The final project is an expansion of one of the small projects you’ve worked on this semester. You’ll be selecting one of those projects and extending your work on it to show me that you have a grasp on the history of your war.

Basic structure

You can choose from one of these projects to expand:

• Small project #4: Audio
• Small project #5: Timeline
• Small project #6: StoryMap

Your final project needs to be more than your original small project.

You will need to incorporate both primary and secondary sources into your final project through quotation or paraphrases. Be sure you don’t plagiarize!

Each student needs to build their own final project, but you may collaborate on all the research and even the conceptualization with your group mates.

Completion of the final project is required in order to pass this class, unless you and I have worked out another plan due to extraordinary circumstances.

Small Project #4 Expansion: Audio

If you choose to expand your podcast, here’s what you’ll need to do:

• Create a new recording about a topic that encompasses your war. It doesn’t have to be the whole history of the war; it could be another more specific topic, such as disease, but it should be different from your original. You may reuse some of your podcast episode about disease if you wish, but it needs to be more than just that.
• Your recording should be 8-10 minutes long.
• If you use music, make sure that you have the rights to do so! A few good options for music are:
  • Free Music Archive
  • YouTube Audio Library
  • Note that even if you use free public-domain music, you should still acknowledge the composer in your podcast or show notes.
• You should embed your recording on your blog in a blog post.
• Your blog post should include:
  • Your recording
  • Your reason for choosing this topic
  • The sources you used for research (i.e., a bibliography)
  • A reflection on the audio form
• In a separate blog post, write a few paragraphs reflecting on your semester. I ask this every semester, but it seems especially poignant this semester. How did you do? What did you accomplish this semester despite everything?

Small Project #5 Expansion: Timeline

If you choose to expand your timeline for your final project, here’s what you’ll need to do:

• Select another 5-10 events to include in your timeline. Add them to your timeline at the appropriate place. (You should have a total of 15-20.)
• For each event, write at least a paragraph of text explaining what happened at that time, and why it is important.
• For at least half of your events, include a public-domain media element. Refer to the Public Domain Usage document for guidance. You may not use anything that is not in the public domain. I cannot stress this point enough.
  • Make sure you give me a caption with the full citation for each media element.
• Embed your timeline in a blog post.
• The blog post should include the following elements:
  • Your timeline
  • A bibliography of sources you used for research
  • A paragraph or two explaining your choices
  • A reflection on the timeline form
• In a separate blog post, write a few paragraphs reflecting on your semester. I ask this every semester, but it seems especially poignant this semester. How did you do? What did you accomplish this semester despite everything?

Small Project #6: StoryMap

If you choose to expand your StoryMap for your final project, here’s what you’ll need to do:

• Widen the perspective of your StoryMap. Create a new StoryMap that may include the person you focused on for Small Project #6 but goes beyond that person. Maybe think about a whole unit, or a whole branch of the military. Where did they go?
• Include at least 10-15 locations.
• For at least half of your slides, include a public domain media element. Refer to the Public Domain Usage page for guidance. These elements MUST be in the public domain. I cannot stress this point enough.
  • • Make sure you give me a caption with the full citation for each media element.
• Embed your StoryMap in a blog post.
• Your blog post should include:
  • Your StoryMap
  • A paragraph or two explaining your choices.
  • A bibliography of the sources you used for research.
  • A reflection on the StoryMap form.
• In a separate blog post, write a few paragraphs reflecting on your semester. I ask this every semester, but it seems especially poignant this semester. How did you do? What did you accomplish this semester despite everything?