The American Revolution Game Name: Mr. Kersey Class: Introduction: For this project, you will create a game that demonstrates your knowledge of the Revolutionary period in US history, and tests the players' knowledge as well. Having a little fun is always a nice bonus! You may focus on whatever and as much information about the American Revolution and its causes as you choose, such as Acts of Parliament, specific battles, important men and women, weapons, or military strategies and maps just name a few ideas. You or your group will make or provide all materials necessary for playing and storing your game. Objects of the Game: 1. To demonstrate how much you've learned about the American Revolution from our book, lectures, and Web Quest. 2. To test the knowledge of those who play the game. 3. To add to the players knowledge with information that you have included from sources other than our text book. Group Information: · Groups may have from 2 to 4 members or you may work alone. · Group members must be able to meet outside of class. · Group members will receive individual grades. · Groups members will be evaluating each other and their game. Grading Information: You will be graded according to the following criteria. You must meet all the requirements below to earn a high score. Your grade will be based on your evaluations, my observations in class, and the game itself. 1. Your game must have a title. If you have a game board, the title must be written on it. 2. The rules of your game must be complete. They must make sense. They should be easy to understand. The rules must be typed or written very neatly. Finally, the rules must "work." 3. There should be a lot of specific information about the American Revolution included in your game. The questions should not be too vague - they should have a specific answer. 4. The information must be historically accurate. 5. It should be important to know about the Revolutionary War and its causes in order to advance in and win the game. It should not be mostly a game of luck. 6. Your game must include questions and information from sources other than our text book and notes. 7. The game should not be too easy (over in a few minutes) or too hard (impossible for other students). Make sure you play test your game before turning it in. Try having other people besides you or your group members play that game, and have them give you comments. 8. Your game should be neatly and colorfully constructed. You should use your creativity. If you have a box or other storage container, it needs to be decorated. You might even create a logo for your game title. 9. Any game pieces, playing cards, the game board, and any other equipment must be easy to store. Everything needs to be marked with the title of the game and the names of the group members or person who made it (except for dice). 10. There should be no spelling or grammatical errors anywhere in the rules or game. 11. Finally you and/or your group must be able to effectively summarize your game in front of the class. Due Date: Your game is due on March 7, 2003. You or your group will present your game to the class on this date. March 10 and 11 will be game play dates. Players will play and evaluate your game on these dates. A Note About Money: You should not spend a great deal of money to produce this game. I do not want people going out and buying a brand new Risk™ game for $30 and turning it into a Revolutionary War game. The whole point is to be creative. You could easily make a wonderful game with a pack of index cards and a set of markers. Revolutionary War Game: Student and Group Evaluation Name: ______________________________________ Class: _________ Title of your game: ______________________________________________ 1. List what you contributed to the project. 2. List what each member of your group contributed to the project. Name What he/she contributed to the project (over please) 3. Was the work evenly distributed in the group? If not, why not? 4. What could be improved about your game? 5. What was the best thing about your game? Revolutionary War Game: Player Evaluation Please fill out this evaluation form as honestly as you can. Do not write your name anywhere on the form. Title of game you played: _______________________________________ Names of the game's creators: On a scale of 1 to 5, please rate the following: (1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = agree, 4 = strongly agree, 5 = this area was flawless) Circle one. The rules were easy to follow and not confusing. 1 2 3 4 5 The game did a good job of testing my knowledge of the revolutionary war. 1 2 3 4 5 The game did not rely too much on luck for players to succeed. 1 2 3 4 5 The game's appearance was attractive and reflects effort. 1 2 3 4 5 Overall, I think this game was well done. 1 2 3 4 5 Things I liked most about the game were: Things about the game that could have been better were: