Part I-Essay
You are
to write an essay from the point of view of someone living in your country. You
are to describe what it’s like there and what you see on a daily basis.
For
example: “As I walk down the street, I see children starving. It makes me
really sad.”
Or
“The
rebels are always patrolling the street. It’s not uncommon to see their
violence firsthand. Many of them are very young.”
Or
something positive:
“My school
is very small and there aren’t a lot of supplies but I still love getting an
education. After school I see a group of children playing futbol which is our
national sport but I can’t join them because I have work to do at home and then
I have to study.”
Length
Requirement: 2 1/2 Minutes (Every 30 seconds
under costs you 10 points) Depending upon how fast you read, we’re talking
somewhere between 250-450 words (1-1 ½ pages typed)
Topics to
hit:
Diseases
(Are there any major epidemics affecting the country?)
Living
Conditions (Describe just how poor the country is if applicable)
Government
(How is the country ruled?)
Religion
(What religion does MOST of the country practice? Are there any conflicts
because of religion?)
War (Are
there rebels fighting? Civil war? At peace?)
Education
(What is it like to go to school there?)
Once you
have hit these required items, you can talk about anything you think we would
want to know about.
Remember,
you NEED to fill up 2 1/2 minutes with hard hitting material. If you need help,
let me know. This does need to be grammatically correct (spelling and
punctuation).
Due Date: Monday May 5, 2014
The essay will be worth 50 points and part II will
be worth the other 50 points.
Part II
Required
Items:
(10
points)
You
MUST create a poster/3-D Model/Powerpoint/Prezi
(5
Points Each)
Capital
Famous
Landmarks/Tourist Attractions (Why would I want to visit?)
Now pick
6 of the following and KNOW your information (5 points each):
Local
Foods/Cuisine (Food unique to the
area)
Laws (Weird only since you get to pick)
Major Cities (1,000,000 or more people...if the capitol is the
only one, you can’t use this one)
Size of
Country compared to state
Major events
in history (Wars, Natural disasters,
Diseases)
Living
conditions (What is MOST of the
country? Rich? Poor?)
Famous
People (Who they are and WHY they are
famous)
Map (Hand drawn only, you don’t have to talk about this
one but it must be neat)
How they
dress (Only if it’s different from
how we dress)
Climate (What is the weather like most of the time?)
Festivals/Celebrations (Unique holidays or festivals)
Types of
mass transportation (Subway sysem?
Elevated train? Bullet train?)
Gender
disparity (Use only if men &
women aren’t treated equally. How do they treat women?)
Museums (Name and what the museum holds)
Unique
animals (Only found in this part of
the world, don’t say cats and dogs)
Type of
government (Parliament? Monarchy?
President?)
Sports (Major sports and teams)
Foreign
Relations (How well do they get along
with the rest of the world? Allies?)
Cinema and
Theater (Famous films made there or
famous plays)
Art (Famous artists or art)
Different
names country has been under (Give
some history of how it became known as Iraq, Iran, Israel, etc…)
