History of a Country

Students can demonstrate their knowledge about a particular city, state or country by creating a timeline of important milestones and events in the history of the place. Students can research the location using school resources and track their findings in a timeline graphic organizer. Then they can create their digital timeline, including illustrations and descriptions of the major events. They should include landscapes, towns, or cityscapes that resemble their country, symbols, flags, and other designs and items relevant to the country. Teachers can choose how many events that students should include. To make this a class project, assign students different time periods to research. Then, students can print them out to be connected!

For an alternative to the timeline layout, have students create a timeline poster to incorporate into a presentation or gallery walk. You can add more than one template to this assignment to give students lots of options and adjust the instructions accordingly.

Due Date:

Objective: Create a timeline that highlights the important milestones and events of the city, state or country that you've been assigned.

Student Instructions:

1. Click "Start Assignment"
2. Research the location you have been assigned using a graphic organizer to write important information.
3. Choose 5-10 major milestones in the history of this location. Write their dates in the timeline layout.
4. Add titles for each event and 1- 3 sentences of a detailed description to answer each prompt.
5. Include an illustration for each event using appropriate characters, items, and scenes.
6. Save and exit when you're finished.