Imperialism Mandala

Students will reinforce their personal stance on imperialism in their Social Studies class, by creating a mandala using industry approved software programs that visually represents their position as to whether or not imperialism is/was beneficial or detrimental to given countries. This facilitates their continued examination of their position, and allows students to continue to consider and analyze historical evidence and primary sources for a new purpose. Students create a graphic representation of the nation/region at the center of their mandala, and should embellish the radial design with key sensory and descriptive words that describe their stance. These keywords will vary in size in accordance to what the student has identified is most relevant and important. Large words are dominant giving them more importance and highlight the design principle of emphasis. The final product will be a collage of images and descriptive words in a variety of size, shapes, spacing and text style.