Purpose

Learners will create an imaginary primary source by putting forth a travel journal (Travel log) of an imagined historical figure from a period, region, and culture studied during this course to assess students’ ability to describe the cultural significance of and finite era covered in this course.

Description

Students will create a travel journal about an imagined historical figure's travels around one of the cultures or societies studied in the course and write about the sites and events visited. The journal must be presented in a publicly accessible digital format such as a website, blog, or storyboard.

Important: Travel Logs created using Word or PowerPoint will not be accepted for grading. See media options below.

Details

Project proposal
1.  Students must submit a 150-200 word proposal in the first third of the course (see schedule)

•  Must include a rough character, time period, proposed stop, and an explanation of what the project will focus on.
•  Lay out how you plan to carry out your research.

Bibliography
2.  Students must submit a bibliography in the last third of the course (see schedule)

Format:
        Bibliography citations should be in Chicago Style Format:>   https://libguides.nvcc.edu/ChicagoTurabian

Research:
        Students must use at least 10 sources (5 primary, 5 secondary) to research how the sites were  used by the societies,         what events took place at these locations, and the significance of these events and monuments for the culture visited.

• Library research guide:
  
• Western Civ:  https://libguides.nvcc.edu/HIS101-102-Kincheloe
• World Civ:     https://libguides.nvcc.edu/c.php?g=1345814
• US History:    https://libguides.nvcc.edu/c.php?g=1345816
  
• Primary sources
  
• court records
• memoirs/autobiographies
• letters
• artifacts, etc.
• Secondary sources
• Scholarly journals
• Newspaper and other media and video archives
• Appropriate history-related websites and databases (not Wikipedia)
• Historical documentaries
• History textbooks

                       
                        Please contact a NOVA librarian if you have questions on locating sources.

Final submission

3.   Subject/Character:
        The Travel Journal must be a first hand account from the perspective of an imagined person             living in the historical period.

• Center the narrative/travelogue around proving an argument or point you want to make about the society.
• Focus on the culture and organization of the society discussed.
  
• Pay attention to descriptions and images of the monument or site.
• Be sure to understand the society to which that site or event was relevant.
• Consider who might visit such a site. What types of people might the traveler encounter?
• Imagine what sounds, smells, conversations the traveler might overhear.       

4.   Content Requirements
        The project must address a minimum of 5 sites and/or events from a single culture or society.

• Examples of sites: monuments, temples, churches, castles, famous marketplaces, battlefields, statues, painters’ workshops, taverns, etc.
• Example of events: gladiator fights, dinner parties, sermons, receptions, parades, religious festivals or ceremonies, marriage ceremonies, etc.
  

        Descriptions of the 5 sites or events must be 300 words for each site or event presented. The descriptions should         accurately demonstrate the cultural achievements and significance of the society studied and presented.

• Use photos/images of the site or an event to help illustrate your narrative
• The narrator/character must introduce him/her self at the beginning of the Travel log.

5.   Format/Submission
        The Travel journal with accompanying images (properly labeled and cited) must be presented on a publicly                             accessible digital platform of their choice such as:        

• Blogger
• Wix
• Weebly
• WordPress
• TravelDiaries

                  -Each site/event must be on a separate web-page or entry.                   
                  -Important: Whatever format you use is made publicly accessible or the instructor will not be able to access and grade it.  Do not make it                                     private or require a password for access. Some sites, such as Wix, require you to “publish” your site to be viewed.
                                             (Remember to “publish” after all of your edits, no matter how minor.)
                  -To use a different site or application, please get approval from the instructor.

=========================== Examples from previous semesters=  (click here)