Social Studies 8 – Early Middle Ages Leader Project – Hill
Who was the Ultimate EMA Leader, and Why?
Your Task Involves:
For this assignment, you will be given the name of one of the notable EMA Leaders that we have discussed
this unit and prove why you think that they were the Ultimate Leader of their time.
You will be given your Leader from the provided list, keep in mind there might be some duplicate leaders
given, and that this is a solo project.
Your main task will be to research online any information that you can to sell an audience as to why your leader should be crowned as the
“Ultimate EMA Leader”; think of yourself as a campaign manager for your appointed candidate. You are basically writing a biography on your
EMA Leader. You need to site your sources (3 minimum), I will help you with this… THIS IS NOT A CUT AND PASTE ACTIVITY!
You will prepare your assignment online using www.smore.com, you must sign up for an account if you do not already have
one – instructions to do this will be provided. Create a PERSONAL Account & YOU WILL USE THE NEWS BULLETIN TEMPLATE.
The Ultimate Leader List & Their Allegiance:
Name of Leader & Era of Rule
Julius Caesar – Roman Emperor
Augustus – Roman Emperor
Claudius – Roman Emperor
Nero – Roman Emperor
Vespasian – Roman Emperor
Trajan – Roman Emperor
Hadrian – Roman Emperor
Caracalla – Roman Emperor
Name of Leader & Era of Rule
Alexander the Great – Greece
Merovech – Franks
Childeric I - Franks
Clovis I – Franks
Charlemagne – Franks
Alfred the Great – Anglo-Saxons
Leif Eriksson – Vikings
Rollo – Vikings
What information you should consider using in your campaign (feel free to use this as a checklist):
☐ Their Full Name & Title*
☐ There D.O.B. & D.O.D.
☐ Their Accomplishments
☐ Where & When They Ruled ☐ Leadership Tactics Etc.
☐ Arguments Supporting any Bad Deeds They Committed
☐ How they Died
☐ What made Them Unique
☐ How They Came to Power
☐ Pictures of Accomplishments
☐ Pictures of Leader
YOU WILL PRESENT THIS TO THE CLASS, AND “WE” WILL THEN PICK THE “ULTIMATE EMA LEADER” AS A GROUP….
*Nickname
Social Studies 8 – Early Middle Ages Leader Project – Hill
You need to have your sources for every web page/book/etc. that you used on your project, you
must also follow the rules in bold…
▪ This could include:
Book: Name of Book and pages used
Align with margins
(Periods and commas are a must)
Web page: Name of webpage (if provided) and the Web address, and date accessed (if something
isn’t provided, don’t worry)
(Periods, commas, and (brackets) are a must)
Indent 2nd line – use [tab] button – and beyond (if necessary)
YOU WILL PRESENT THIS TO THE CLASS, AND “WE” WILL THEN PICK THE “ULTIMATE EMA LEADER” AS A GROUP….
Social Studies 8 – Early Middle Ages Leader Project – Hill
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Cut up and use for random draw.
Name of Leader & Era of Rule
Name of Leader & Era of Rule
Julius Caesar – Roman Emperor
Alexander the Great – Greece
Augustus – Roman Emperor
Merovech – Franks
Claudius – Roman Emperor
Childeric I - Franks
Nero – Roman Emperor
Clovis I – Franks
Vespasian – Roman Emperor
Charlemagne – Franks
Trajan – Roman Emperor
Alfred the Great – Anglo-Saxon
Hadrian – Roman Emperor
Leif Eriksson – Viking
Caracalla – Roman Emperor
Rollo – Viking
YOU WILL PRESENT THIS TO THE CLASS, AND “WE” WILL THEN PICK THE “ULTIMATE EMA LEADER” AS A GROUP….
Social Studies 8 – Early Middle Ages Leader Project – Hill
ULTIMATE EMA LEADER VOTER CARD (PICK 1
Julius Caesar – Roman Emperor
ST
, 2ND & 3RD PLACE)
Alexander the Great – Greece
Augustus – Roman Emperor
Merovech – Franks
Claudius – Roman Emperor
Childeric I - Franks
Nero – Roman Emperor
Clovis I – Franks
Vespasian – Roman Emperor
Charlemagne – Franks
Trajan – Roman Emperor
Alfred the Great – Anglo-Saxon
Hadrian – Roman Emperor
Leif Eriksson – Viking
Caracalla – Roman Emperor
Rollo – Viking
ULTIMATE EMA LEADER VOTER CARD (PICK 1
Julius Caesar – Roman Emperor
ST
, 2ND & 3RD PLACE)
Alexander the Great – Greece
Augustus – Roman Emperor
Merovech – Franks
Claudius – Roman Emperor
Childeric I - Franks
Nero – Roman Emperor
Clovis I – Franks
Vespasian – Roman Emperor
Charlemagne – Franks
Trajan – Roman Emperor
Alfred the Great – Anglo-Saxon
Hadrian – Roman Emperor
Leif Eriksson – Viking
Caracalla – Roman Emperor
Rollo – Viking
YOU WILL PRESENT THIS TO THE CLASS, AND “WE” WILL THEN PICK THE “ULTIMATE EMA LEADER” AS A GROUP….
Social Studies 8 – Early Middle Ages Leader Project – Hill
ULTIMATE EMA LEADER INFO SHEET (WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU FIND INTERESTING)
Julius Caesar – Roman Emperor
Augustus – Roman Emperor
Claudius – Roman Emperor
Nero – Roman Emperor
Vespasian – Roman Emperor
Trajan – Roman Emperor
Hadrian – Roman Emperor
Caracalla – Roman Emperor
Alexander the Great – Greece
Merovech – Franks
Childeric I - Franks
Clovis I – Franks
Charlemagne – Franks
Alfred the Great – Anglo-Saxon
Leif Eriksson – Viking
Rollo – Viking
REMEMBER: INTERESTING = GOOD OR BAD…
YOU WILL PRESENT THIS TO THE CLASS, AND “WE” WILL THEN PICK THE “ULTIMATE EMA LEADER” AS
A GROUP….