Capstone — author a 44-page bound class Ancient Civilizations Inquiry Exhibit storybook (Foxfire methodology, 3-copy distribution: self / school library / one descendant-community partner) covering all 6+ civilizations + apply at least 3 primary sources from the unit, AND author a 5-paragraph Civic-Action Letter to a UNESCO World Heritage Centre official, museum director, or national antiquities ministry on a contemporary world-heritage issue (repatriation debate, site preservation, or museum funding)
Exercise Difficulty 3 ~5 min hist.g6.f.ex_52

Presentation Rubric

MG-1 Illustration
Unit-opener splash with 18-portrait medallion montage of ancient-world voices the class will meet — Gilgamesh, Hammurabi

Unit-opener splash with 18-portrait medallion montage of ancient-world voices the class will meet — Gilgamesh, Hammurabi, Hatshepsut, Piye (25th Dynasty Kushite king), an Indus-Valley scribe-pottery-maker (anonymous), King Wu of Zhou, Confucius, Laozi, Moses, Sappho, Pericles, Aspasia, Socrates, Cyrus the Great, Alexander, Cincinnatus, Cicero, Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Hypatia — diverse in age, gender, and civilization; styled as Penn Museum / British Museum / Met Museum educator-portrait set; warm sepia palette; each medallion labeled with name + civilization + life-dates underneath. Style: dignified, scholarly, age-6 children's-museum aesthetic.

Prompt

3-minute Capstone Presentation Rubric: present your 2-page storybook contribution to class using MG-1 portrait splash backdrop. Apply Humanity-FIRST + Resilience-FIRST + Living-Descendant promises in opening.

How it's presented
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Answer criteria
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rubric
3 stars: 3-minute time + Three Promises opening + at least 3 primary sources cited + clear thesis + Q&A handled. 2 stars: 4 of 5 criteria. 1 star: 3 of 5. 0: <3.
Hints
  1. Use MG-1 portrait splash as backdrop.
  2. Open with Three Promises recite (Humanity-FIRST + Resilience-FIRST + Living-Descendant).
Misconceptions to watch
  • Skipping the Three Promises opening
  • Going over 3 minutes without permission