Time+Travel+Agency+Project

Your group has just been hired to promote and provide information on some of the greatest civilizations of all time. They want people to come visit them using the last in time travel technology. You and your group have to research and create the best promotions and know the most about that civilization.

Your civilizations are: Aztec, Mayan, Inca, Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Chinese, Japanese, and Cree

This is your assignment outline for the Time Travel Agency Project. Your criteria is included as well as a checklist and throughout the next couple of weeks I will be adding more information to let you all know how things are going and how many marks everything is worth. Good Luck and Have Fun!!!!

Timeline Paper - March 28, 2011 Time Travel Agency - April 4, 2011 Presentations - April 4, 2011 Quiz - April 18, 2011

Plagiarism Video http://www.youtube.com/simplek12team#p/u/5/2EqPkMN5S3g How To Take Notes

Egypt Example Resources http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/indexlife.html

[|gr 9- ancient civilizations.pdf]

Will need to report who is responsible for what sections of the paper!

Here is the rubric (outline of how your assignments will be marked) that I will be using to grade your projects. Use this to your advantage. When you believe that you are finished, go through this to make sure you meet the criteria needed to get the grade you want and know you can get. If you have any questions please feel free to ask me!!!

[|time travel agency rubric.pdf]

Here is the outline/instructions for your presentation along with the rubric that will be used to mark your presentation:



Updated Info to Come!

Here is some help on how to cite your information. If you have anymore questions you can ask me or email me. [|citations for wiki.pdf]

How to avoid plagiarism:

You need to create a group name and a group wiki. One person in the group must create the wiki (using group name for wiki and e-mailing me the wiki and group members ex aztectravelers.wikispaces.com (names of students). Type up you notes in the wiki and colour code who is doing what.

Paper Checker http://www.paperrater.com/

Essay Structure Outline:



Peer Evaluations: __PERIOD 1__
 * Cree (Arden, Alex, Griffin) -** https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dHZNOUFKQThOXzFGbWhqSGUxcE8tY3c6MQ#gid=0


 * Mayan (Grayson, Michael)** - https://spreadsheets0.google.com/viewform?hl=en&hl=en&formkey=dHExWHo3bzNrNGNtZmQ2bjdKRHdLWWc6MA#gid=0


 * Aztecs (Keagan, Christian, Noah) -** https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dFJMLTFkRlJIZVpENkd3eDI2VklHZlE6MA#gid=0


 * China (Aiza, Erica, Christine, Miranda) -** https://spreadsheets0.google.com/viewform?hl=en&hl=en&formkey=dEpCb3k1WmlXcnB1TWR5ZG9qQ2VIdUE6MA#gid=0


 * Egypt1 (Merissa, Tyler) -** https://spreadsheets1.google.com/viewform?hl=en&hl=en&formkey=dGtCeVdkSzNhR1MwMHRBcEhwaTlJUXc6MA#gid=0


 * Egypt2 (Dominic, Mackenzie, Taylor, Brandon) -** https://spreadsheets2.google.com/viewform?hl=en&hl=en&formkey=dDFkckpCSGFTSlhTZjlJc3hqUTVoZHc6MA#gid=0

__PERIOD 2__
 * Incas (Darien, Jomel, Emerson) -** https://spreadsheets3.google.com/viewform?hl=en&hl=en&formkey=dDB6R3Z5UEE4VE9DUFNfRUE4TlhhT0E6MA#gid=0


 * Aztecs (Lexi, Mariz, Leanne, Maddie) -** https://spreadsheets4.google.com/viewform?hl=en&hl=en&formkey=dGhYd1NiRTEtbTQ4S3VSTWdyOUZuYWc6MA#gid=0


 * China (Sara, Ashton, Morgan) -** https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dEZsVmtib3pqVlhmaVhoMTY1NFRjMFE6MA#gid=0


 * Japan (Jacob, Tanner, Gino) -** https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dGd4SmhfVHUzUDBuY0ozQ3JHNzlvWVE6MA#gid=0


 * Egypt (Alyx, Quinn, Kyle, Alexus) -** https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dFlJN2xUQ1IteV8tNHkzZVdEYUs2aGc6MA#gid=0


 * Mesopotamia (Megan P, Megan C, Carly, Shaylynn) -** https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dEczMXpwWXd6X2pfLXl1VjZMQ25KV3c6MA#gid=0


 * Cree (Calvin, Lyndon) -** https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dGtPQjlNZXp1SHVsdm0yR2daMV9BbEE6MA#gid=0


 * Mayan (Shaya, Jebb, Brittney, Mandy) -** https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dHExWHo3bzNrNGNtZmQ2bjdKRHdLWWc6MA#gid=0

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Example wiki - http://zapoostimetravelagency-group6.wikispaces.com/ Special Interview - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtqv1dKvs4w

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Web 2.0 Presentation Tools http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com http://www.wix.com/ http://edu.glogster.com https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1s6eFKgAHd0-UUiX3bvskYKllwOIBd9zBWMeXVgnPPZQ (how to glog) http://www.wordle.net http://prezi.com/ []

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Self Evaluation Download the self evaluation and e-mail me your response as an attachment. [|student_eval.docx]

Museum Box Activity

Someone from your group must put your civilization 6 artifacts in the Groupwork folder. You must then and go and select 6 artifacts from that folder that are not your own. Place them in your account. Go to http://museumbox.e2bn.org/index.php Upload you pictures and create a box. When your link comes post it to your wiki and e-mail me the link.

Quiz Questions

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