Unit VI Outline

So far in this course, we have introduced and assessed many noteworthy figures related to the colonizing and first 90 years of the United States. For this assignment, you will choose a significant figure who contributed to and influenced others during the time discussed in this course—with the exception of any U.S. President—and prepare an outline of how you would choose to communicate that figure’s relevance to today. This is not a biography. Your argument should highlight how society remembers your historical figure now.

For this assignment, you will be creating a one-page outline (minimum of 300 words) about your chosen figure and how he or she impacted the evolution of American philosophies or ideals. If you choose, this could be used to help write your transcript for the Unit VII assignment, which is described below. Your outline will need to be uploaded for this unit, and it is suggested, though not required, that you include potential sources. The goal of this assignment is to prepare you for the Unit VII assignment described below. However, it is not required that you use the same person from your outline in the Unit VII assignment. If you do intend to use this outline in Unit VII, however, it is highly advised that you review and prepare using the instructions for that assignment in mind. Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

Unit VII Scholarly Activity

In this course, we have introduced and assessed many noteworthy figures related to the colonizing and first 90 years of the United States. For this assignment, you will choose a significant figure who contributed to and influenced others during the time discussed in this course—with the exception of any U.S. President—and prepare a tribute focusing on his or her relevance to today. This is not a biography. Your argument should highlight how society remembers your historical figure now, based on the philosophies and ideals he or she presented or helped to change and evolve. The style of this project is a multimedia presentation with both audio and video components; however, the medium used is up to you. Potential examples include, but are not limited to, a videotaped speech, a self-guided PowerPoint presentation, or a video with audio. Creativity and effort will impact the final grade. Projects are due during Unit VII and will be graded on the following:  Prepare and submit a two-page reflection, ideally based on the outline assignment from Unit VI.  Create and submit a visual presentation with your reflection as an audio transcript.  Use a minimum two sources that can be found in CSU’s Online Library (at least one from the American History & Life database).  Proper citations and references for any use or identification of those sources must be used.  Length must fall within three to five minutes; in the case of PowerPoint, slides and audio should progress and stop automatically like a taped presentation.  Content accuracy and avoidance of anachronism are a must. Many options exist to which you could use to make your recording, such as the following:  Audacity- http://www.audacityteam.org  Online Voice Recorder- www.online-voice-recorder.com  Ipadio- www.ipadio.com  Webcam file and upload to YouTube.  Microsoft PowerPoint. Alternatively, you can search for other programs/ways to make your recording to upload. Once you have completed your recording, save the file to upload, or include a link to YouTube or whichever website you chose to post it. Questions should be directed to your professor prior to beginning the assignment. CSU librarians can help you with your research for this assignment. Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.