Crash Course Quilt: Alternative to Traditional DBQ Essay
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Grade Levels
8th - 11th
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRI.8.1
CCSSRI.8.2
CCSSRI.8.5
CCSSRI.8.6
CCSSRI.8.8
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
6 pages
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Description
Do your students love John Green’s Crash Course videos!?!? Well, this alternative project is inspired by the series and may be used in place of a traditional document based question (DBQ) essay.
After reading a chapter in the textbook, reviewing primary sources, or completing a unit, students will create a “quilt” using index cards. This printable file contains the directions for the front and back of each card. (4” x 6” index cards are recommended.) A rubric and student samples (fronts only) are included.
Use as an option on student choice boards, as a culminating activity, or a partner/group project. Appeal to multiple learning styles.
Integrate:
- Historical content and thinking
- Creative, informational, and argumentative writing
- Art and graphical representation
Works well with The DBQ Project’s Mini-Qs and other dbqs.
Crash Course Video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9
After reading a chapter in the textbook, reviewing primary sources, or completing a unit, students will create a “quilt” using index cards. This printable file contains the directions for the front and back of each card. (4” x 6” index cards are recommended.) A rubric and student samples (fronts only) are included.
Use as an option on student choice boards, as a culminating activity, or a partner/group project. Appeal to multiple learning styles.
Integrate:
- Historical content and thinking
- Creative, informational, and argumentative writing
- Art and graphical representation
Works well with The DBQ Project’s Mini-Qs and other dbqs.
Crash Course Video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9
Total Pages
6 pages
Answer Key
Rubric only
Teaching Duration
N/A
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRI.8.1
Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSSRI.8.2
Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
CCSSRI.8.5
Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
CCSSRI.8.6
Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
CCSSRI.8.8
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.
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