Final Map Project

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EY At the End of the Journey Congratulations! You survived this quarter. A

nd the end is near. Take one final step tow

ards the end: H istory Tour G

uide

Rem em

ber the good old days w

e could still travel? Think of this exercise as a w ay to

cope w ith the

CO V ID -19 pandem

ic. Im agine a trip

you could take yourself w

hen the pandem

ic is over

W hat do you need to plan a successful history tour?

W here do

yo u w

ant to go

?

W hat’s special abo

ut this place?

W hy is this place histo

rically m eaningful fo

r yo u?

Use Your Google M ap Assignm

ent ◦All your hard work is finally paid off! ◦Choose at least 6 locations from

your google m ap

◦If you need m ore historical

context, go back to your readings, lectures, etc.

Guide your readers to the places Im agine you’re taking your

friend to these places. W here are w

e? W hat are

w e supposed to be looking

at? W hat is historically

im portant about this place?

Create a narrative

W hat do w

e get out of this assignm

ent? The m

aps w e’ve m

ade in this course are m

ore than just a collection of dots. They have stories to tell. And that’s w

hat historians do: Creating a narrative that m

akes sense.

W hat do w

e get out of this assignm

ent? The m

aps w e’ve m

ade in this course are m

ore than just a collection of dots. They have stories to tell. A nd that’s w

hat historians do: Creating a narrative that m

akes sense.

So how do I make my history travel brochure?

Listen to the Talking Cat

You can be creative. But there are several formats you can use

• Word format: template 1 & 2 • PPTX format: template 1 & 2 • Online source: template • Citation: Chicago citation

It will be 5% of your overall grade!