Create and record a presentation for new employees and volunteers to understand how key historical events in U.S. history are connected to their work and impact society today.
Create and record a presentation for new employees and volunteers to understand how key historical events in U.S. history are connected to their work and impact society today.
Introduction
Note: The first three assessments in this course build on each other; therefore, it is essential that you complete them in the order presented.
As you complete your Lessons From History Presentation assessment, you will combine all four of the essential outcomes you have practiced in this course to create and narrate a presentation about a specific issue based on historical events and sources. Just as if you were leading a work seminar or running for political office, you will need to understand the key principles of your argument as well as your audience, while maximizing the capabilities of the medium you are using. Although this assessment focuses on one medium—a presentation in PowerPoint—innovative thinking gives you the ability to choose other mediums (such as email, an academic paper, a video recording, or a public speech) in the future. No matter whether you are presenting at an industry event, welcoming a group of donors to an appreciation brunch, fighting a traffic ticket in court, speaking at your child’s career day, or petitioning your local town board, these same skills can help you continue to drive your message home in your life and career.
Note: The first three assessments in this course build on each other; therefore, it is recommended that you complete them in the order presented.
Overview
In this assessment, you will build on the work you completed for Assessment 1 and Assessment 2, continuing your focus on the issue you chose to examine. Create and record a presentation for new employees and volunteers to understand better how key historical events in U.S. history are connected to their work and impact society today.
Preparation
Review the Evaluating Historical Sources Worksheet you completed for Assessment 1 and the Historical Analysis Worksheet you completed for Assessment 2. It may be helpful to create an outline for your presentation. Below are some resources to assist with writing an outline and citing your sources:
Review Capella’s
Writing Process
page for an overview of the writing process. Following each of these stages will help you write a strong, clear, and organized presentation.
For more on outlining, see the
Writing Strategies
information in the Capella Writing Center.
Instructions
Create and record a PowerPoint presentation (8–12 slides total) by incorporating your evidence and arguments from previous assessments. Refer
3/18/23, 9)10 AMLessons From History Presentation Scoring Guide
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Lessons From History Presentation Scoring Guide
CRITERIA NON-
PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED
Provide an overview
of a chosen issue,
including research
questions and sub-
questions that need
to be answered to
understand a
historical event and
its long-term impact.
Does not
provide an
overview of a
chosen issue.
Provides an overview of
a chosen issue but does
not include research
questions and sub-
questions that need to be
answered to understand
a historical event and its
long-term impact.
Provides an overview of
a chosen issue,
including research
questions and sub-
questions that need to
be answered to
understand a historical
event and its long-term
impact.
Provides a concise
overview of a chosen
issue, including clear and
specific research questions
and sub-questions that
need to be answered to
understand a historical
event and its long-term
impact.
Explain why each
source is or is not
credible.
Does not
identify why
each source is
or is not
credible.
Identifies why some
sources are or are not
credible but does not
provide a full explanation
for all of them.
Explains why each
source is or is not
credible.
Explains why each source
is credible or is not credible
using specific examples.
Explain the causes
and long-term
impacts of a
historical event.
Does not
explain the
causes and
long-term
impacts of a
historical
event.
Attempts to explain the
causes and long-term
impacts of a historical
event, but the
explanation is incomplete
or inaccurate.
Explains the causes
and long-term impacts
of a historical event.
Uses evidence to explain
the causes and long-term
impacts of a historical
event, with supporting
examples.
Use critical thinking
to relate past
challenges and
strategies to a
current
organizational issue.
Does not use
critical thinking
to relate past
challenges
and strategies
to a current
organizational
issue.
Uses critical thinking to
relate past challenges
and strategies to a
current organizational
issue, but the analysis is
incomplete.
Uses critical thinking to
relate past challenges
and strategies to a
current organizational
issue.
Uses critical thinking to
relate past challenges and
strategies to a current
organizational issue, using
specific evidence.
Communicate clearly
with appropriate
purpose,
organization, tone,
and sentence
structure.
Does not
communicate
clearly with
appropriate
purpose,
organization,
tone, and
sentence
structure.
Communicates but
writing is unclear as a
result of poor purpose,
organization, tone, or
sentence structure.
Communicates clearly
with appropriate
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Evaluating Historical Sources
Latoya Wilson
Capella University
04/28/2022
Selected topic: Facing Economic Change
Citation for Source 1:
History Matters. (n.d.).
“Sir I will thank you with all my heart”: Seven letters from the Great Migration.
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5332/
What type of source is this- primary source
When was it written?- no date has been shared
Why was it written?- the source was written for the purpose of communicating to the government the reason why people from the African American community were compelled to immigrate from South to cities in the North and west between 1916 and 1921.
What is the main idea or takeaway? – The main ideas for the letters is to inform the government on main economic challenges that required being addressed to make the region habitable.
Was the writer present at the time of the events he or she was writing about? – the source is in form of letters written by people who were present during the time they were writing about thereby being affected by the harsh economic times of the time. Moreover, the letters are written in first person version.
Does the writer seem neutral? Why/why not? – The writers are neutral as they write from experience that many people at the time could relate with and more so their intention is making the situation better economically. This is not ignoring how they are also communicating the challenges they are facing even in their hosting locations.
What are some of the key facts presented? – That economic challenges affect families to the point of causing relocation and worse still separation. Economic changes for instance economic crisis pushes people to do even the unthinkable in efforts to attain survival.
Explain why this source is credible- The source is credible because it shares first-hand information from the people that suffered the consequences making the source original.
Citation for Source 2:
Facing History and Ourselves. (n.d.).
Firsthand accounts of the Great Depression.
https://www.facinghistory.org/mockingbird/firsthand-accoun
HIS-FPX1100
Historical Sources Analysis
Latoya Wilson
Capella University
03/17/2023
Step 1: KNOWLEDGE
Facing economic change is an issue that has affected Americans in the recent times and also in the past. Many of those impacted by these changes, can speak to the challenges they were exposed to when the economy started to change. The challenges, in most cases, have long-term effects that compromise the quality of lifestyle of many. From the selected primary and secondary sources, the main argument or problem that needs to be solved is how to mitigate economic crisis in the case a country is faced by a scenario that can cause the crisis. The main question that should help in addressing the argument is how economic change affects a country. In order to gather a deeper understanding, the questions that should be addressed are the following:
· What is economic crisis and how does it affect the general public?
· What are possible and practical economic actions that can help maintain and stabilize the economy?
Step 2: COMPREHENSION
Economic social change is a major historical issue that has affected a high number of people. It is a fact that no single person can be shielded from economic hardships whenever inflation is happening. However, from the sources available, it is evident that when a country accepts discrimination, the victims tend to suffer more than the majority race. At the same time, the decisions political leaders tend to make during an economic crisis, whether positive or negative, always extends to general population. Information from the historical books provide important information that helps with the understanding of economic challenges, scenarios, and how to handle them best, even in the current times.
United States has suffered a number of economic crises including The Great Depression and the recent COVID-19 pandemic, where millions of people lost their gainful employment. For instance, during The Great Depression, many people from African American backgrounds were forced to abandon their homes in search of greener pastures. Discrimination played a major role in many people losing their lives from lack of nourishment and other life related stresses, due to the lack access to employment opportunities. Nevertheless, the decisions that the government made to start improving the economy, attracted those that had immigrated back to their homes. The elimination of discrimination also granted all people equal chances to access employment, increasing the number of people contributing to the economy through tax emittance. It is a good thing that from primary and secondary sources available; almost all information necessary is available.
Step 3: APPLICATION
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