Activity 6.2: Timeline Project - The End of an Era (for Now!)

Over the course of this year you have studied American History before 1800 and learned what an era is and also how to read and interpret timelines. In this activity you will create your own timeline and choose events to select to add to it.

Choose an era from this year that you have found to be most interesting or you have learned the most about.
Why did you choose this era?
Select at least 3 events to add to your timeline. Describe each event and explain why you choose each event and explain how they related to each other.
Create your timeline using one of the digital timelines below.

Interactive Timeline (requires Flash)

Interactive Timeline app (both iOS and Android)

Timeline Checklist: Make sure to include the following.

Title of Era
Description of why you found this era most interesting to learn about (2-3 sentence description)
Include at least 3 events and how they are connected to each other

Describe the event and why you choose it (2-3 sentence description)
Add an image that represents the event

When you are finished, save your file and then upload the file in Moodle. Click on "Choose File" and browse to your assignment. Next click on "Upload this file".

Assessment Rubric:

Rubric	1	2	3 Proficient	4
Era Description	Does not describe an era or why it was chosen	Includes a 1 sentence description of era and why it was chosen	Describes an era in 2-3 sentences and clearly explains why it was chosen	Describes an era in more than 3 sentences and clearly explains why it was chosen
Events/People	Does not include events/people from the era	Includes 1-2 events/people from the era	Includes 3 events/people from the era	Includes more than 3 events/people from the era
Connection	Does not describe how events/people are connected	Somewhat describes how events/people are connected	Clearly describe how events/ people are connected
Timeline	Timeline is not easy to read and does not include a title	Timeline has an attractive layout, includes a title but is somewhat hard to read and follow	Timeline has an attractive layout, includes a title and is easy to read