Project Guidelines
DIRECTIONS:
This project requires you and your fellow group members to research a particular aspect of the Farmville story in order to give a 10 to 15 minute presentation at a historic site related to your topic. Make sure you exhibit your best work because our expectations will be very high. This may not be an “easy A”, but it should certainly be a challenge that is personally rewarding.
REQUIREMENTS:
1) Form a group of 3-4 students and apply for a spot on the trip by filling out this form.
2) Choose a topic to research from the nine that are listed here.
3) Conduct detailed research and equally divide duties with your respective group members.
4) Organize this information into a 10 to 15 minute presentation.
5) All presentations must have at least: (a) one visual, (b) one relevant quote, and (c) each group member must speak
6) Be professional, but you can be as creative as you like in order to effectively tell your story.
SUGGESTIONS / IDEAS:
SUGGESTED TIMELINE:
This project requires you and your fellow group members to research a particular aspect of the Farmville story in order to give a 10 to 15 minute presentation at a historic site related to your topic. Make sure you exhibit your best work because our expectations will be very high. This may not be an “easy A”, but it should certainly be a challenge that is personally rewarding.
REQUIREMENTS:
1) Form a group of 3-4 students and apply for a spot on the trip by filling out this form.
2) Choose a topic to research from the nine that are listed here.
3) Conduct detailed research and equally divide duties with your respective group members.
4) Organize this information into a 10 to 15 minute presentation.
5) All presentations must have at least: (a) one visual, (b) one relevant quote, and (c) each group member must speak
6) Be professional, but you can be as creative as you like in order to effectively tell your story.
SUGGESTIONS / IDEAS:
- Utilize the resources on this website as well as others.
- Find ways to involve / engage your audience in your presentation.
- Be creative! Some groups have assumed the roles of historic figures by dressing in character and telling their stories in first-person.
- Costco photo lab will enlarge digital pictures/jpegs and print them at a reasonable cost (just take them in on a thumb drive or CD). Staples, Michaels, and Hobby Lobby also have large, foam-reinforced poster boards. Given that your visual will augment your oral presentation, there should be very little text because your audience will not have time to read it. With the exception of titles, names, and/or quotes, your visual should primarily be comprised of images, photographs, and/or artwork.
- Be creative in your use of visuals. For example, one group created protest signs that were specifically designed to replicate actual signs found in historic photographs; another group created a pamphlet in the format of a church bulletin because their presentation occurred inside the walls of Farmville's First Baptist Church; and group with an artistically-talented student created a piece of artwork that was inspired by the events of their presentation.
- If possible, conduct interviews with individuals associated with your topic. For example, last year’s group that researched Barbara Johns was able to conduct a phone interview with her sister, Joan! (I can provide contact information, but make sure that you’re prepared with good questions in advance of contacting them).
SUGGESTED TIMELINE:
*Please feel free to contact Mr. Dickenson (bdickenson@rockingham.k12.va.us) and/or your school sponsor if you’re having trouble getting started. We can answer questions, loan out books and video resources, help you prepare for interviews, etc.