Christopher Columbus

THE SUBJECT OF THE POSTER IS:
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
For this assignment you will pick one
person we have learned about, this term, and do some extra research. This can
include authors who wrote our primary/secondary sources, or someone we met through
readings/lectures. Your poster must include images of your subject (if
available) and needs to situate this person within their historical context.
Tell me:
1. Who they were?
2. When they were born,
when they died [Approximate if necessary]?
3. Where they were from?
4. Poster may also
include images of where the person was from, or images that detail information
about the person’s life in other ways: uprisings, profession, publications,
family, social movements etc.
5. The historical
significance of this person, and why we need to remember them? This will
include bringing in assigned primary and secondary source material from course
and lecture materials where applicable to situate your subject within their
historical context. You may do additional internet research, but assigned
course materials must still be used.
6. This poster must
reflect on the field of American history using your subject as an entry point
to discuss this discipline. What does this person tell us about American
history? Why should we remember them?
7. Be sure to include a
small works cited section somewhere on the poster that includes full citations
for all source material with full Chicago-style citations.

The Digital Poster Project (15%) asks
students to embrace personal creativity and analytic skills.
Students will pick one person we have
learned about, this term, and do some extra research. This
can include authors who wrote our
primary/secondary sources, or someone we met through.
readings/lectures. Your poster must
include images of your subject (if available), and needs to
situate this person within their
historical context. Tell me: who they were, when they were born,
when they died, where they were from, the
historical significance of this person, and why we
need to remember them. Poster may also
include images of where the person was from, or
images that detail information about the
person’s life in other ways: uprisings, profession,
publications, family, social movements
etc. Finally, this poster must reflect on the field of Early.
American History using your subject as an
entry point to discuss this discipline. A more formal
prompt will be available on Canvas.
Grade A Range Criteria

Project was visually
appealing, and formatting made sense for the presentation of the chosen historical
figure. Project demonstrated a clear ability to evaluate sources and craft
original arguments. Presentation drew on lecture and at least two assigned
primary/secondary sources to historically contextualize person along with
additional research using scholarly websites/archives/databases. Project
demonstrated a full understanding of the person’s life and their significance
to early American History. Project consistently utilized citations and had a
space for a works cited section.

Instructions for
citing work:

How to Cite It
Say you want to cite
this passage:
Ishimoto writes, “It
was after sunset when we ended the day’s trip with its excitement and
joy.
Old-fashioned kerosene
lamps lighted the mountain inns along the river.”
(From Shidzue
Ishimoto, Facing Two Ways: The Story of My Life, p. 89)
For an indirect quote
rephrase what the author said in your own words. You still have to cite the
text (author, page)
because you are using the author’s ideas, but you don’t have to use quotation
marks. Easy!
For a direct quote:
You must use a citation AND quotation marks. Your citation can be an intext
citation as in (Author, page) or you can use a footnote – choose the one you
like best. When
you use a direct
quote, you should explain what the quote means in your own words before or
after the quote. And
last but not least… note that when you quote something, you must preface
the quote with a short
phrase.
TO CITE AN ONLINE
SOURCE (please use educational websites such as library, museum
and university
sites!): AUTHOR + TITLE + DATE ACCESSED + WEBSITE, as below:
According to the
Metropolitan Museum website, the San Valerius cult in Andalusia, Spain, gave
rise to a new type of
textile that was worn only on St. Valerius’ feast days (Metropolitan
Museum, Textile
Fragment from the Dalmatic of San Valerius, accessed 5/30/16,
http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/view?exhibitionId=%7b8625083e-1924-4033-ada6-
7
3fad3ebf8c79%7d&oid=140008022&ft=*&fe=1).

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