Ancient World Meets Modern Times

Angles are important in many aspects of our lives. Engineers and architects use angles to
design and construct buildings, bridges and other structures. Athletes such as baseball players
use angles to improve their performance. Artists and clothing designers use angles in their
designs. Photographers use angles to take photos. Hairdressers use angles to cut hair. Angles
are involved in just about anything you can imagine.

After reading and analyzing Euclid’s Element (Book I), create a story book which illustrates and
teaches geometry principles of unknown angles and proofs. As you read, reflect on what you
have already learned in class and apply this knowledge to investigate evidence from multiple
sources such as websites or videos that you will choose to support your work.

Imagine you are creating this book for my future geometry students who may be worried about
passing this challenging course. Clearly explain the concepts and processes they will need to
learn and understand to be successful in this unit. Address and clarify any misconceptions you
may have had that will benefit readers in their understanding.

As you develop your book over the next few weeks, you will participate in peer review to
consider your classmates’ perspectives. You will meet with me to review your progress. Finally,
you will display your story book at our gallery presentation.

Enjoy your journey from the ancient world of Euclid to the modern times of our classroom!
The story book must include the following:
-Your choice of at least three of the five lesson topics from this unit that interest you the most.
-Discuss key geometric concepts including supplementary angles, complementary angles,
vertical angles, adjacent angles, linear pair, auxiliary line, angles formed by transversals
(corresponding angles, alternate interior angles, same-side interior angles), angles in a triangle
(isosceles triangle, equilateral triangle), angle proof writing process, deductive reasoning.
-Include pictures, drawings, diagrams, examples, procedures and steps to support your claims.
-Justify your strategies and solutions with ​written explanations ​in your own words that will help
readers understand the relationship between solving for unknown angle problems and writing
unknown angle proofs.
-Use your imagination and creativity to design a story book that reflects your unique style, but
keep it clear and organized so your readers can follow along easily.

This project will demonstrate your knowledge of unknown angles and proofs and your ability to
critically examine and incorporate various perspectives to produce a creative masterpiece which
represents your version of Euclid’s Element Book I. This end of the unit project-based
assessment will be graded based on the following criteria:
 Project Rubric

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Required Student presents Student presents Student presents Student
Content all required most required some concepts presents some
concepts and concepts and and procedures concepts and
procedures clearly procedures clearly and procedures
and logically. clearly and logically. but not clearly
logically. or logically.

Written Student explains Student explains Student explains Student does

Explanations all steps and most steps and some steps and not explain
justifies strategies justifies strategies justifies strategies steps or justify
and solutions. and solutions. and solutions. strategies and
solutions.

Visuals and Student uses Student uses Student uses Student does
Examples diagrams, diagrams, diagrams, not use
examples to examples to examples to diagrams,
illustrate all illustrate most illustrate some examples to
concepts and concepts and concepts and illustrate
procedures procedures. procedures. concepts and
accurately. procedures.

Appearance Story book is Story book is Story book is Story book is

extremely creative creative and well organized. unorganized.
and well organized.
organized.
Mechanics Student properly Student cites all Student cites some Student does
cites all sources. sources. There sources. There are not cite
There are no are one or two several sources.
grammatical grammatical grammatical errors. There are
errors. errors. many
grammatical
errors.