WorldWarIIMuseumExhibit

InMayof2005,theCanadianWarMuseumopenedinournationscapitalofOttawa.Itisdesignedto
showcaseCanadasroleandexperienceinbothWorldWarsandalsoourroleinPeace&Securityinthe
post-warera.Forthisassignment,youandagroupofclassmateswilltakeontheroleofcuratorsforthis
museumwhohavebeentaskedwithcreatingtheWWIIExhibit.

Allgroupsexhibitswillbesetup/displayedonthesamedayforthewholeclasstoperuse,learnfrom,and
enjoy.Yourgroupwillhaveroughly100squarefeet(10X10)ofclassroomspacetoworkwith.Becreative
abouthowyouusethespace(e.g.Tables?Walls?Verticalspace?Appealtomultiplesenses/learningstyles?
etc.)

Yourgroupsexhibitmustbefocusedonexploring/answeringtheinquiryquestion:
Howshouldthewarbe
remembered?
Itmustalsoanswerthisquestionwithrespecttoaparticularsubtopic;someofthesehave
been/willbediscussedinclass,whileothershave/willnotbe;chooseorgenerateasubtopicyouhave
particularinterestinanddosupplementaryresearch:

TheCanadianHomeFront
TheFemaleExperienceinCanada
TheCanadianSoldiersExperience
ImportantTechnologicalAdvances
Discrimination&RacismatHome
Canada&TheLiberationofWesternEurope,1944-45
GenerateYourOwnSubtopic

Your
EXHIBIT
mustincludethefollowing:

PRIMARYSOURCES:CreatedorCollected
Displayseveralartifacts,alsoknownasprimarysources.Yourartifactsmustgiveinsightintothe
WW2periodinCanadianHistory&morespecifically,yoursubtopic.

o EACHGROUPMEMBERISRESPONSIBLEFORCONTRIBUTING2ARTIFACTS

SECONDARYSOURCES:Written
Eachartifactyoucreate/compilemustbeaccompaniedbyasecondarysourceasummarythat
discusses/explainstheartifactintermsofoneoftheHIConcepts(historicalsignificance,perspective,
continuity&change,orcause&consequence).Thesummariesshouldbemountedsothattheviewer
caneasilyidentifywhichartifactitispairedwith.

o EACHGROUPMEMBERISRESPONSIBLEFORCONTRIBUTINGASUMMARYFOREACHOF
THEIROWNARTEFACTS

o RequiredLength:
250-300words(1/2page,singlespaced,word-processed)

o InquiryQuestionReflection-
basedonyourgroupssubtopic,answertheInquiryQuestion
Howshouldthewarberemembered?

o RequiredLength:
250words(1/2page,singlespaced,word-processed)

WorldWarIIMuseumExhibit

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Yourmarkisbasedonyourindividualcontributionstothegroupsexhibit,i.e.yourartifactsandyour
summaries,plusyourreflectionontheInquiryQuestion.

Criteria

0-49%

Level150-59%

Level260-69%

Level370-79%

Level480-100%

Knowledge

Artifactsreflect
Doesnotmeet
students
expectations
understandingof

primarysourcesand
reflecttheperiodof
CanadianHistory
duringWWII
/10

Neitherartifact
Oneartifact
Artifacts
Bothartifactsclearly
demonstrates
demonstrates
demonstrate
demonstrate
Canadasroleinthe Canadaspartinthe Canadaspartinthe Canadaspartinthe
war.
war,whiletheother war.
war.

artifactdoesnot.
Oneorbothartifacts
aretakenfromthe
internet.

Thinking

Summaries
Doesnotmeet
effectivelyexplain expectations
connectionbetween
artifactandHI

Concept

/10

Limitedconnection
betweensubtopics
andaHIConcept

Onesubtopicis
appliedwelltoaHI
Concept,butthe
secondoneisnot.

Considerable
applicationofaHI
Concepttoboth
subtopics

Application

Individualreflection Doesnotmeet
ontheInquiry
expectations
Questionbasedon
wholedisplay

/10
Communication
Summaries
effectivelyapply
terminologyfrom
classstudyofWW2

Youhaveapplied
conventionsof
grammar,spelling,
punctuation,and
capitalization

Limitedinsightinto Someinsightinto
inquiryquestion
inquiryquestion

WW2Terminologyis Limitedlyeffective
absentfrom
useofWW2
summaries
terminology

Errorsinlanguage Errorsinlanguage
conventions
conventionsimpact
significantlyimpact clarityof
clarityof
writing/message
writing/message

Considerable
insightintoinquiry
question

Somewhateffective Appropriateuseof
useofWW2
WW2terminology
terminology

Errorsinlanguage Errorsinlanguage
conventionsare
conventionsare
frequent,butdonot rare;writing/
impactclarityof
messageisclear
writing/message

Thoroughand
expertapplicationof
aHIConcepttoboth
subtopics

Thoroughand
sophisticatedinsight
intoinquiryquestion

ExpertuseofWW2
terminology

Errorsinlanguage
conventionsare
rare;writing/
messageisclear
andvoiceiseffective

/10

-Aprizewillbeawardedtothegroupwiththemostauthentic,creative,andeffectivegroupdisplay.

-Whiletheentireexhibitmustbepreparedintimeforthepresentationday,onlyyoursummarieswillbe
collected.Youteacherwilltakepictures/videoofyourexhibittoexamineinordertocompleteyourmark.