Introduction
Students research how the communications have evolved throughout history and elaboarte a short presentation to inform the rest of the students.
Imagine you are a historian. Your class feels they do not have enough information on the topic. Give them facts and order elements in chronological order to make things clearer for them.
Task
You will create a posterboard with the 4 most interesting findings about the evolution of communications. Your job will be to set them in time and give facts and some details about how people communicated using a given method of communication. Read the evaluation rubric to make sure you know what is expected from you!
Process
PART 1
To start with, explore these sites to get an overview of the topic.
Timeline 2
PART 2
For this section, read about the different inventions and complete the record sheet with the information you find. Then, select the four you most like.
PART 3
Now, with the information retrieved, create a postboard with the findings. You will then share your ideas in class with the group.
Evaluation
| Rubric Criteria | Score | |
| Structure | Rules are followed and the ideas are structured in a logical and clear way. | |
| Content | Task is fully covered and all the information is well explained. Student’s own words are used and support the main ideas with details. | |
| Presentation | The information is well organized and well presented. Student has included illustrations. | |
| Vocabulary | Adequate and varied vocabulary is used. | |
| Grammar | Very few, unimportant mistakes. Full sentences used. | |
| 1:Needs Improvement 2:Approaching Standars 3:Standard 4:Excellent |
Conclusion
Well done!! Now, get ready to create your poster board with the facts you found out about the 4 most interesting inventions for you. Tomorrow, you will share this information with your groupmates.
