Give guidance and feedback to students' plans, encouraging, refining, and helping them to be responsible for their own learning. Maintain high expectations for completion of chosen options. Summarize by reviewing the whole, bringing students "full circle" to the experience with which the learning began.

Each student will present the basic idea for their creative project

Objective: Students will evaluate the creative projects of their peers and receive constructive criticism form each other on their creative projects.

Activity: Have students gather in small cooperative groups. Each student will present the basic idea for their creative project over the Cold War era. The members of the group should provide each presenter with constructive criticism. This can be done orally or in writing.
Try to join each group briefly, offer your own advice and ideas and make sure that the criticism stays friendly.
When student groups have completed their peer reviews allow them to continue work on their projects.

Assessment: Students should demonstrate effective listening and speaking skills as well as the ability to offer constructive criticism