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Unit1PerformanceAssessment
LiveNewsBroadcast
Due:Wednesday,September7th
Instructions
YourgroupmustmakealivenewsstylebroadcastofanimportanteventcoveredinthePrologueof
ourWorldHistorytextbook.Imaginethatyoureventhasjusthappenedandthatyoureportingfroma
newsdeskORliveatthescenewithcamerasonhand.1Yournewsbroadcastmustmentionwhatis
happeningatyoureventandhowthiseventinfluencedideasofmoderndemocracy.Feelfreetouse
music,differentbackgroundsorscenes,andafictitiousorrealnewsstationtoaddasenseofrealism
toyourbroadcast.Itmaybefilmedandplayedonacomputer,oryoumayperformitliveinfrontof
theclass.
Requirements
1) Everyonemusthaveequalspeaking/actingparts.
2) Yourgroupmustuseatleastfivekeytermsfromthefoursections.
3) Showatleastonemapinyourbroadcast(withsomekeyfeatures).
4) Turninawrittenscriptofyourskit.
5) Allnewsbroadcastsshouldbebetween35minuteslong.
Rubric
A25pointrubricwillbeusedtojudgeyournewsbroadcastbasedon:
A) FollowingInstructions
D)Teamwork/Cooperation
B) EvidenceofPreparation
E)ContentofUnit1
C) Creativity
PossibleEvents
Ideasincludebutarenotlimitedto:
SolonbeginspoliticalreforminGreecein594B.C.
Romanaristocratsotherthrowthekingin509B.C.
MosesreceivestheTenCommandments
ConstantineconvertstoChristianityin312A.D.
KingJohnsignstheMagnaCartain1215A.D.
WilliamandMaryacceptaBillofRIghtsfromParliamentin1689
AmericanssigntheDeclarationofIndependencein1776
ParisiansstormtheBastillein1789
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Disclaimer:ThetechnologicalcapabilityofmovingfilmandbroadcastingTVsignalswasnotavailableduringanyofthetime
periodsmentionedinthePrologueofthetextbook.Theseaspectsaremerelymeanttobeincludedasawaytobringthe
storytolifeinamodern,21stcenturycontext.