SocialStudieswithaWombat

JustinWambold
3rdPeriod
November17,2014
Ourprojectisgreat!WearegoingtobemakingyoutubevideosinspiredbyJohn
Greensvideos.Inthesevideos,wewillgoovertheAKStopicsof36aand36b.Basically,we
aregoingoverthegrowthofUniversityofGeorgia,Louisville,andthespreadofBathodistand
MethodistChurches.Furthermore,wewillevaluatetheimpactoflandpoliciespursuedby
Georgiatoincludetheheadrightsystem,landlotteries,andtheYazoolandfraud.Theseare
theAKSfor8thgradesocialstudiesstudents.Thiswillassuretheyarelearningeverything
theyneedtolearn.
WehopetousethetechniquethatJohnGreenuses.Asin,tomakelearningSocial
Studiesinterestingandnotsoboringfromjustreadingfromtextbooks.Inourvideoswewill
includefunandhumorousthingsincluding:skits,jokes,andvisualaids.Ourgoalistomake
8thgradersenjoylearningaboutGeorgiasgrowthandexpansion.Wethinkthatshowing8th
gradersother8thgradersvideosaboutthetopic.Webelievewewillmakethemmore
interestedandunderstandmorebymakingfunandhumorousvideos.

1. Weneedawaytoteach8thgradestudentsaboutGeorgiasgrowth.
2. WecouldmakeayoutubeseriesaboutGeorgiasgrowthfeaturingfellow8th

graders.

8thGradeGeorgiaStudies
CategoryEx.Analyzet
1.Standards/AKS
ExplainsignificantfactorsthataffectedthedevelopmentofGeorgiaaspartofthegrowthof
theUnitedStatesbetween1789and1840(GPS)(8SS_E200736)

36aanalyzetheestablishmentandgrowthoftheUniversityofGeorgia,Louisville,andthe
spreadofBaptistandMethodistchurches36bevaluatetheimpactoflandpoliciespursued
byGeorgiatoincludetheheadrightsystem,landlotteries,andtheYazoolandfraud

VOCABUARY:YazooLandFraud,Methodist,Baptist,Charter,HeadrightSystem,and
LotterySystem.

IntendedOutcome
Wehopethatinthetimethatwefilmthevideo,wecanaccomplishourgoals.Wewouldliketo
beabletoaccuratelystatehowtheUniversityofGeorgia,Louisville,andthespreadofBaptist
andMethodistchurchinourvideo.Wewouldalsoliketobeabletotellthemaboutlandpolicies

thatwerepursuedbyGeorgiaalongwiththeheadrightsystem,landlotteries,andtheYazooland
fraud.Overalltheoutcomewillbegoodandsuccessfulandwewillgetoutinformationacross

JustinWamboldPresenterinthevideo.
SamZaldoEditorofvideoandFilmer.

ThomasCookseyWritingthescriptandcoproducer
(Beexplicitabouteachperson'sjob.Whatdidhe/shedo,contribute,design,develop,conclude,
provideetc.Ifyouareworkingalone,besureyouexplicitlylistyourtasksaswell.)
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Result(10pts)
Indoingthisproject,ourgroupexpandedourknowledgeofGeorgiasgrowth.Wealso
hadagreattimemakingourschoolappropriatefunnyvideo.Hopefullyitwillhelpstudentsin
8thgradelearnaboutGeorgia.Whileweweredoingthisprojectwealsohaddebatesonhowwe
woulddotheproject.Intheendweputourheadstogetheranddecidedononething.
Also,wedidmeetourgoalsabouttelling8thgradestudentsaboutGeorgia.Ourgoals
weretoexplainthelandpoliciesthatwerepursuedbyGeorgiaalongwiththeheadrightsystem,
landlotteries,andtheYazoolandfraud.Inourvideowemade,weattemptedtoexplainallof
thoselisted.
Reflection(10pts)
InthisprojectIlearnedacouplethings.Ilearnedsomethingthatwouldhelpmeonthetest!In
theprojectwetalkedabouttheYazooLandFraudandIwasconfusedonwhatitwas.AfterI
keptmessingupsayingthescript,Islowlyrememberedit.Thenwhenthetestdaycame,Iknew
allabouttheYazooLandFraud.ThatiswhatIlearned.

References(10pts)
SamZaldo

JeffCargill

Academic3

11/20/14

http://mystatehistory.com/georgia/ga_05/book.html

http://edflowers.net/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/sgexpansion.296153349.pdf

GeorgiaandtheAmericanExperienceTextbook