PowerPoint Games Review Project
The Task: You will use one of the powerpoint templates below to create a review for the historical era or topic you are assigned by your teacher. When creating your review questions use only the links below or your textbook to ensure the information is accurate. The grading rubric and research links are at the bottom of this page. Your powerpoint must include the following content:
Content Guidelines:
CREDITS
Each PowerPoint game must include a credits slide containing the names of the game's designers.
GAME DIRECTIONS
Each PowerPoint game must include appropriate and complete directions on how to play the game. The directions must be written well enough to explain how to play the game to new players. If you choose to create a review using the Jeopardy template you only need to come up enough questions for one game. If you choose to use Millionaire you will need to create two games. If you select Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader or Hollywood Squares you will need to create three games.
SELF-ASSESSMENT
Before submitting the game ask yourself the following questions:
Will students be interested in all of the aspects of this game?
Will the game greatly enhance the students’ understanding of the historical topic?
Is the game valuable enough to devote classroom time to playing?
Are the directions and the questions clear and easy to understand?
Did I use question frames for developing high-level questions where appropriate (see attachment below)?
Did I learn new technical skills?
WHAT DO I DO WHEN I AM FINISHED?
1. Make sure you are saving your powerpoint to your student folder and I would also recommend saving to a portable flash drive
2. Make sure the student you are working with also has access to your files just in case you are absent
3. When you are completely finished with the game get a flash drive from the teacher and save it into the appropriate class period folder. NOTE: for file name change it to you and your partners names instead of jeopardy or millionaire, etc.
4. Remember Jeopardy = 1 Game, Millionaire = 2 Games, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader and Hollywood Squares = 3 Games
5. Congratulations you are finished!
PowerPoint Game Templates:
Directions: Click on an image below to open the template for the game you want to use
Research Links:
Jump Back In Time: America's Story
You may also go to u-s-history.com to find out more about your Era
Grading Rubric and Question Frames
