Trading Card Assignment

World History II Ms. Murphy

Name: _________________________

ABSOLUTISM TRADING CARD ASSIGNMENT ABSOLUTE RULER: ___________________________ DUE DATE: ___________________________________ Task: Your assignment is to create a trading card (i.e. baseball card) for an absolute monarch. The trading card must include the following information: FRONT: • Picture or drawing of the individual. • Name and/or nickname (You can create a nickname for your historical figure, for example, Albert “E=MC²” Einstein) • Approximate date of birth and death • Empire with which he/she is associated (ex. Louis XIV-France) BACK: • Evidence that he or she was an absolute ruler. You should answer the following questions: o What policies, edicts or laws did your monarch enact? o What were your monarch’s greatest challenges? o What were your monarch’s greatest strengths? o What was life like for his or her subjects? o What were the symbols of his or her power? Art? Architecture? Clothing? o How did your monarch justify his or her power? War? Territorial expansion? o What did your monarch believe that he or she owed to his or her subjects? • Favorite songs (2 total): Pick a song that shows how the monarch feels about his/herself or his/her role as monarch. Pick a song that shows how the monarch’s subjects feel about him/her. • Hobbies: What does your monarch like to do when they are not governing the empire? • Greatest achievement: What is your monarch’s proudest accomplishment? What would he or she want to be known for accomplishing? FRONT

BACK STATS -Evidence proving that your monarch was an absolute ruler. -Songs -Hobbies -Greatest achievement

NAME/NICKNAME EMPIRE D.O.B./D.O.D.

World History II Ms. Murphy

Name: _________________________

REQUIREMENTS:  Must complete the front and back of the trading card as explained above.  Must write one-two paragraphs that includes: o For each song:  Include the lyrics to each song. Identify at least 2 phrases or sections of the song that relate to the monarch’s life.  Provide two pieces of evidence from your monarch’s life for each song that illustrates why the song you chose was appropriate. o For the greatest accomplishment, two pieces of evidence from your monarch’s life that illustrate why the accomplishment you chose was appropriate. o For the nickname, two pieces of evidence from your monarch’s life that explains why the nickname you chose was appropriate.  You must use 3 sources that are not the textbook or the handout I gave you. Once source can be for the picture. Reminder: You want your card to stand out so find information that no one else may have. o Sources must be properly cited. You can find NoodleBib at http://lhs.lexingtonma.org/Library/ Resources  Writing Center  NoodleBib.  All information must be presented on 8.5 x 11 paper. It will appear as an enlarged version of a trading card. READING ASSIGNMENTS Ruler Akbar Elizabeth I Peter I Philip II Suleiman Tokugawa Ieyasu

Reading Assignment 18.3 Handout 21.4 21.1 18.1 Handout

World History II Ms. Murphy

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5 Employs sufficient and well-chosen evidence to demonstrate how the monarch is an absolute ruler. Defends choice of song, nickname and accomplishment with solid evidence. Design is creative, colorful and well executed. Choice of songs, nicknames and hobbies demonstrate creativity and understanding of the monarchs. All parts completed thoroughly and on time. Includes 3 well-chosen outside sources. Sources are properly cited. Uses appropriate grammar and spells correctly throughout. Text and graphics are neat and clear and easy to locate.

Name: _________________________

4 Employs sufficient evidence to demonstrate how the monarch is an absolute ruler. Defends choice of song, nickname and accomplishment with evidence.

3 Provides some evidence to demonstrate how the monarch is an absolute ruler. Defends choice of song, nickname and accomplishment with weak evidence.

2 Provides little or no evidence to demonstrate how the monarch is an absolute ruler. Does not defends choice of song, nickname and accomplishment with evidence.

Most of the design is presented in a creative manner. Choice of songs, nicknames and hobbies demonstrate creativity and understanding of the monarchs. All but one part completed on time. Includes 3 outside sources. Sources are properly cited.

Parts of the design are creative and clear. May be difficult to understand. Choice of songs, nicknames and hobbies do not necessarily reflect an understanding of the monarch’s life. All but two parts completed on time. Includes 1-2 outside sources. Sources not properly cited.

Design is not original, neat or clear. Is poorly executed. Choice of songs, nicknames and hobbies does not reflect an understanding of the monarch’s life. Does not complete all parts on time. Uses no outside sources. Sources not properly cited.

Uses appropriate grammar and spelling most of the time. Text and graphics are clear.

Makes grammatical and spelling errors that distract but do not compromise the meaning. Most text and graphics are neat and clear. May be difficult to locate information.

Makes grammatical errors that compromise the meaning. Text and graphics are not neat and information is difficult to locate.