The Fight for North America – Virtual Museum Exhibition
In groups of 3, you will create a Virtual Museum of artwork that highlights the significant events, people and places that contributed to the political control of British North America.
Your group will also need to set up a shared folder via Google Drive, Dropbox, One Drive, or any other cloud based storage program to collect your images.
Each group member will need to create a free account from ArtSteps (www.artsteps.com). To run the website, you’ll need Adobe Flash Player. This can be done after all the lessons are complete for this unit. Other sites that work: In3DGallery – needs Firefox and you will need to create an info slide, Classtools.net/3D
For each piece of art, you’ll need to provide:
- Title of the artwork
- Artist
- Year completed
- The URL you found it on
- Description of the artwork and how it is connected to the events listed below
- Explanation of the significance of the events listed below
- Explanation of the perspective shown in the artwork
*Use high resolution images without watermarks.
Embed your 3 virtual museums on one person’s blog plus your group’s organizer. Ensure all names are easily seen on the post.
Virtual Museum Exhibition Organizer
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Significance of people, places, and events:
(War of the Grand Alliance, War of Spanish Succession, War of Austrian Succession, Jumonville/Fort Necessity, Acadia, Louisbourg, Plains of Abraham, Treaty of Paris, Royal Proclamation, Quebec Act, Pontiac Rebellion, Significance of 7 Years War to Canada)
(Sugar Tax, Stamp Act, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, First Continental Congress, Lexington & Concord, Bunker Hill, Brooklyn, Delaware, Brandywine, Saratoga, Yorktown, Declaration of Independence, Loyalists, Constitutional Act 1791, Significance of the American Revolution to Canada)
(Life in Upper Canada, Impressment, Continental System, Manifest Destiny, Tecumseh, Tippecanoe, Isaac Brock, Battle of Detroit, Battle of Queenston Heights, Battle of York, Beaver Dams & Laura Secord, Battle of Chateauguay, Washington, Treaty of Ghent, Significance of the War of 1812 to Canada) |
Does not show a clear understanding of most terms or lacks many important details
Does not explain the effects and connections to other events or explanation is irrelevant |
Shows clear understanding of most terms or lacks important details
Explains most of the effects and connections to other events
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Shows clear understanding of each term
Clear explanation of the effects and connections to other events |
Identifies each term with specific details
Thorough and specific explanation of the effects and connections to other events |
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Perspective:
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Explanation is missing or attempted with vague explanations or limited observations | Explanation is attempted and logical but misses major details that are relevant to the perspective | Explains perspective for each piece of art with clear references to the artwork |
Explains perspective for each piece of art with clear references to the artwork
Examines each piece of art in detail |
| Presentation |
Limited fulfillment of requirements
Poor planning and organization
Missing most requirements |
Little attention to detail
Lack of preparation
Most requirements present in Virtual Museum |
Clear organization of information
Clear visuals and explanations
All requirements present in Virtual Museum |
Chooses images that convey content well
High quality images
Professional looking product
Consistent quality
All requirements present in Virtual Museum |