Sumerian Piktochart Project

To complete our study of Mesopotamia we engaged the students in an Infographic project. We used the program Piktochart to create these. First students had to research on various topics we gave them and find information related to it. We gave them some guiding questions to help them and they worked in small groups to gather information on a shared google doc. We also gave them a list of credible websites to use in their research. After students had done the research, we had our tech integrator, Laura, come to class and show them how to use Piktochart. It did not take long for them to get the hang of it and they were off creating their own Infographics!

Here is an example of the directions given for one group:

Topic: Sumerian School and Writing (cuneiform)

Include: Your presentation should include the following information:

• Who went to school and what they went to school for
• The written language that they developed and how it worked
• The purpose for written language and the important role it had in Sumerian society
• Other related topics

Here are just a few of the projects created by students.


Example 1
Example 2
Example 3

Here is the rubric the students and teachers used.

RUBRIC

	MEETS	APPROACHING	DEVELOPING	BEGINNING
Creativity and Originality	-highly creative and imaginative. -used my own words.	-creative. -used my own words.	-not very creative but I tried. -may have copied sentences from sources.	-gave the facts. -used a lot of the sentences from sources.
Content	-information is complete and accurate. -clear and detailed -Everyone can learn from our presentation.	-Information is nearly complete and accurate -reasonably well detailed -We shared information from our lessons.	-Information is nearly complete, some inaccuracies. -few details -no new information was shared.	-Information is incomplete and many inaccuracies. -vague, no details -no new information was shared.
Sources of Information	-used many sources, both online and in textbooks. (4+)	-used sources, both online and in textbooks. (3+)	-used one or two sources.	-used one source.
Conventions	You have to look hard to find errors.	There are some errors but it doesn’t take away from the information.	There are many errors and it may make the information hard to understand.	There are many major errors and the information is hard to understand

Reflection Questions:

What did you and your partner do well during the research part of the project?

What would you do differently next time you do a project like this one?

How did you feel about using Piktochart for this project?