January 13

Today in class the students took a open note quiz over their SE Asia notes from Friday. We also discussed the project that we will be starting tomorrow. Students were put into partners today and they also selected their countries they will be researching. We will begin researching in the computer lab. 

Southeast Asia Project (Presentation-Tues. Jan 28th)

Requirements:

Choose a method of delivery: (Prezi, costumes, poster, 3-D model, etc…)

Make sure the following information is provided:

-Local Foods 5 Points

-Graphics (pictures, drawings magazine clippings) 5 Points

-Laws (Weird or otherwise) 5 Points

-Main Religion 5 Points

-Major Cities (Capital City AND cities with a MILLION or more people) 5 Points

-Population (Nearest 100,000 or Million) 5 Points

-One word in their language per partner (Also what does it mean in English)         10 Points

-Size of country compared to a state (Which state is closest in size) 5 Points

-Famous Landmarks (Buildings, Mountains, Rivers, Statues, Churches)          10 Points

-Fun things to do/Tourist attractions (Theme park, Ancient ruins, Zip Lining) 5 Points

-Major events in history (Wars, Natural Disasters, Diseases)           10 Points

-Local music (Playing a sample would be nice...no more than 30 seconds) 5 Points

-Living Conditions (Type of housing, rich or poor?, method of transportation) 5 Points

-Overall Presentation Quality (Did you know your stuff? Was it rehearsed well?)  20 Points

        100 Points

        Total

 

Bonus Opportunity: Name some famous people from the country and why they are famous.                  Draw a large (full sheet of paper) map of the country with the capital & color.