Family object as primary source — NOTICE / WONDER / ASK
Exercise
Difficulty 5
~3 min
hist.gK.f.assessment.capstone.ex_01
Capstone Present To Visitor
Prompt
Present your museum object to a visitor in 3-4 sentences: WHAT it is, WHO used it, WHY it matters. Then answer ONE wondering they ask. This is the capstone — your full year of historian work shown to a real visitor.
M-K-F-CAP-EX-01
Photograph
Museum-day classroom set-up (M-K-F-HIS-18-A) as the presentation context.
How it's presented
mode
oral presentation
Answer criteria
type
capstone rubric
criteria
- 3+ complete sentences
- names what / who / why
- engages visitor's question (answers or says 'I will ask')
Hints
- Three sentences. Three. Practice once with a partner first.
- 'I don't know yet' is a fine answer to the wondering.
Misconceptions to watch
- Mumbling — not making eye contact
- Refusing to engage the visitor's wondering
Used in lessons