U.S. History AP
1. Speeches
2. You will read additional
books throughout the semester and watch assigned videos. You will
take a quiz or test on most of them. You will be told of the assessment
when it is assigned.
3. Portfolio-History of Smyrna
2 Unit test grades
Date due ________
a) This will be a picture presentation.
b) You must get the entire building or item in the picture.
c) Work in groups of 2—You must have a partner. BOTH of you must
appear in every picture !.So you might want to team up with someone else
so you can help each other.
*Do this early so you can work out any problems.
*You cannot use the excuse that the picture did not take. You will have to
do it again.
*Blurry or out of focus presentations will not be accepted.
* MAKE SURE I CAN TELL THAT IT IS YOU IN THE PICTURE. THIS IS A
BIG PROBLEM !
d) GET CLOSE ENOUGH TO MARKERS THAT YOU CAN READ WHAT
IS WRITTEN ON THEM -IF POSSIBLE.
e) Below is a list of what to DO. You must have the material in this order.
No
Exceptions !
I HAVE PUT THE MATERIAL IN PAGE ORDER. YOU WILL PRESENT IT
IN THIS ORDER.
Page 1 Title page-HISTORY OF SMYRNA
Page 2 A picture of the 2 people doing the project-
Page 3 Info-History of Smyrna—This should be MORE than one paragraph.
Page 4 Questions on History of Smyrna . THE QUESTION AND THE ANSWER
1. Who is the current mayor of Smyrna ?___________
2. What is the nickname of Smyrna ? ___________
3. When was Smyrna founded ? _________
4. What was the first name Smyrna was called ? _________
5. __________was the first Church, founded in ___________
6. Two other names for Smyrna were ______________
and ______________
7. What greatly influenced the development of Smyrna ?
_________________
8. Where did the name "Smyrna" come from ?______________________________
9. Who was the Architect that planned the new Smyrna Buildings ?
__________________________
10. U.S. and State Representation
_____Congressional District ____________Congressman
_____Congressional District ____________Congressman
_____District for State Senate
____District for State House
11. Current population of Smyrna ? ______________
f) Page 5 Picture of Smyrna Museum.
g) Page 6 Picture of Gautschy House (late 1800’s).
h) Page 7 History of Covered Bridge -include picture of bridge-include
picture
of historical marker.
i) Page 8 Ruff’s Mill (1850’s) Picture of mill and picture of marker.
j) Page 9-Picture of Aunt Fanny’s Cabin and Depot along R.R. tracks
k) Page 10 Religion-Picture of Smyrna 1 st Methodist Church (1911)
Picture of Chapel of Smyrna 1 st Baptist Church (1924)
*Picture at entrance to Cemetery in Smyrna-
***INCLUDE A PANORAMIC VIEW OF CEMETERY
INCLUDE MARKERS –SMYRNA CEMETERY AND JOE’S ARM
l) Page 11-Education
Picture of Smyrna elementary school (1938-1970). This is the building
located in the parking lot of 1 st Baptist Church.
List -7 Elementary schools
2 middle schools
2 High schools
m) Page 12-Picture of Marker-Battle of Smyrna
n) Page 13-Picture of you and partner at Smyrna Library. Try to show
stained glass
windows.
List the 4 scenes depicted in the 4 stained glass windows.
o) Page 14-List of current places in Smyrna-
2 funeral homes 4 shopping centers
Hospital
p) Page 15-make a map of Smyrna. Include a picture of City Hall. (You can
show a map)
Picture of Smyrna Community Center.
Q) Page 16-Bibliography-list of where you got your information -People/books.
r) Page 17-Picture of you in front of Campbell High School front entrance.
s) Page 18-Extra Credit-If you can find any other historical place. Check
with teacher
ahead of time.
t) CREDITS-LIST OR SHOW CREDITS OF WRITER/CAMERA CREW ETC.
Do not intrude on a private residence or be a nuisance to anyone.
Do not stand in the street or other dangerous place to take a picture.
This is not
necessary.
Make sure you have Parental permission to go to the places above.
Senior Citizens are an excellent source of information-but do not base
factual
information on them alone.