World History II Honors

Ms. Kravitz

Assignment Sheet – Interwar & WWII

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
10 Nov. No School	11 No School	12 Assessment – Unit 4 HW: Read p. 795-800, Q3 p. 800	13 Effects of WWI on Europe The Roaring 20s Introduce Stock Market Game HW: Term Paper	14 Stalin’s rise to power The Depression Hitler’s Rise HW: Term Paper
17 Hitler’s rise to power Political cartoons HW: Begin working on your political cartoon – due Friday, study for quiz	18 Quiz WWII Begins WWII in Europe HW: Political Cartoon, Term Paper	19 WWII in Europe Pearl Harbor HW: Political Cartoon, Term Paper	20 War in Pacific End of War in Europe HW: Political Cartoon, Term Paper	21 Political Cartoons Atomic Bomb HW: Term Paper, Bring book Monday
24 End of the war War’s Aftermath HW: Term Paper, Study for quiz, Bring book on Tuesday	25 Quiz Israel - Geography - Founding HW: Term Paper	26 No School	27 No School – Happy Thanksgiving	28 No School FINISH YOUR TERM PAPER!!!

YOUR TERM PAPER IS DUE 01 DECEMBER IN CLASS! NO EXCEPTIONS!

Political Cartoon Assignment

Purpose:

- To think analytically and critically about political issues

- To explore the creative process

- To demonstrate knowledge of your civic rights, duties and responsibilities within the democratic process

- To understand political cartoons and how art can be as persuasive as written editorials

Due: 21 Nov. at the start of class

Imagine that you work for a newspaper – local or national – as the editorial cartoonist. All of the articles for the day are in, and, now, you need to create a political cartoon. Choose a current issue and create a political cartoon that clearly articulates your feelings on the issue.

To consider while brainstorming:

- What is your topic about?

- What do you feel about the topic?

- What can you draw to symbolize this topic?

- What group/person is directly involved with your topic? How do you feel about this group/person?

- How can you describe the involvement?

- How can you draw this?

Details:

o You must create all of your cartoon

o Your cartoon should take up a complete blank piece of paper

o You can use a computer to generate images, but you should be the creator of these images. (Ex. You should not be taking images from online and slotting them into your cartoon, but you can create the image with a graphic program or the drawing program.)

o You should be prepared to present your cartoon

Assessment

Part 2 will be assessed based on the rubric below

It will count as two homework grades.

	Exceeds Expectations	Meets Expectations	Almost Meets Expectations	Does Not Meet Expectations
Subject Matter	Cartoon reflects the complexities of a controversial issue in today's society	Cartoon reflects a controversial issue in today's society.	Cartoon reflects an issue, but not a controversial one, in today’s society.	Cartoon reflects today's society.
Caption	Title is related to design and provides a clear verbal clue about meaning and issue	Title is related to the design and issue.	Title's connection to the design and issue is unclear.	There is no title.
Design	The layout of the cartoon is aesthetically pleasing, carefully constructed and perfectly neat.	The layout of the cartoon is thoughtful and very neat.	The layout of the cartoon was thought out but could be neater.	The layout is not neat.
Presentation	Presents a synthesis of issues and identifies how the elements contribute to the message.	Articulates how the context and design elements of the cartoon help depict the issue	Discusses the cartoon generally and the issue, but the link is not clear.	Discusses the cartoon, but the issue is not discussed.