Introduction
Get set for an adventure that will take you inside one of the biggest land aquisitions in human history. I am referring to the Louisiana Purchase, when the United States doubled in size.
- What was the cost to the U.S?
- Why would the French give up all of this land?
- How would this purchase impact the future of Native Americans in the West?
- Where would you be today, if not for this deal?
Let's go!!! You have an appointment with history!!
Task
Your task is to answer the reading comprehension questions on the process page, using the links provided under the questions. By doing so, you will gain valuable knowledge about the Louisiana Purchase, which you will incorporate into your movie trailer. What movie trailer you ask? A new movie has been created, entitled: "The Louisiana Purchase" and you have been hired as an independent contractor to create the movie trailer. Your movie trailer could be the one chosen to market "The Louisiana Purchase" to bring people into the theatres. Only one will be chosen, will it be yours??
Now, go to the process page to begin your work.
Process
Answer the following nine questions. Questions one thru six will use the same web site, whereas seven thru nine have their own. ***Don't read just to answer the questions, read the entirety of each web page for understanding.
1.) How much land did the United States buy from France?
2.) When did the purchase take place?
3.) What was the total cost?
4.) How did the purchase of this land affect the size of the United States?
5.) How did the President violate the Constitution by making the Louisiana Purchase?
6.) Which two major geographic features provided the east and west boundaries of this piece of land?
http://gatewayno.com/history/LaPurchase.html
7.) What are believed to be the 3 main reasons Napolean Bonaparte decided to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States? Summarize the 3 reasons in your own words. http://www.history.com/topics/louisiana-purchase/print8.) What impact did the Louisiana Purchase have on Native Americans? Use the link below to answer the question. Summarize the answer in your own words. http://history.howstuffworks.com/revolutionary-war/louisiana-purchase3.htm9.) Part or all of 15 states were eventually created from the Louisiana Purchase. List the 15 states. Use the link to the map below to answer the question. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LouisianaPurchase.pngNow that you have a decent amount of background knowledge. I recommend you view the video posted on the Credits Page to extend your learning. Include at least 4 aspects of what you have learned, and incorporate that knowledge into a movie trailer, which is an extention of i-movie. You will get 70 minutes of work time in class. Any additional time needed will take place through collaboration outside of class. Go to the Evaluation page for tips, and to see how the movie trailer will be graded.
Evaluation
The recommended "order of operations" for completing the i-movie trailer is #1 - Fill in your outline information. #2 - Fill in the major aspects you want to cover on the storyboard and "wordsmith" it. #3. Insert your pictures and/or videoclips.
The rubric below will be the criteria you will be graded on. Be sound in your grammar, punctualtion, and capitalization. Be creative in your movie trailer - remember, different is good!! Incorporate at least 4 facts into your movie trailer that you learned from your study of the Louisiana Purchase.
Conclusion
Good job, your hard work has paid off. You have a product you can be proud of. You have read and comprehended 4 web sites and answered 9 essential questions on the process page. You have also had the opportunity to extend your learning by viewing the video on the credits page.
You used your summarizing, organizational, and creative thinking skills to create a competitive product. Was your movie trailer chosen? You will find out soon.
Credits
Video to extend your learning...
To gain access to this video, click on the link below and use the following directives: log in - 6795bmap password - aea267
Next type in "The Louisiana Purchase" in the search box. The run time is 44:48. **You will need to play it using quicktime.
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