Historical Event (presentation)

 For the final Portfolio Project, create a presentation. You may use Prezi, VoiceThread, PowerPoint, YouTube, or a website, for example. This presentation must be about a person or an event (choose one relevant to your major area of study or of interest to you) from a period of U.S. history up to Reconstruction. You will create your presentation about this person or event from the perspective of another historical personality who lived at the same time as the person or event you are going to describe. For your historical personality, try to select someone from an under-represented population (examples of possible perspectives include that of Anne Hutchinson, Pocahontas, or Sojourner Truth). This analysis is to make you think about how events/people’s actions were interpreted at the time. his presentation must include a discussion of the following topics: Remember that you will be writing from the perspective of a historical person about another person or an event from a period of U.S. history up to Reconstruction. From your historical person’s perspective, provide a thorough summary of the person or event you’ve chosen to write about, including the incidents that took place and any key individuals involved or affected. Address the general importance of the person or event in the context of U.S. history. Now, explain specifically how the person or event changed “your” daily life—“you” being the historical persona you have adopted. Think long-term: How will the person or the event you are describing make a long-term impact in the lives of people who are in the under-represented group to which your historical person/perspective belongs? Presentation requirements: Include between 10 to 14 paragraphs of information, either in text or audio narration. This length does not include the required References section/slide/frame. Include at least four to six images, such as portraits, images of documents important to the individual, or images of the country at the time. (Remember that images need to be cited! Be careful about copyright rules when finding images on the internet. Images must be in the public domain. Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons, or a Google search on “public domain [name of subject matter]” can be useful in this regard.) Use at least five sources, including a scholarly journal article, and not including the textbook. Include at least one primary source from those primary sources identified in the syllabus. Include your sources in your Reference section/slide/frame. Definition of a Primary Source: A primary source is any source, document or artifact that was created at the time of the event. It was usually created by someone who witnessed the event, lived during or even shortly afterwards, or somehow would have first-hand knowledge of that event. A secondary source, by contrast, is written by a historian or someone writing about the event after it happened. Have an introduction and strong thesis statement. Make use of support and examples supporting your thesis. Finish with a forceful conclusion reiterating your main idea.