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PARTICIPATION PROJECTS, PORTFOLIO AND ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES OVERVIEW Based on New York State Social Studies Standards

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COMMUNITY HERITAGE PROJECT - Social Studies Standards 1 & 5
This Community Heritage Project provides groups of students with opportunities to participate in a single activity or series of activities that foster an interest in and greater awareness of their State or community history and heritage. The objective of this project is to promote an interest in local history, encourage community service and involve students as active citizens.

ART PROJECT - Social Studies Standard 1
The S.H.I.P. Art Project offers students opportunities to express their artistic talents in a variety of media and the challenge of connecting with an aspect of local, state or national history. Entries may be sculpture, paintings, drawings, pottery, computer graphics, etc. However, they must have some direct relationship, interpretation or connection to local, state or national history.

POLITICAL CARTOON ACTIVITY - Social Studies Standards 1, 2, 4 & 5
The S.H.I.P. Political Cartoon Activity offers students the opportunity to express an opinion about some aspect of local, state or national history. The strength of a political cartoon is its use of analogy, symbols or metaphor. Some cartoons are simple, others are more complicated, but no matter how complex, a cartoon must make a clear, understandable statement.

CREATIVE WRITING ACTIVITY - Social Studies Standard I
The S.H.I.P. Creative Writing Activity encourages original student work to be submitted in one of the four categories:

• Historical Drama - a one act play or other dramatic script developed around a local, state or national history topic including events, people or activity.
• Poetry - any form on any historical subject or activity.
• Short Story - a fictional story developed around a local, state or national history topic.
• Song - original words written to either a known and named tune or to an original piece of music set to a local, state or national historic event, person or place.

EXHIBIT PROJECT - Social Studies Standards 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
The S.H.I.P. Exhibit Project encourages students to develop a topic in history using a table-top exhibit format that incorporates objects, graphics and labels to tell a complete story. The topic should be on some aspect of local, state or national history,

HISTORY BOWL CHALLENGE - Social Studies Standards 1,2,3,4 & 5
This popular activity is a team competition focused on student knowledge about local, state and national history. Patterned after televisions old student quiz show "It's Academic", the History Bowl Challenge has been one of the most successful competitions for many years.

MAP ACTIVITY - Social Studies Standard 1
The S.H.I.P. Map Activity is designed for students that have an interest in geography and wish to create an original map or a map enlargement of an area within New York State.

THE NEW YORK STATE HISTORY ADVOCATE AWARD - Social Studies Standard 1
This prize is awarded annually, upon application of the application, to a graduating senior in recognition of individual achievements and contributions to our State history. Named in honor of Mary E. Cunningham, Margaret Misencik and Bruce Reinholdt, all former directors of the Yorker program, who encouraged a love of history among young people and the importance of community service.

ORAL HISTORY PROJECT - Social Studies Standards 1, 2 & 5
The S.H.l.P. Oral History Project encourages students to recognize their family, friends, neighbors and community members as "living resources" in researching an historical topic. It emphasizes intergenerational communication, interview skills, research and writing on any aspect of local, state or national history in the mid to latter portions of the 20th Century, post WWII to 1980.

PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE - Social Studies Standard I
This showcase offers students an opportunity to perform and present their unique talents to their peers. An important part of this activity is that all performances must have some connection to local, state or national history.

PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT - Social Studies Standards 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
The S.H.I.P. Photography Project offers students opportunities to tell a story, make a point, raise an issue or consider an aspect of local, state or national history through the use of a series of photographs.

S.H.I.P. RESEARCH PROJECT - Social Studies Standards 1,2,3,4 & 5
This S.H.I.P. project emphasizes student research and writing on any aspect of local or New York State history. If the research topic deals with national or international events, the local or New York State connections must be made clear.

VIDEO PROJECT - Social Studies Standard 1
The S.H.I.P. Video Project offers students opportunities to produce a short video on any aspect of local, New York State or American history. Suggestions include biographies of notable local citizens or famous New Yorkers, a walking tour of your city, town or village, a documentary on a local or state social issue, a community service project or historical or current event or activity.

WEB PAGE DESIGN ACTIVITY - Social Studies Standard I
This activity encourages students to design a comprehensive website that promotes topics of local or regional significance. Students will create a multi-page website, complete with graphics and/or photographs dealing with the local site and its historical background.

WHO'S WHO IN STATE HISTORY - Social Studies Standard 1 & 5
This is a student recognition award given to outstanding students in the State History Interest Project, recognizing individual contributions of hard work, dedication, leadership and service to others.

More information about Social Studies Learning Standards and how to apply them is available from the New York State Education Department.