Before starting this project in Ancient World History Students will be introduced to how civilizations came to be in Mesopotamia. They will be introduced to the 6 characteristics of every civilization, GRAPES, an acronym from a source I found on Pinterest.
Once the students are familiar with the chapter vocabulary and how to recognize the 6 characteristics, it's time to introduce the introduce the Minecraft project!
1. Rough
drafts (60 points)
2. Participation
in class (40 points)
3. GRAPES Final
Write Up (50 points)
4. Minecraft
Portfolio (50 points)
Rough
Drafts.
Students will be required to write a rough draft for each of
the 6 characteristics of a civilization. A rough draft will be assigned for
homework and must address the guiding questions for that characteristic. If
they do not turn in a rough draft that has been assigned for homework
they will not get to begin construction on Minecraft for that day.
Participation
in Class.
Students will spend approximately 10 days in class working
on building their civilizations on Minecraft: education edition. To receive
full credit in this category the student must be actively working on building
their civilization and working well with others inside the digital word. Points
will be taken away for the destruction of others’ civilization, off task
building, and playing Minecraft in other classes.
GRAPES
Final Write Up.
The students will edit and revise their rough drafts to
create a final write up describing their civilization and how it meets the 6
characteristics. They should have one (1) paragraph per characteristic
adequately answering the guiding questions.
Minecraft
Portfolio.
As the students go through building their civilizations they
will take photos using the camera tool on Minecraft. The photos should be
supporting evidence of the 6 characteristics of their own civilization. The
photos must be in order (GRAPES) and accurately labeled.
Submission.
Submissions for this project will be done through OneNote in
the “Create your Own Civilization” tab. There will be one page for each part;
Rough Drafts, Final Draft, and Portfolio.
Rubric for Final Project
Feel free to adapt to fit the needs of your students!
*Adapted from "Learning first, Technology Second" by Liz Kolb (2017).
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