The What If... Project Requirements and Rubric

Project Requirements

Due date: Block in mid-April - April 21st for 1st and 5th periods, April 22nd for 2nd period

  • I think this is the due date. We'll talk about it after Spring Break though.

Show me the following things in your final product:

  • A clear explanation of your ‘break’ in history
  • A list of events that would change if your ‘break’ occurred
    • A description of how the event unfolded in real life (plus a citation for this information!)
    • An explanation of why the events you mentioned would/would not have occurred
    • 5 events must be changed (either happen or not happen because of your ‘break’ - this is only a minimum number!)
  • Parenthetical citations for any relevant information you include in your descriptions of events
    • You can cite by source number from your works cited page if you want to
  • A works cited page

Some useful resources:

  • Your textbook (I know, shocker. It's under the desks. It'll be useful here - it might be your best resource for this project!)
  • This website. Check out the resources in the units from the last two years.
  • Flow of history: a concise, flowchart-y way of looking at history.
  • Wikipedia (this can't be your only source)

Some possible final products

The What If... Project rubric can be found here.