Due Date: Friday, December 15, 2014

World War 2 Culminating Assignment

CHC2D1 Canadian History since World War 1
We live in a time dominated by technology and entertainment. Students are often
disengaged with seat-work and reading. It is your job to fix it!
Your task is to create a proposal for a video game or movie that aims to educate an
audience about the historical events of World War II. Your game must be told using the perspective
of a Canadian in World War II. It is your job to accurately depict this Canadians personal and
emotional journey while providing a correct narrative of what happened in the events he
participated in. Your audience should experience the War through your game/movie.
Think about: What battles would a Canadian soldier participate in? What is his role (A SOLDIER, A
SAILOR, A PILOT)?
You are to complete this assignment in a booklet format:
Page 1: A Game Cover/Movie Poster
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Your cover should inspire a customer to purchase your game/watch

your movie
Your cover should reflect World War II
Crease and original Title for your game/movie

Page 2: Character Biography

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A photo/drawing of your main character

Description of your main character in point-form (age,
clothes, height, ethnicity, position in army, etc.)

Page 3: Battles
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Pick 3 battles your main character participates in,

Write a paragraph on each
What happened? Consider the following questions:
o What battle is it?
o What is your character doing in this battle?
o Who must your character defeat?
o Because of/despite your characters efforts, who wins
the battle?
o What is the mental state of your character?

Page 4: Reflection (approximately 250 words)

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Why did you choose those specific battles? Why do you think they were most important in
the perspective of your main character?
What kind of game/movie did you create and why?
o (Game: Shooter, First-person Shooter, Adventure, Role-Playing Games/RPG, Strategy,
Hybrid, etc.)
o (Movie: Cartoon action, Real action, 3D, etc.)
How do you think your audience will feel playing this game/watching this movie?
What will your audience learn from playing this game/watching this movie?
PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME ON YOUR ASSIGNMENT

EVALUATION SEE ATTACHED RUBRIC

Due Date: Friday, December 15, 2014

Unit 1
Culminating
Task Rubric

Level 0
0
Below
50%

Communication

Level 1
150 52%

1
53 56%

Level 2
1+
57 59%

260 62%

2
63 66%

Level 3
2+
67 69%

370 72%

3
73 76%

Level 4
3+
77 79%

480 84%

4
85 89%

4+
90 100%

Due Date: Friday, December 15, 2014

Effective use of
Language

Level 1
not
reached

Evaluation

Limited use of
proper spelling,
grammar, sentence
structure and
organization.

1-

1+

Some use of proper

spelling, grammar
and sentence
structure and
organization.

2-

2+

Considerable use of
proper spelling,
grammar and
sentence structure
and organization.

3-

3+

Thorough and
effective use of
proper spelling,
grammar and
sentence structure
and organization.
4-

4+

Knowledge
Depth of
Knowledge

Evaluation
Thinking
The effectiveness
of the
game/movie

Evaluation
Application
Requirements
Met &
Quality of the
game/movie and
the ability to sell
the game/movie
using this
proposal
Evaluation

Level 1
not
reached

0
Level 1
not
reached

0
Level 1
not
reached

The game/movies
content reflects
limited knowledge
of the facts, themes
and issues of WW2
battles.
1-

1+

The text & pictures

& illustrations are
able to explain the
life of a soldier
during World War 2
in a limited way.
1-

1+

Few of the
requirements are
met. The proposal
itself sells the
product
(game/movie) in a
limited way.
1-

1+

The game/movies
content reflects
some knowledge of
the facts, themes
and issues of WW2
battles.
2-

2+

The text & pictures

& illustrations are
able to explain the
life of a soldier
during World War 2
in some way.
2-

2+

Some of the
requirements are
met. The proposal
itself sells the
product
(game/movie) in
some way.
2-

2+

The game/movies
content reflects
strong knowledge of
the facts, themes
and issues of WW2
battles.
3-

3+

The text & pictures

& illustrations are
able to explain the
life of a soldier
during World War 2
in a good way.
3-

3+

Most of the
requirements are
met. The proposal
itself reads sells the
product
(game/movie).

3-

3+

The game/movies
content reflects
superior knowledge
of the facts, themes
and issues of WW2
battles.
4-

4+

The text & pictures &

illustrations able to
explain the life of a
soldier during World
War 2 in an excellent
way.
4-

4+

All of the
requirements are met
or exceeded. The
proposal itself
convincingly sells the
product
(game/movie) in a
superior way.
4-

4+