Name: __________________________________
Buford History Project
Buford History Assignment General Daily Directions:
A. Keep ALL your assignments in your folder or in Google Drive.
B. Make sure your name is on all pieces of your work.
Remember: The scores on the five
assignments will be counted together as
one test grade!!!
C. Pay attention to your teacher for due dates.
Assignment Choices (Choose five of the ten).
1.
Flag representing the town of Buford.
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_______ 50 pts. A. Paragraph about why colors and pictures were used. Flag needs
to contain symbols that represent Buford’s past, present and future.
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_______ 50 pts.
B. On a piece of plain paper, draw and color the final draft of the
flag. Neatness, spelling, and penmanship count.
2. Brochure advertising the town of Buford – use template on computer or draw your own.
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______ 10 pts.
A. Introduction paragraph describing the contents of the brochure.
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______ 20 pts. B. Include one section about local attractions (2-3 sentences).
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______ 20 pts. C. Include one section about Buford’s history. (2-3 sentences).
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______ 20 pts. D. Include at least 6 pictures, and label each picture.
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______ 20 pts. E. Correct grammar usage; complete sentences
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______ 10 pts.
F. Overall attractiveness/creativity of brochure
3. Postcard advertising the town of Buford.
a. ______ 50 pts. A. Write a letter to a friend describing your visit to Buford (on back).
b. ______ 50 pts. B. Neatness, creativity, artistic style.
4. Narrative Poem about a person, place, or an event in Buford History.
5.
a. ______ 10 pts.
A. Poem has a title
b. ______ 20 pts.
B. Correct grammar usage
c. ______ 50 pts.
C. Narrative poem with detailed content. Minimum of 16 lines.
d. ______ 20 pts.
D. Original and creative
Buford High School Alma mater and “Fight Song”
a. ______ 40 pts.
A. Memorize and recite/sing the words to your teacher.
b. ______ 40 pts.
B. Memorize and recite/sing the words to your teacher.
c. ______ 20 pts.
C. Take part in the singing of the Alma Mater and the “Fight Song.”
We will complete this part as a class.
6.
Power Point Project
You have been hired to create a PowerPoint presentation that will be shown to be shown to
tourists visiting our town. You need to include a brief history, current demographic
information (population, town size, type of government, location in GA) and area attractions.
a. ______ 10 pts.
A. Your PowerPoint must contain at least 10 pictures from Buford.
b.
______10 pts.
B. Your PowerPoint should contain at least 10 slides.
c.
______10 pts.
C. Correct grammar/spelling
d. ______ 50 pts.
E. Town History, Current Demographics, government, location,
attractions, etc.
e. ______ 20 pts.
I. Overall attractiveness & creativity
7. Questions from Buford History book answered. You need to answer the questions written about
Buford History using the Buford History Book in the classroom. You will also need to read 3
additional chapters and write 20 questions from each chapter and their answer to earn 100
points.
a. _____ 25 Chapter 1 Background
b. _____ 25 pts. Chapter __________________________
c. _____ 25 pts. Chapter __________________________
d. _____ 25 pts. Chapter ___________________________
8. Buford Museum Website Scavenger Hunt
a. Complete the scavenger hunt worksheet and receive a grade of up to a 100 based on
correct answers given.
9. Photo/Selfie Project
Create a powerpoint or poster of yourself at 24 different historical sites in Buford. Each
picture must be accompanied with a brief 1-2 sentence description of the place and its
significance to Buford. (You can use the pictures from the Buford History Tour.)
10. Buford Native Interview
a. Record an interview that you lead with a person who has grown up in Buford. Interview
questions will include the following:
i. How long they have lived here?
ii. How has Buford changed in their lifetime?
iii. What significant event in Buford’s history do they remember?
iv. Any other special memory from growing up in Buford.
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This interview will be turned into your teacher and a QR code will be created so that
it may be used during our Buford History Tour.