RAFT Task Card One: History

Objective:
You will be able to articulate the events that lead up to the writing of the Emancipation
Proclamation.
Student Role:
A Union soldier, personal aide to President Abraham Lincoln
Audience:
A group of family and friends
Format:
A short one man play
Topic:
A behind the scenes look at the events leading up to the Emancipation Proclamation.

Directions:

1. Visit https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=34 and

http://www.civilwar.org/150th-anniversary/emancipation-proclamation-150.html to learn
more about the Emancipation Proclamation.
2. Use a storyboard worksheet to map out your script.
3. Type your script so it is easy to read.
4. Practice reading your script aloud until you feel you can read it fluently and with
expression.
5. Create a video of your presentation, include voiceover narration and titles.
6. Upload your video to YouTube. Make sure you choose Public for it to be viewable by
the widest audience.

Resources:
Websites to visit:
Emancipation Proclamation document and information.
https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=34
Civil War education website
http://www.civilwar.org/150th-anniversary/emancipation-proclamation-150.html

Civil War Documents

https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents

Abraham Lincoln This Day in History

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-issues-emancipation-proclamation

Abraham Lincoln Biography

http://www.anb.org/articles/04/04-00631.html

Assessment:
Prepare a video of a one man play, detailing the events that lead up to the Emancipation
Proclamation.
You will receive up to 25 points for each of the following: written script, storyboard, video
presentation, and use of narration and titles.
 RAFT Task Card Two: History
Objective:
You will be able to articulate the events that took place on the day of the Wall Street Crash of
1929.
Student Role:
A Wall Street Stock Exchange floor trader
Audience:
Federal Investigators
Format:
A Prezi Presentation with video and voiceover narrative
Topic:
A Federal investigation into the events of October 24, 1929 (Black Thursday)

Directions:

1. Visit https://www3.nd.edu/~jstiver/FIN462/US%20Market%20Crashes.pdf and

http://www.pbs.org/fmc/timeline/estockmktcrash.htm to learn more about the Stock
Market Crash of 1929.
2. Write an outline of the events and details of the Prezi and a script of your narration.
3. Type your outline and narration so that it is legible.
4. Create your Prezi using pictures, videos and text.
5. Run through your completed Prezi several times so that you are familiar with its contents.
6. Record your Prezi with voiceover narration with Screencast-O-Matic version 2.0.

Resources:
Websites to visit:
Tool to record your presentation
http://screencast-o-matic.com/

Prezi
https://prezi.com/

Background on the Stock Market Crash of 1929

http://www.history.com/topics/1929-stock-market-crash

A series on the Crash

https://moneymorning.com/2015/05/27/the-stock-market-crash-of-1929the-first-in-our-series-
documenting-the-greatest-wall-street-crashes-of-all-time/

A History Site that includes quizzes and information

https://worldhistoryproject.org/1929/10/29/1929-stock-market-crash-black-tuesday

Assessment:
Prepare a Prezi presentation of a Federal investigation into the Stock Market Crash of 1929.
Then, record the presentation with voiceover narration.
You will receive up to 25 points for each of the following: written script, Prezi presentation,
video presentation with narration, and use of video clips and other multimedia.
 RAFT Task Card Three: Music History
Objective:
Understand be able to articulate the events that surrounded and made up the sinking of the
Titanic
Student Role:
Band member on the Titanic
Audience:
A group of family and friends of those lost
Format:
A music video
Topic:
A music video of a song sung by a band member on the Titanic to the loved ones of those that
were lost.

Directions:

1. Visit http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/titanic-sinks and http://www.titanic-

titanic.com/ to learn more about the sinking of the Titanic.
2. Use several rough drafts as you plan the song, and the chorography for the video.
3. Type your song so it is easy to read.
4. Practice your song and choreography.
5. Create a video of your presentation, include titles.
6. Upload your video to YouTube. Make sure you choose Public for it to be viewable by
the widest audience.

Resources:
Websites to visit:
Get to know the wreckage so you can understand the events
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/titanic-100-years/

More Information
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/titanic
Titanic Band information
http://www.titanicuniverse.com/titanic-band-the-titanic%e2%80%99s-orchestra/1430

More about the Titanic band

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/04/27/what-made-titanic-band-keep-playing-even-as-
ship-sank.html

Assessment:
Prepare and write a song explaining the events of the sinking of the Titanic from the perspective
of a band member. Perform that song in a music video and upload it to YouTube.
You will receive up to 25 points for each of the following: written song, music video
presentation, and choreography.
Example RAFT
Science: Water

ROLE (student) AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC

Row A Union soldier, A group of A short one A behind the
1 personal aide to family and man play scenes look at
President friends the events
Abraham Lincoln leading up to
the
Emancipation
Proclamation.

Row A Wall Street Federal A Prezi A Federal

2 Stock Exchange Investigators Presentation investigation
floor trader with video into the events
and voiceover of October 24,
narrative 1929 (Black
Thursday)

Row Band member on A group of A song and A music video

3 the Titanic family and music video of a song sung
friends of by a band
those lost member on
the Titanic to
the loved ones
of those that
were lost.

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