Today we began by revisiting your communism vs. capitalism concept sorts and responses to the questions about the degree to which antagonism between the US and USSR was likely based on their opposing worldviews and other related factors. We then turned to examine the following Essential Question:
Authoritarian Systems Videos Assessment
As discussed at the end of class, your videos will be assessed by your peers and by me using the Visual Project Rubric.
You have the (optional) opportunity to earn a bonus of up to 5% added to your initial mark to encourage you to share it with an authentic audience. As discussed, the breakdown for these bonus marks works as follows.
Here are some sample videos and the tutorial I showed you in class.
- What were the key differences between the US and USSR's visions, goals, and fears for the post-WWII world order?
- read pp. 6-15 from The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction (the file on Google Drive is titled Visions of the Postwar Order),
- research the Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam conferences, and
- create a matrix on Google Drive comparing the US and USSR's visions, goals, and fears.
Authoritarian Systems Videos Assessment
As discussed at the end of class, your videos will be assessed by your peers and by me using the Visual Project Rubric.
You have the (optional) opportunity to earn a bonus of up to 5% added to your initial mark to encourage you to share it with an authentic audience. As discussed, the breakdown for these bonus marks works as follows.
- You can earn up to 3% for getting authentic video "views." You will be given 1% for every 150 views you receive. To get the full 3%, you need 450 or more views. These views will be counted on Friday, May 1.
- You can get an additional 2% for making your video into an interactive lesson by adding question elements using Zaption. These elements can include open-ended or multiple choice questions. They can serve three purposes: a) eliciting initial thinking by having viewers make predictions or share thoughts at or near the beginning of the video, b) checking for understanding of information they viewed in the video, and c) prompting the viewer to reflect on, or summarize, content at the end of the video. To qualify for the additional 2% you must have a minimum of six question elements added to the video that serve one or more of the purposes just stated. You have until Monday, April 27 at 8:00 am to turn your video into a lesson using Zaption.
Here are some sample videos and the tutorial I showed you in class.