Civilization

Project
 Teacher Directions
This is a project I created to go along with a story from
our basal reading program called, Weslandia by Paul
Fleischman. You can also buy this book (on Amazon, etc.)

After reading the story, students will create their own

civilization, just like Wesley does in the story. They will
have to include several components of their civilization
and present it in a creative way. They can do a poster,
create a diorama, etc. I also had my students create
theirs in PowerPoint. Since I wanted them to draw their
own pictures rather than paste them from the internet,
I had them draw their pictures first, then take pictures
of the drawings with the iPads, and finally inserting
those images into their slides. ***See the images on the
cover page. It worked out really well!***

This project should be tailored to fit your classroom

needs so that it works best for your students.

I typically conduct this project at the end of the year

because it’s fun and creative and keeps them engaged
after state testing.
 Civilization Project
 

Due Date: ______________

 
Students,
 
Get excited, because you are about to create your very own civilization! Just like
Wesley did in the story, Weslandia, you are going to have the opportunity to think
outside the box and create a world for yourself. Below are the requirements, so open
those imaginations and get ready to be creative!
 
Elements to include:
 
Unique setting
Staple food crop
Characters (what people look like in your civilization - clothing, styles, fashion, trends)
Language/alphabet
Sports/games
1 problem that exists in your civilization (think chaos, etc. but be specific)
Solution to your civilization’s problem (we have traffic lights, stop signs, laws, etc.)
Anything else creative that you would like to include
 
Requirements:
 
Each element above must be shown visually as well as written (think diagrams, or
summaries to go along with displays and pictures).
 
How can you present your project?
 
However you want! (As long as it includes all of the elements above and is written and
displayed visually. Some examples we brainstormed in class: picture diagrams, 3D
dioramas, posters, tri-folds, PowerPoint, etc.
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