Project #1: Creating a Timeline of WWII (Partners or Group of 3)

Task: You will be creating a timeline presentation describing events that occurred during World
War II. You will need to give the Who/What/When/Where/Why/How for each event and relate
it to our discussions on nationalism and national interest. The events have been pre-determined
for you.

You may choose to do this by hand or by using an online design platform such as Canva, a
timeline generator, PowerPoint, or video. Ensure that whatever you use can be submitted to
Schoology.

The Events (in no particular order):

1. USA enters the war

2. Invasion of Poland
3. Pearl Harbor
4. D-day
5. Battle of Stalingrad
6. Battle of Britain
7. Hitler invades France
8. Britain and France declare war
9. Raid on Dieppe
10. End of World War II
11. End of World War II in Europe
12. Miracle at Dunkirk
13. Battle of Midway
14. A-bombs dropped on Hiroshima
15. A-bombs dropped on Nagasaki

Requirements for each event in the timeline: (you may choose to change up the formatting)

EVENT

Date

Picture of Event Who?:

What?:
Where?:
Why?:
Interesting Fact:
Impact on the War:
Remember:

It is imperative that you understand what you are talking about! Therefore, you should not be
cutting and pasting or using words that you do not understand. Paraphrase the information into
understandable text. As always, you must include a bibliography. It is not enough to cite
Google. You must record the specific websites that you took information from.

Also, ensure that your timeline is eye-catching and interesting. Pretend that you are presenting
this timeline to people who have never heard of World War II. DO NOT make your work too
text-heavy. Summarize information where needed. Integrate as many images as you need to
get your point across.

Handing it in: Submit both your timeline presentation and your bibliography to the assignment
on Schoology. You will not be required to present your work to the class.

Due date: The day of your Unit 2 Exam

UNIT PROJECT OVERALL RUBRIC

Excellent 5 Proficient 4 Satisfactory 3 Limited 2 Poor 1

Content is specific and Content is specific and Content reflected is Content reflects a Content is irrelevant or
Content (X2) deliberately chosen. purposeful. Content general rather than vague understanding of inaccurate. Content
Content presented presented reveals a specific. The content the topic. Content may presented represents a
demonstrates a solid understanding of presented may contain be relevant but is minimal understanding
thorough and the topic. minor errors and/or a unfocused and/or of the topic.
comprehensive mixture of relevant and incompletely
understanding of the extraneous developed.
topic. information.
Images have been Images have been The images chosen The images chosen The images chosen do
Visual chosen judiciously to chosen purposefully to generally relate to the reflect a confused or not relate to the topic
Presentation represent content and represent the content topic under discussion. superficial under discussion
the position taken. and position taken. The relationship understanding of the and/or to the position
Images serve to Images generally serve between the images topic. The relationship taken. The number of
increase the viewer’s to support the position and the position taken between the images images provided is too
interest and taken and to increase are generally chosen and the limited to develop the
understanding. the viewer’s interest discernible. position taken is often topic or the position.
and understanding. difficult to determine.
The arguments are The arguments are The arguments chosen The arguments are The arguments are
Development consistent and purposefully chosen are adequately confusing and/or irrelevant and or
of Thesis compelling. and persuasively developed and largely unrelated to the inaccurate. Evidence is
The evidence is support the position generally support the position taken. The either irrelevant and/or
sophisticated and taken. The evidence is position taken. The evidence is potentially inaccurate. The project
judiciously chosen. specific and evidence is relevant but is reveals a lack of
purposeful. conventional and unfocused or understanding of social
straight-forward. incompletely studies and its
Evidence is general developed. application to the
rather than specific. assignment.