Case Study Rubric
- Artifact 1 - Primary Source Evaluation
- Artifact 2 - Idea Page
- Artifact 3 - Newspaper Article
- Artifact 4 - Biography of Queen Victoria
- Artifact 5 - Google Earth Tour
- Artifact 6 - Original Artworks
- Artifact 7 - Biography of William Blake
- Artifact 8 - 3 Dimensional Models of a Microscope
- Artifact 9 - Slavery Abolition Timeline
- Artifact 10 - Analytical Writing
- Artifact 11 - Primary Source Evaluation
- Artifact 12 - Idea Page
- Artifact 13 - Gapminder Analysis
- Artifact 14 - Video Presentation
- Artifact 15 - Britain Timeline
- Artifact 16 - Photograph Prezi
- Artifact 17 - Comparing and Contrasting Two Figures Video
Primary Source: http://www.historyhome.co.uk/peel/factmine/southey.htm
Evaluation
Origin
Origin
• Who created it?
Robert Southey did.
• Who is the author?
Robert Southey is.
• When was it created?
It was created in 1807.
• When was it published?
It was first published in 1807(http://www.historyhome.co.uk/peel/factmine/southey.htm) or 1808 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Southey). The website was last modified on April 13th, 2010.
• Where was it published?
It was published in
• Who is publishing it?
It was first published by Robert Southey. The website was published by Dr. Marjorie Bloy.
• Is there anything we know about the author that is pertinent to our evaluation?
The author wrote this under a pseudonym Don Manuel Alvarez Espriella.
Purpose
• Why does this document exist?
It was published online so that a large amount of people could learn about the child labor.
• Why did the author create this piece of work? What is the intent?
It was created to tell people about the problems that the child labor has.
• Why did the author choose this particular format?
He used this format to make the document more realistic and credible.
• Who is the intended audience? Who was the author thinking would receive this?
The author wanted factory owners to read this.
• What does the document “say”?
It says that child labor is awful.
• Can it tell you more than is on the surface?
No, we can only tell the information that can be seen from the author's perspective.
Value
• What can we tell about the author from the piece?
He was against the child labor.
• What can we tell about the time period from the piece?
There were people that thought that child labor was right.
• Under what circumstances was the piece created and how does the piece reflect those circumstances?
There were many children working in factories
• What can we tell about any controversies from the piece?
We can tell that people’s opinion on child labor varied depending on who they were or whether they benefited from it.
• Does the author represent a particular ‘side’ of a controversy or event?
Yes, he does. He was against child labor.
• What can we tell about the author’s perspectives from the piece?
The author thought that the conditions in which the children were working in factories were not as good as the factory owners thought.
• What was going on in history at the time the piece was created and how does this piece accurately reflect it?
The Industrial Revolution was going on in the
Limitation
• What part of the story can we NOT tell from this document?
It only talks about one factory and its owner, so we cannot tell what it was like in other factories.
• How could we verify the content of the piece?
We can see if other documents from this time period have the similar information as this one, and no contradicting information.
• Does this piece inaccurately reflect anything about the time period?
No, since it is a non-fiction, there does not seem to be any inaccuracy in it.
• What does the author leave out and why does he/she leave it out (if you know)?
The name of the factory owner is not given, to protect his privacy.
• What is purposely not addressed?
The positive parts of child labor are stated not as the facts that the author saw, but as the quotations of the factory owner. He does not state whether those positive parts are true.
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
It relates to "building of the modern economy" because industrialization which was supported by labor by children and women caused the growth of economy.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
It also relates to "invention, ingenuity and entrepreneurs."
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
This was the only option, and it took me 2 hours.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I learned that there were people who thought that there should not be child labor back then, but it was still going on, since factory owners did not think that way.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
No, because it might have been easier to read if I made it in a paragraph form instead of listing all the questions and answers.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5 (0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 0
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 1
c) Impact on your learning 2
d) Level of creativity and originality -1
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Idea Page (Artifact 2)
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
It relates to "communication and transportation revolution" because it talks about roads and coals which were essential to the transportation back then.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
It also relates to "invention, ingenuity and entrepreneurs" and "urbanization: construction of the modern city."
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
I thought that the content of this page was an important part in the Industrial Revolution. It took me 30 minutes.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I learned that there were many elements that caused the Industrial Revolution in Britain, such as the improvement in transportation and invention of productive machines.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
No, because it looks like a "note," so I could have made it look more interesting by using color, charts, pictures, etc.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5 (0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 2
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 0
c) Impact on your learning 3
d) Level of creativity and originality -1
Accidents, Inquests, Etc.
Murder at Marsden—On Tuesday, the 28th ult., on his way home, William Horsfall, the owner of Ottiwell's Mill, residing in the townland of Marsden, was fired at and shot in the thigh, from the effects of which he died late that day. A witness had seen four persons hiding from where smoke arose. Luddites are thought to be the culprits of this outrage, as a popular legend stated that he “would ride up to his saddle girths in Luddite blood.” Mr Houghton, surgeon who watched over his death, found a large musket ball in his left thigh, which is thought to have killed him.
http://newspapers.bl.uk
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
It relates to "invention, ingenuity and entrepreneurs" because The owners of factories who were attacked by the Luddites are entrepreneurs who started factories.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
It also relates to "building the modern economy."
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
This was the only option, and it took me one hour.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I learned that during this time period, many factories were attacked and many factory owners were murdered by Luddites.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
No because I could have gathered more information and made it longer and descriptive.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5 (0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 1
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 3
c) Impact on your learning 2
d) Level of creativity and originality 1
She was the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the first Empress of India of the British Raj. Her reign as the Queen is the longest of any female monarch in history. She ascended the throne at the age of 18, when the UK was already an established constitutional monarchy, in which the king or queen did not have much political power, but she became the iconic symbol of the nation and the empire. She had 42 grandchildren who married into royal families across the continent, earning her the nickname “the grandmother of Europe.”
She was the only child of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She was the granddaughter of the reigning King, George III. The king's three eldest sons had no surviving legitimate children, so Victoria was fifth in the line of succession. Her grandfather, her father, the Duke of York, and her uncle George IV were all dead by 1830, which made her heiress presumptive to her surviving uncle, William IV.
In 1837, William IV died at the age of 71, and Victoria became the Queen of the United Kingdom. Back then, the Prime Minister was Lord Melbourne. He at once became a powerful influence on Victoria. However, he did not stay in power for long.
She passed away from a cerebral haemorrhage in 1901. she had reigned for a total of 63 years. Her death brought an end to the rule of the House of Hanover in the United Kingdom. Her son Edward VII became the new King. Victoria outlived three of her children and 11 of her grandchildren.
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
It relates to "The balance of power: empires rise and fall" because this is about the queen of an empire which had great power over the world back then.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
It also relates to "Globalization through imperialism."
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
I chose Queen Victoria since she is a famous queen, but I knew little about her. It took me two hours.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I learned that even though she was the queen of the empire, she actually had very little power. I also learned that there were many deaths of her family and relatives that affected her.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
No, I could have used more resources.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5 (0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 2
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 3
c) Impact on your learning 4
d) Level of creativity and originality -1
Google Earth Tour - Queen Victoria (Artifact 5)
http://www.mediafire.com/?4im10iv2u50ixhv
1. Kensington Palace - Victoria was born at 4.15 a.m. on 24 May 1819 at Kensington Palace in London.
2. Buckingham Palace - On 20 June 1837, Victoria became Queen of the United Kingdom. She became the first monarch to take up the Buckingham Palace.
3. St. James's Palace - The Queen and Prince Albert were married on 10 February 1840, in the Chapel Royal of St. James's Palace, London.
4. St. James's Park - There were many assassination attempts made on her life. On 29 May at St. James's Park, John Francis fired a pistol at the Queen while she was in a carriage. Francis was convicted of high treason, and was sent to Australia.
5. Windsor Castle - The Prince Consort, diagnosed with typhoid fever, died on 14 December 1861, believed to be due to the primitive sanitary conditions at Windsor Castle.
6. Osborne House - She died there from a cerebral haemorrhage on Tuesday 22 January 1901 at half past six in the evening, at the age of 81.
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
It relates to "Gender roles and the liberation of women" because The queen was the person who had the most power as a woman.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
It also relates to "The balance of power: empires rise and fall"
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
I chose to make a tour about Queen Victoria since I learned about her life in the previous artifact and found her life interesting.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I noticed that the locations in which important events in her life occurred were very close, which might be because of the small landmass England has.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
No, I could have added an audio to it.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5 (0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 0
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 3
c) Impact on your learning 1
d) Level of creativity and originality 1
Leviathan of Parsonstown
This is a reflecting telescope with 1.8m aperture, which was the largest telescope from its construction in 1845 until 1917.
A ship transporting convicts to Australia
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
It relates to "the universe through a telescope" because the top picture is about the largest telescope in the latter half of the 19th century.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
It also relates to "Communication and transportation revolution" and "the notion of the frontier"
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
I drew these pictures because I was interested in how data about stars were collected back then and how convicts traveled a very long distance from Britain to Australia. I spent 3 hours drawing these pictures and coloring them.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
Telescopes were gigantic back then, just as they are now. The ships were large and built strong to bear the long trip across the oceans.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
No, I could have added more detail to the pictures.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5 (0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 2
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 3
c) Impact on your learning 0
d) Level of creativity and originality 0
William Blake - Newton(Artifact 7)
image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Newton-WilliamBlake.jpg
William Blake was born on November 28, 1757, in London. He obtained basic reading and writing skills at school, and attended a drawing school for short time. At 14, his talent showed up so clearly that he was apprenticed to James Basire, an engraver. He was the apprentice until he was 21 years old. On most of art pieces, he worked with Catherine, who he married at 25. They published Songs of Innocence, a book of poems and drawings, together in 1794. He engraved words and pictures on copper plates, which Catherine colored. The published Milton in 1808, which was later set to music and became an unofficial Christian anthem of English nationalism in the 20th century. He gained a patron in William Hayley in 1800. Hayley commissioned him to draw illustrations for his book, Life of Cowper, and create bust statues of famous poets for him. From 1810 to 1817, he was in a deep depression which was caused by not enough public recognition. He was close to poverty for most part of his life. He published a book called Jerusalem in 1820. he produced exact and detailed engravings which were small compared to works by other artists.Resource: http://www.britainexpress.com/History/bio/blake.htm
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
It relates to "human expression through the arts" because it is about an artist who produced many valuable artworks in the 19th century.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
It also relates to "invention, ingenuity and entrepreneurs."
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
I did not know anything about him, so I thought that this is a good opportunity to learn about him. It took me one hour.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I learned that even though he is respected as an artist now, he was not famous before his death, and some people even thought him crazy.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
No, I could have done more research on his artworks.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5 (0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio -1
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 0
c) Impact on your learning 1
d) Level of creativity and originality -1
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This is a model of a microscope made in Britain in the 19th century.
I made it out of origami papers and cardboard.
Source: http://golubcollection.berkeley.edu/19th/93.html
I made it out of origami papers and cardboard.
Source: http://golubcollection.berkeley.edu/19th/93.html
I made its three dimensional model using Google SketchUp.
You can download the model here. It is a SKP file, so you need to have SketchUp installed to your computer.
Then, made a papercraft out of it using Pepakura Designer.
You can download the model here. It is a SKP file, so you need to have SketchUp installed to your computer.
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
It relates to "the universe through a microscope" because I made a model of a microscope which was created in the 19th century.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
It also relates to "invention, ingenuity and entrepreneurs."
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
When I found a picture of a microscope online, I thought that its shape was artistic and beautiful, so I decided to make one myself. I spent 3 hours making this.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
It was difficult to make a small model out of paper, and took me hours. It must have been even harder back then to make a microscope out of metal which would actually work as a microscope.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
Yes, I do think this is close to my best work, because I am satisfied with how it looks, and I enjoyed making it.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5 (0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 4
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 3
c) Impact on your learning 2
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
It relates to "race relations: abolition, segregation, and anti-semitism" because the timeline includes many events that were important to the abolition of slavery in Britain.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
It also relates to "human movement and migration."
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
I was interested in abolition of slavery in Britain because Britain was one of the earliest to abolish slavery throughout the world. It took me one hour.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I learned that sometimes, even though an abolition act had been passed, slaves were still used as "apprentices."
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
No, I could have gathered more information to make the timeline more detailed.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5 (0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 0
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 0
c) Impact on your learning 2
d) Level of creativity and originality -1
Urbanization began in Britain in the 19th century when the Industrial Revolution occurred. What was the cause of the urbanization, and how did it affect people's lives? The Industrial Revolution took a great part in it, and its consequences continue until now.
Industrial Revolution began when the sophisticated machines were invented. Those machines would collect cotton, weave it, and make textile way faster than the humans would. The machines also required few people to operate. The great improvement in the productivity of cotton products led to a huge change in the economy.
The improvement of productivity caused the supply of the products to soar high, resulting in the decrease of their cost. That dropped the income of the home-workers, causing them to work in factories instead. The conditions in the factories were harsh. Children and women were working in the factories as if they were parts of the machines. Their working condition was not clean, and they worked up to 15 hours every day with very little payment.
Since people were starting to work at the factories, they moved into cities were the factories were located. As the population got bigger and denser, some problems were occurring in the cities. One of them was the sanitary problem. Since there were so many people in one place, their waste became a big problem. Waste was piled up in the streets and courtyards, polluting the water in the wells they drank from, causing cholera and other deathly diseases.
Thanks to the past generations, those problems seem to be solved by now. We do not see piles of waste when we walk in the city, we do not get sick and die when we drink water, and children and women are not in harsh working conditions anymore – at least in our side of the world. These problems are still unsolved in parts of world such as Africa and Southeast Asia. Also, there is one another problem that was caused by the construction of the city. That is, the pollution caused by factories and transportations that are included in it. The problem is still unsolved.
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
It relates to "human movement and migration" because as the Industrial Revolution started, people began to move into cities from countryside to work at factories. Sudden growth of population in cities caused some problems such as cholera epidemic and pollution.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
It also relates to "urbanization: construction of the modern city."
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
We were given the topic to talk about, and I wanted to include how the urbanization that occurred in Britain in 19th century are related to our lives today.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I learned that even though most problems caused by urbanization back then were solved, but there are problems such as pollution that remain unsolved.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
No, I could have gone into more details and given more examples of events showing the problems of urbanization caused by Industrial Revolution.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5 (0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio -1
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 0
c) Impact on your learning 3
d) Level of creativity and originality 1
Origin
This document was created by P. Gaskell, and was first published in 1833 in London. Then, it was published online by Marjorie Bloy in 2010.
Purpose
This document exists to tell people about the physical condition of textile workers. The author created this piece of work because he wanted people to know the effect that the labor was having on the workers. He chose the format of a third person because this way, he could be descriptive. The author intends factory owners to read this, so that they would rethink about the working condition of their employees. The document says that the labor at cotton-mills have negative effect on the workers' physical conditions, especially on the children. This piece has a negative tone, which tells that the author is not supportive of factory labors.
Value
The author describes the bodies of the workers very descriptively using scientific terms. That suggests that the author possessed much knowledge about anatomy. From this document, I can tell that Industrial Revolution was going on, and there were many factory workers. So this piece talks about their physical condition. We can tell from this piece that some people, such as the author, disapproved factory labor, but factory owners kept on employing people for their own good, and poor workers had to get a job at a factory in order to live. The author represents the side of people who were against factory labor.
Limitation
From this piece, we cannot tell the physical conditions of people other than factory workers, which keeps us from comparing their physical conditions with others. The content of this piece can be verified by comparing it with other primary sources from this time period. There does not seem to be any inaccuracy in this piece. The author seems to be experienced in this sort of science, so his descriptions can be trusted. This piece only talks about the negative effects factory labor has on the workers, and does not talk about benefits it causes to them. It also does not give us the solution to this situation.
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
It relates to "class consciousness" because the primary source is about physical effects that works had on working-class people, and the author is disapproving it.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
It also relates to "building the modern economy," "human health" and "urbanization: construction of the modern city."
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
I chose this document because I was interested in what had happened to the workers after they quit working at their home and came to cities to work at factories. It took me 2 hours to find a primary source and evaluate it.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I learned that the condition was very harsh for them, and their health was ruined by their labor.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
No, I could have read the document more thoroughly and compared it with other primary sources.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5 (0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 1
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment -1
c) Impact on your learning 2
d) Level of creativity and originality 0
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
It relates to "urbanization: construction of the modern city" because it talks about causes of urbanization in Britain..
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
It also relates to "building the modern economy."
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
I chose this page because I found how the economy we have, with mass consumption, affects our life very interesting. This kind of economy was caused by Industrial Revolution.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I understood that the economy we have will lead us to destruction, if we do not change now. We must change the kind of development to a sustainable development.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
Yes, because I used drawings, charts and color to make the page easier to understand and interesting.
Yes, because I used drawings, charts and color to make the page easier to understand and interesting.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5 (0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 2
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 0
c) Impact on your learning 3
d) Level of creativity and originality 1
Gapminder Analysis (Artifact 13)
Graph 1-Children per Woman V.S. CO2 Emissions Per Person
In 1820 in the UK the carbon emissions per person are around approximately 2 tons. By the end of the nineteenth century they have nearly quintupled. The average fertility rate has also decreased from about 5.6 to approximately 3.5. In Ireland the carbon emissions are a constant of zero according to the graph. The fertility rate drops from approximately 4.25 in 1850 to 3 at the end. But during the 1870s it began to rise again, after that is fell once more. Compare to other countries, the UK emits the most carbon per person by far. This shows that in the UK the industrial revolution had begun, whereas in Ireland it hadn’t even started.
Graph 2-Income Per Person V.S. Life Expectancy
In the beginning of the nineteenth century, Ireland is far behind the UK in both aspects. Ireland’s life expectancy also takes a toll during the potato famine. However, Ireland comes back from behind and at the end of the nineteenth century has a slight advantage life expectancy wise over the UK. However, Ireland’s income per person never surpassed the UK in the nineteenth century. The UK had a bit of a dodgy ride, but they generally stayed within the same income and life expectancy bracket. By the end of the nineteenth century both countries’ life expectancies are nearing fifty. The average income in the UK is 6,000 per person and in Ireland it is around 3,000.
Graph 3-Life Expectancy V.S. Children Per Woman
The fertility rate decreases in general whereas the life expectancy increases. Ireland’s graph is in a zigzag formations when it comes to the fertility rate, the UK’s rapidly varies from year to year. The increase in life expectancy is also less stable.
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Video Presentation (Artifact 14) Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
It relates to "human health" because these graphs show how life expectancy changed as the environment in which the people lived got cleaner.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
It also relates to "human movement and migration."
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
We chose these graphs because these were the only elements that were recorded from 19th century. So we can tell that these were important enough for the people back them to record. It took me 1 hour.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I learned that people's lives can be easily affected by their environment, so it is important to improve it.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
Yes, there is detailed descriptions of the graph, and YouTube videos that enables people to gain information visibly.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5 (0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 2
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 1
c) Impact on your learning 1
d) Level of creativity and originality -1
6. Any additional comments.
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Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
It relates to "evolution: science and religion" because it is about Darwin's theory of evolution, which caused a great debate back in the 19th century.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
It also relates to "the notion of the frontier."
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
We chose Darwin because we found a 2008 article which talked about the Church of England apologizing to Darwin for their poor reaction, almost 200 years after his birth. I spent 5 hours.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I understood that the relationship between science and religion is complicated, and we must be thoughtful when dealing with them.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
Yes, because I used Prezi in which I included many pictures which would make it easy to understand the topic.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5 (0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 3
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment -2
c) Impact on your learning 2
d) Level of creativity and originality 2
6. Any additional comments.
Britain and Growing Empire Timeline (Artifact 15)
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
It relates to "globalization through imperialism" because you can tell from this timeline that Britain conquered so many places around the world either through fighting a war with the country or receiving other countries' colonies after a war..
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
It also relates to "the balance of power: empires rise and fall."
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
I chose events that were important to the creation of modern Britain. I also chose some that are related to my other artifacts. It took me 2 hours.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I learned that most of the colonies that Britain obtained were gained through war, and I doubt it was a good decision for them to do so.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
No, more details and descriptions can be added..
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5 (0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 0
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment -1
c) Impact on your learning 2
d) Level of creativity and originality 1
6. Any additional comments.
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Photograph Prezi (Artifact 16)
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
It relates to "the notion of the frontier" because the consulates represented geographical remoteness from Britain, which caused them to stand on the frontier and represent it.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
It also relates to "communication and transportation revolution."
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
I chose the pictures that were most interesting to me, and it took me whole day to take the pictures, select them, and make a Prezi.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I got to see Taiwan from new perspective.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
Yes, these pictures were chosen from more than 200 pictures that I took, and I believe that they are well selected.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5 (0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 3
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 4
c) Impact on your learning 1
d) Level of creativity and originality 2
Comparing and Contrasting of Key Figures (Artifact 17)
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
It relates to "nationalism and liberalism: creation of the nation-state" because people in Parliament were trying to make Britain a better place to live by arguing and voting.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
It also relates to "globalization through imperiailsm."
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
I chose the event about General Gordon's death because it was the cause of the fall of Gladstone's cabinet. He used to be called GOM, the Grand Old Man, but after the incident, he was called MOG, the Murderer Of Gordon.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I understood that sometimes, doing nothing is worse than doing the wrong thing. In this case, Gladstone was worried about the consequence of sending troops, which made him hesitate and bring an end to his rule.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
No, I should have tried to use the vocabulary of the 19th century to make the speech sound more realistic.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5 (0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio -1
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment -1
c) Impact on your learning 2
d) Level of creativity and originality 0
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