story of an Irish or German immigrant.
You will complete the writing portion of this project in class as a
journal activity, but the rest must be completed at home. This
project is based on the following prompt:

Choose to be either an Irish or a German immigrant and

describe what your life was like in your homeland and why
you chose to leave. This should be from the point of view of
someone living at that time, not from your modern point of
view.
Once you have completed this journal activity in class, you
will be expected to present to the class your story of what
your life was like in Ireland or Germany and why you chose to
leave.
This presentation can take any creative form you like. You may
write a short story, draw a picture, make a collage or poster,
write a poem, sing or rap a song, do a PowerPoint or Prezi
presentation, come to class in costume and discuss, etc.
The project should only take up 3-5 minutes of class time. You
will be penalized if your presentation is not at least 3 minutes
long. You will also be penalized if your presentation goes over
7 minutes.
Look at the scoring guide below to help you complete your
project.

Tell Their Story Project Scoring Guide

Guidelines
The project demonstrates a clear understanding of what life
was like in either Ireland or Germany, based on information
from the lecture and the guided notes. Students discuss or
portray specific events or hardships about life in their chosen
homeland and how those events impacted their decision to
go to America.

Points
Possible

10

The presentation of the project is at least 3 minutes long and

includes detailed descriptions of life in Ireland and life in
Germany in the mid-1800s.

The student speaks through the perspective of someone living

in the 1800s, avoiding the use of present tense and modern
references, in both the project and the presentation.

The project falls into one of the creative categories listed in the
instructions for the project and if it does not, the student has
gotten prior approval from the teacher to use a different
format.
The presentation is clear, easily understandable, and loud
enough to be heard throughout the classroom. The student
exhibits at least some public-speaking skills.
Total Points Possible

2
25