Capstone — Westward Expansion Truth-and-Resilience Storybook (32-page bound, 3-copy Foxfire distribution)
Exercise Difficulty 5 ~25 min hist.g4.s.ex_44

Storybook Page Draft

MG-18 Chart
Capstone Storybook Page Template — 8.5x11 cardstock page for the bound Westward Expansion Truth-and-Resilience Storybook

Capstone Storybook Page Template — 8.5x11 cardstock page for the bound Westward Expansion Truth-and-Resilience Storybook. Each child fills ONE page: top half is a hand-drawn or printed image (child's choice — landscape / portrait / map / object); bottom half is a 3-paragraph entry with (1) the historical event named; (2) the primary source consulted (specific citation); (3) ONE sentence beginning 'And the resilience is...' (Indigenous nations' present-day continuity, or Mexican American community present-day continuity, or African American community present-day continuity, or Chinese American community present-day continuity). Acknowledgment line at bottom names the cultural office consulted (if applicable). Style: clean page template with header/footer + 4-corner decorative elements drawn from the studied nation's own visual canon (with permission).

Prompt

Draft your capstone storybook page using MG-18 template. Include image + 3 paragraphs (event named + primary source cited + 'And the resilience is...').

How it's presented
mode image and writing prompt audio ID audio.g4s.ex 44.stem
Answer criteria
type rubric
rubric
Image + 3 paragraphs in correct format + primary source citation + 'And the resilience is...' present-tense sentence
Hints
  1. Use MG-18 template
  2. Pick a thread you feel deeply
Misconceptions to watch
  • Missing 'And the resilience is...' closing
  • Past-tense framing
  • Generic primary-source reference
Used in lessons