Thursday 10/2 Assignments

Thursday's Assignments
Be sure to use your full 120 minutes in class on Thursday 10/2 to complete the following tasks.

Assignment #1:

Create a Tombstone

Directions: It is your job to create a tombstone for a famous person in U.S. History. Try and choose someone that is creepy or spooky! You can use the textbook or Internet to select your person. Your final product needs to meet all the criteria below. This assignment is due by the end of Thursday's class. Turn into substitute* 20 possible points

1. Design the tombstone on the 11X17 piece of paper. Make it look as realistic as possible. Cut out the shape of the tombstone to make it seem even more real.
2. Include their first and last name on the tombstone
3. Include their year of birth and their year of death (ex: 1882-1935)
4. Include an epitaph for the person- A two or three sentence description of the person’s life/ why they should be remembered.
5. Include an additional engraving (drawing) that helps symbolize that person’s life.
6. Be creative and have fun while meeting the criteria above and making your tombstone seem as real as possible!
7. The good examples of tombstones will be added to the Siegmund Graveyard.
   

Assignment #2:
a) Complete assignments 1 and 2 from unit 4. If time allows, work on any assignments from previous units that are still incomplete.