Essential Question
What are your own visions and ideas for a perfect world?
Goals
By the end of this unit, you will
- design and describe aspects of your own utopian society
- create nonlinear projects related to the social studies content area via multimedia presentations.
- transfer information from one medium to another such as written to visual and statistical to written.
- create written, oral, visual, and theatrical presentations of social studies information.
To Do's
Directions: Complete four or more of the following activities
Create a slogan or motto for your Utopia along with a utopian seal.
Review the images you developed in the initial lesson – “Create Your Perfect World” for ideas and inspiration. Explain the meaning and significance of the motto and seal you choose. Here are the state mottos for ideas -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_mottos
Review the images you developed in the initial lesson – “Create Your Perfect World” for ideas and inspiration. Explain the meaning and significance of the motto and seal you choose. Here are the state mottos for ideas -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_mottos
3-D Model and Outdoor Space
Design a model of what that society looks like. Your three-dimensional model should reflect
Design a model of what that society looks like. Your three-dimensional model should reflect
- transportation
- a law-making building
- commerce
- recreation
- education
- outdoor art
Invitation to Friends
Write a persuasive letter describing why your utopia is the best one in which to live. Download the following document to assignment criteria and self-assessment: http://www.learnnc.org/media/lessons/aoxendine1142004762/Persuasive_Letter_Rubric.doc
Write a persuasive letter describing why your utopia is the best one in which to live. Download the following document to assignment criteria and self-assessment: http://www.learnnc.org/media/lessons/aoxendine1142004762/Persuasive_Letter_Rubric.doc
Advertisement
Develop a written advertisement for your community. This ad should be complete with pictures that are representative of life in your utopia.
Resource for learning the principles of advertising:
You can also use the online tool Smore to create you advertisement - https://www.smore.com/
Develop a written advertisement for your community. This ad should be complete with pictures that are representative of life in your utopia.
Resource for learning the principles of advertising:
You can also use the online tool Smore to create you advertisement - https://www.smore.com/
Journal Entries
- Write three journal entries, describing three ENTIRE days (sunrise to sundown) in your utopia.
- Choose days when different events will be occurring—for instance, a day when a utopian community member goes to school or work and a day when the person does not. Your entries might include details on work, family, worship, school, entertainment, and so on.
Ceremonial Mask
- Research the ceremonial significance of masks - http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/what-masks-reveal#section-20556
- Create a mask - http://www.artlex.com/ed/Maskmaking.html
- Explore the type of decoration and decorate in a manner that symbolizes the visions and goals for your utopia - http://www.costumes.org/classes/254pages/projects/plastermask.htm
Create a Totem Pole for Your Utopia
See how to make a totem pole at http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Totem-Pole.
See how to make a totem pole at http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Totem-Pole.