Imagine you are a historian reflecting on this period in history. You've been asked to create a product that describes the Spanish American War or the building of the Panama Canal to today's population. For this assessment, you may write either a newspaper article or a storybook about the causes, motivations, and effects of the Spanish-American War or the building of the Panama Canal.

Story book: If you choose to create a five-page storybook, be sure to include at least three sentences of text and an illustration on each page that focus on the following:

the reasons for the event
the incidents leading up to the main event
accurate details on what took place during the event
the results of the event

Your storybook should be at least five pages with an illustration and three-sentence description on each page.

Your storybook should be written in no larger than a 12-point font. You may include clip art or images. Be sure to cite your sources. This can be done on Google Docs, MS Word, or Google Slides.

Newspaper Article: If you choose to write a newspaper article, be sure you include the following information:

a headline
the reasons for the event
the incidents leading up to the main event
accurate details on what took place during the event
the results of the event
Your newspaper article should include a paragraph for each main topic in the article.

Your article should be written in no larger than a 12-point font. You may include clip art or images. Be sure to cite your sources. This can be done in Google Docs or Word.