2015-2016 Alabama History Portfolios Over the course of the year you will work on an ongoing Alabama History project. Students will be required to gather information on Alabama to create a portfolio. The cover should be designed by the student. The project will count as one test grade each quarter. There will be four checks during the year and the final project check will be in May. The checks will be graded on content, accuracy, creativity, and neatness. Portfolios should be turned in on time. For each day it is late, 10 points will be deducted from the grade. The portfolio is to be in a separate 1.5 2 inch binder with each activity in a sheet protector. Each section should be separated using dividers. Option A Creative cover for the binder Title page- Include: Name, Due Date (final) and teacher s name Table of Contents The cover, title page and table of contents will not be graded until the final check in May. Section I: Maps and Symbols (Due Friday, September 25, 2015) Symbols: State Flag State Flower State Bird State Seal State Tree Each page for a symbol should be set up as follows. Name of Symbol Image of Symbol Drawn or printed and colored Write 2-3 sentences about the symbol Maps: Each map should have a heading. (Due Friday, September 25, 2015) Map of United States with Alabama colored. Map of Alabama - Place a star where Montgomery is located. Section II: History of Alabama (Due Date: Friday, December 4, 2015) Early Indian Tribes Choose 3 of the Early Indian Tribes: Paleo Indians, Archaic Indians, Woodland Indians, Mississippian Indians, Cherokee Indians, Creek Indians, Choctaw Indians, or Chickasaw Indians. Write 2-3 paragraphs about the tribe. Include information about: customs, where in Alabama they settled, foods, weapons, and any other interesting facts about the tribe. Include a picture to go with the paragraph. Include a map of the location of Indian villages. Show at least two for each Indian Tribe - Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, and Chickasaw - a total of eight villages. This information can be found on page 78. Do not make a photocopy of the map from the book. Use a blank map of Alabama and mark at least two tribal locations for each tribe. Include a map that shows the Indian Lands in Alabama. This can be found on page 57.Do not photocopy from textbook, use a blank copy of and color the regions.
Alabama Becomes a State Chapter 3 (Due Date: Friday, December 4, 2015) Write an explanation of how and when Alabama became a state. Capitals of Alabama Chapter 3 (Due Date: Friday, December 4, 2015) Make a list of the different capitals. Include the name of the city, and the time span that the city was the capital. Map showing the location of each of the previous capitals. Mark the location and tell when it was the capital. Section III: Notable Alabamians (Due Date: Friday, February 19, 2016) There are many notable faces from our great state. Research eight famous Alabamians. Identify each person you select and write a paragraph about him/her. Include information such as: where they were born, what they are known for, and important events in their life. Include pictures with a description. Pictures can be drawn or printed from the computer. Name Written information about Alabamian. Picture of Alabamian Section IV: Due Date: Friday, February 19, 2016 State Capital Include a picture of the capital city and the date that it became the capital. Find pictures of important landmarks in Montgomery. Include at least two in your binder. Name the landmark and include a picture. Local Government Mayor of Montgomery List the name of the Mayor of Montgomery and include a picture. City Council List the members of the City Council and include a picture. Section V: Agriculture and Industry Chapter 12 ( Due Date: Friday, May 6, 2016) Choose one agricultural product that is important to Alabama. Name the product. Tell where the product is found (grown or raised). Write one-two paragraphs telling why the product is important to the state and how it is used. Draw a picture of the product. Draw an outline of the state of Alabama, and place pictures in the correct location to stand for agriculture found in the state. Items 1-4 can be done on the same page. Draw an outline of the state of Alabama, and place pictures in the correct location to stand for industry found in the state.
Section VI: Landmarks ( Due Date: Friday, May 6, 2016) Visit two famous Alabama Landmarks. Write two-three paragraphs about the landmark. Tell what you saw while there and what you learned. As you write about what you learned you should address the importance the landmark plays in the history of Alabama. Include brochures and any other information from the landmarks. Some landmarks will not have brochures; you can include any other information that you might know or come across about the location. Include at least one picture of yourself at the landmark. See list of landmarks, after option B, for ideas. Each should be done on a separate page. Name of Landmark Two-three paragraphs about the landmark. Pictures from landmark Brochures from landmark Suggested Sources: Magazines Brochures Government Agencies Alabama Archives Excellent Website Newspapers Interviews Books Family Trips Government Agencies Computer (Information from the computer should NOT be in the exact words from the computer. Wording should be in each student s own words. 50 points will be deducted for articles printed directly from the computer.) Alabama Archives Textbook (NO COPIES FROM TEXTBOOK) Suggested Websites: Encyclopedia of Alabama Alabama Archives
Option B Option B is to visit eight famous landmarks in Alabama, collect brochures, take pictures, and write a summary of what you learned and what you saw at each site. A sample of landmarks is listed below. The landmark visits must be placed in a separate 1.5-2 inch binder in in the order they were visited. The pages must be put in clear, plastic page dividers. Each visit should be separated with a divider. Binder Requirements: Creative cover for the binder Title page- Include: Name, Due Date (final) and teacher s name Table of Contents Each landmark visit should be documented as follows: 2 complete paragraphs must be written based on the experience. The paragraphs must be at least 5 complete sentences each. The first paragraph should be what the student saw there, and the second paragraph should include what was learned. As they write about what they learned they should address the importance the landmark plays in the history of Alabama. At least one picture must be taken of the child at the particular landmark. Brochures and other information provided by the landmark must be turned in with the assignment. Some landmarks will not have brochures; you can include any other information that you might know or come across about the location. Alabama Landmarks The cover, title page and table of contents will not be graded until the final check in May. Alabama Department of Archives and History Brown Chapel A.M.E Church Selma DeSoto State Park Fort Rucker Marshall Space Flight Center - Huntsville Sixteenth Street Baptist Church - Birmingham Alabama Cattlemans' Mooseum Alabama Iron and Steel at Tannehill Ironworks near Birmingham Alabama Shakespeare Festival of Fine Arts Alabama State Capitol Bethel Baptist Church, Parsonage, and Guard House - Birmingham Carver Interpretive - Dothan Dr. George Washington Carver Monument - Dothan Castle Morgan Civil War Prison Old Cahawba, Alabama (Old Cahawba Archeological Site) Selma Chattahoochee Indian Heritage Center Fort Mitchell Near Phenix City Choctaw County Historical Gilbertown, Alabama Dexter Avenue Baptist Church - Montgomery First White House of the Conferacy F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Fort Toulouse/Fort Jackson - Wetumpka Hank Williams, Sr. Home and Georgiana Heart of Dixie Railroad - Calera Fort Conde - Mobile Holy Ground Battlefield Park White Hall Fort Gaines Historical Site Dauphin Island Birmingham Zoo Civil Rights Memorial Fort Mims State Historic Site Tensaw (Battlefield of Creek War) Blakeley State Park Spanish Fort (The Battle of Fort Blakeley) Boll Weevil Monument Enterprise, Alabama Brierfield Ironworks Historical Park Brierfield, Alabama Confederate Memorial Park Mountain Creek, Alabama DeSoto Caverns Fort Mitchell Fort Morgan Gasque Fort Morgan State Historic Site Gulf Shores Horseshoe Bend National Military Park (Battle of Horseshoe Bend) Huntsville Space and Rocket Center Ivy Green - Tuscumbia Landmark Park DeSoto Falls Fort Payne Depot Musuem Little River Canyon National Preserve Little River Falls Martin Luther King Jr's Former Home McWane Science Center Montgomery Zoo Montgomery Union Station/Trainshed Moundville Mt. Cheaha State Park Old Alaba ma Town Rosa Parks /Library Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Edmund Pettus Bridge Many of the landmarks that are listed are located in Montgomery and are free to visit. If there is a landmark that you would like to visit that is not listed please send me an email. Sloss Blast Furnaces - Birmingham The Tuskegee Airman National Historical USS Alabama - Mobile Vulcan Park and These are landmarks that we will visit on field trips. (Old Alabama Town November & Department of Archives and History usually in September or October scheduled by the district so I don t have the date yet.)
Dear Parents/Guardians, Attached are the guidelines for the Alabama History Project. Please choose Option A or Option B. It is very important to keep up with the directions. I will not give out another copy. Please write the due dates on a calendar and have items ready to turn in on time. Ten points will be deducted for each day the item is late. Please cut, sign, and return the bottom portion of this sheet by Friday, September 4, 2015. Thank you, Mrs. Gates --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have received and understand the directions for the Alabama History project and have read them with my child. Parent Signature: Student Signature: Date: Please Circle: Option A Option B
Option A: Due Dates Option A check dates and sections to be completed: Portfolio Check Date Due Sections Completed Check 1 Friday, September 25, 2015 All of section 1 Check 2 Friday, December 4, 2015 All of section 2 Check 3 Friday, February 19, 2016 All of section 3 and 4 Check 4 Final Check Friday, May 6, 2016 All of section 5 and 6 (All 6 sections are now complete) Option B: Due Dates Option B check dates and sections to be completed: Portfolio Check Date Due Sections Completed Check 1 Friday, September 25, 2015 Landmarks 1 and 2 Check 2 Friday, December 4, 2015 Landmarks 3 and 4 Check 3 Friday, February 19, 2016 Landmarks 5 and 6 Check 4 Final Check Friday, May 6, 2016 Landmark 7 and 8 (All visits are now complete)