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What do you know about US History?
1. What are the colors of our flag?
2. How many stars are there in our flag?
3. What color are the stars on our flag?
4. What do the stars on the flag mean?
5. How many stripes are there in the flag?
6. What color are the stripes?
7. What do the stripes on the flag mean?
8. How many states are there in the Union?
9. What is the date of America’s Independence ?
10.The US declared Independence from what country?
11.Who was the first President of the United States
12. Who is the President of the United States today?
13. Who is the vice-president of the United States today?
14. What is the Constitution?
15. Can the Constitution be changed?
16. What do we call a change to the Constitution?
17. How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution?
18. How many branches are there in our government?
19. How many senators are there in Congress
20. What is the Bill of Rights?
21. What is the capital of your state?
22. Who is the current governor of your state?
23. List the thirteen original states.
24. Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death."?
25. Which countries were our enemies during World War II?
26. What are the 49th and 50th states of the Union?
27. How many terms can the President serve?
28. What President was elected to four terms?
29. Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
30. Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
31. What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence?
32. What is the national anthem of the United States?
33. Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?
34. Who was the President during the Civil War?
35. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
36. Which President is called the "Father of our country"?
37. Who helped the Pilgrims in America?
38. What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
39. Name 3 rights of freedom guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.
40. Who has the power to declare the war?
41. In what year was the Constitution written
42. Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
43. What happened on December 7, 1941?
44. Which president was assassinated in November of 1963?
45. What was the cold war?
History 1700 _____________walking!
Sometimes it’s crazy what American’s do not know about our own history. Jay Leno took it upon himself to see just what
people actually know, and it is shocking. Do you know when the Declaration of Independence was signed? Do you know
who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? Now it is your turn to see what people know. In groups of 3-4 students, you are
going to create your own Jaywalking video.
Directions
1. Select 10 questions from the ones on the back of this paper. Make sure you know the answers to them.
2. Interview 5 friends and 3 adults to see what they know. Ask each of them 4-5 questions off of your list. Make sure you
switch up which questions you ask each person.
3. Film your interviews in the style of Jaywalking
4. Edit your film together into a 2-3 minute clip.
5. Upload your clip to YouTube, bring in on a USB drive or CD. Make sure that the video is compatible to be played on
VLC player.
Project Due Friday August 26
Grading Rubric
Total Score __________________/40
ACTIVITY
Exemplary
Proficient
Partially Proficient
Content/
Organization
10-15 points
7-9 points
2-6 points
The content includes a clear
understanding of the project.
Events and messages are
presented in a logical order..
The content is not as clear and
the questions are not used
properly.
The content does not
present a cohesive
understanding of the
project.
8-10 points
5-7 points
2-4 points
Movie was completed and had
all required elements. The
video was well edited and
moves smoothly from scene to
scene with proper use of
transitions. Audio and other
enhancements were well used.
Movie was completed and
contained all required items.
Editing was not done as well as it
should have been. Some poor
shots remain. Movie is still
somewhat choppy. Audio and
other enhancements were
utilized, but not for maximum
effect.
Movie was made, but had
very little if any editing.
Many poor shots remain.
Video was very
fragmented and choppy
with little to no audio
reinforcement.
8-10 points
5-7 points
2-4 points
Student met and had
discussions regularly. All
students on the team
contributed to the discussion
and were part of the final
project. Team members
showed respect with each
other.
Students met and had
discussions regularly. Most of the
students on the team contributed
to the discussion and were part
of the final project. Team
members mostly showed respect
with each other.
Only a couple of team
meetings were held. Most
of the students on the
team contributed at some
level, but a majority of the
work was done by one or
two.
5 points
0 points
0 points
Quality
Teamwork
Timeliness
All project deadlines were met.
N/A
Not Turned in On Time
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