Name: ____________________________________ Period: ___________

Scramble for Africa- Classwork Project

Review the choices below carefully and choose which project interests you the most.
Eventually, you will complete more than one. Review the rubric below for how you will be
assessed.

Choices:

1.) Write an acrostic poem
for the word
COLONIZATION. Be sure
you have phrases (more
than a single word) and that
your poem shows you
understand the definition
and consequences of
colonization.

2.) You are a European
representative to the
colonists. Create a produce
(poster, iMovie trailer,
Comic Life, etc) that tries to
sell African colonization as
a good idea.

3.) Use the QR code to take
you to the following
Discovery Education video
called European
Imperialism in Africa and
answer the following
questions.
1). List 5 things that you
learned.
2). What were you most
surprised to learn?
3). How does this relate to
what we have been learning
in class?
4). How does this relate to
something you learned in
another class?
5). How well did the video
present the information?


















4.) Write a letter from an
African on his/her feelings
about the new land
boundaries that have been
created by the Europeans.










5.) Create a Popplet of the
reasons/motivations for
European colonization of
Africa.

6.) Write a poem/rap about
the reason/motivations for
European colonization of
Africa.

7.) Compare the Colonial
Borders Map, 1912-page 16
to the Products Map, page
14. Which European
countries economies will
benefit the most and why?

8.) Create 5 meaningful
interview questions you
would ask a native African
about pre & post
colonization life. Make sure
that it has a title.

9.) Use Keynotes to create a
presentation about the main
points/ideas of the reading,
European Colonization
that a 4
th
grade student
would understand. Use
subtitles in your
presentation.






Rubric:
Creativity and Effort You clearly took pride in your project
because you went above the
minimum expectations. You used the
technology to its fullest potential.
/5 points
Accuracy and
Interpretation

Your project shows you have a clear
understanding of the concept and
consequences of European
colonization of Africa.
/10 points
Sourcing You used all available resources. If
you use outside resources or pictures,
you cite them appropriately.
/5 points
/20 points (in Classwork grade)