Side Quests

Find out what you're really made of

Rules

1. You can only turn in your side quest once, so do your very best!

2. The side quest must connect to the current or previous units.

3. The side quest must be turned in before the unit test.

4. Unless it is EXPLICITLY embedded in the product, all side quests must have a ½ to 1-page write up explaining how a Historical Thinking Skill was integrated into the side quest

Title	Description	RP	Potential Hist. Thinking Skill	Resources
Baseball Card Series	Create a series of baseball-style cards for at least 10 historical figures in the unit. Take time to make it look like the cards all come from the same company. Think of statistics that someone from the era might use to rate the historical figures from the unit.	50-100	Hist. Significance	MyTradingCards.com
Busta Rhyme	Write a poem; any style. Whatever you do, get creative with the content.	50-100	Hist. Perspective, Ethical Judgement
Cartographer’s Masterpiece	Create a map of something in our current unit.	50-100	Cont. & Change
Civil Engineer	Construct a model of a major city using any method you see fit. Make sure you include the important landmarks!	50-100	Hist. Significance, Evidence
Clay Creation	For this quest, you must sculpt something inspired by the current unit with clay or similar medium.	50-100	Hist. Significance, Hist. Perspective
Copy Cat	Create the cover of a major magazine. It must feature a realistic-sounding article title about our current unit. Your job is not to write the article. Your job is to make a realistic magazine cover so people believe it is real. Pay attention to every detail.	50-80		FlipHTML5, Canva, FotoJet, Fakezine, LucidPress
Create-Your-Own	Using the other quests as a guideline, come up with you own quest that shows your interest and knowledge of the material in the unit. Sell that idea to the teacher for approval.	50-100	Any
Curator of Curiosity	You need to make a new exhibit to display at a local museum. The only catch is that the museum needs a bit of convincing. For this quest, you need to make the exhibit and write up a marketing pitch promoting why this exhibit should join their permanent collection.	50-125	Any
Double Take (Compare and Contrast)	Choose something that represents a characteristic of an advanced civ. Compare and contrast the same thing from two different civs (for example, the similarities of the temples of Mesopotamia to the temples of the Americas). You determine what to create to compare these two. Be creative in the way you display the information.	50-100	Evidence, Cause & Cons, Hist., Perspective
Family Tree	Create an annotated family tree of an important leader/figure for the current unit. It should cover at least 4 generations.	50-80	Hist. Significance, Evidence	Coggle.it
Fast Flash	You have 24 hours to turn in a set of at least ten flashcards. On one side, draw a picture to represent the vocabulary word; on the other side, write the word and its definition. The words cannot come from the Key Terms and People list of the section. These must be physical cards.	50-70
History Brief	Write a 2-3 page paper exploring the origin & purpose of a cultural aspect from your Civ. This could be a building, a work of art, a song, etc. In your paper, be sure to include the context of why it was created and its value to the society in that time.	50-100	Any
Ignite Speech	Create an Ignite-style speech to present to the class (5 minutes, 20 slides that advance every 15 seconds). One tip: practice, practice, practice!	50-100	Any
Infographic	Create an infographic about something in the current unit. Do a Google search for “infographic” to get an idea of what one looks like.	50-60	Any	Adobe Spark, Canva
Letter Home	Create a letter that you would send home from one of the main events, characters, or ideas in the chapter. For this quest, you must write from the perspective of someone in the story.	50-75	Hist. Significance, Hist. Perspective, Cause & Cons.
Music Man	Write new lyrics to the tune of an old television theme song (such as The Brady Brunch, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, or The Big Band Theory) using an event or topic from the current unit. The better the info, the more RP earned.	50-70
Rap it Up	Create a song, rap, or any other style of music, and record it to be played to the class. Must include information from the current unit and show mastery of the material.	50-100	Any	Garage Band, Audacity
Rick Steves' Travel	Recreate a video from the Rick Steves' Travel series. Make sure to add sound effects and have several interviews.	50-100	Hist. Significance, Hist. Perspective	iMovie, Kapwing
Stamped with Fame	Design/Create a commemorative stamp honoring a person or people, depicting elements from the period, and/or using challenging vocabulary terms.	50-75	Hist. Significance, Evidence, Hist. Perspective	Adobe Spark
Words of Wisdom	Write a letter to someone in the unit giving them advice on how to deal with a hard situation in which they find themselves.	50-75	Hist. Significance, Evidence, Cause & Cons., Hist. Perspective, Ethical Judgement