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Political Geography Project (5 Summative Points)

As we enter Chapter 8, we will be studying political boundaries in the world. We will discuss how political boundaries are created, and why, sometimes, these boundaries cause tension. For this unit, you will be completing a project that examines an area in the world that is experiencing tension, or has experienced it, as a result of political geography. Presentations are due and will begin on Thursday, December 10th. Your presentation must be given to me in one of three ways: Google Docs, email with presentation attached, or saved on a flashdrive. No more than three members per group. You can use Ch.7, Ch. 8, and reputable resources found on Internet. If your group is not ready to present your presentation grade will be dropped one letter grade.

YOUR TOPIC WILL BE AMONG THE FOLLOWING:

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-Basque Region (Spain)

-Chechnya (Russia)

-Cyprus (Turks/Greeks)

-East Timor (Indonesia)

-Gaza Strip (Israel)

-Kashmir (India/Pakistan)

-Kurdistan (Kurds in the Middle East)

-North and South Korea

-Sri Lanka (Sinhalese/Tamils)

-Taiwan and China

-Tibet and China

-Western Sahara (Morocco)

-Darfur (Sudan)

-Bosnia (Bosnian Muslims, Serbs, and Croats)

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THE PROJECT WILL CONSIST OF THESE PARTS:

1.  GROUP PRESENATION: This presentation will cover the basics of the conflict that your group will be covering. The presentation should give the class an overview of the conflict.

  1. Who is it between and what are they fighting over?
  2. Why is the piece of territory important? (Cultural, strategic, historical, valuable due to resources located there ...)
  3. Do not kill the class with too much information, but you should know more than the information you share with the class.

2.  POWER POINT – INFORMATION - The power point should contain:

  1. At least 2 maps – one map should be of the world to show the location of the conflict and the other a detailed map of the region. You should place the world map towards the beginning of your presentation so your classmates have an understanding of this conflict’s location in the world.
  2. Your power point should contain information you want your classmates to know about the situation, without overloading them.
  3. Last slide is a works cited page. You must cite all the resources that you use.

3.  POWER POINT – CREATIVITY: Keep your classmates engaged – show them the conflict, don’t just tell them about it.

4.  2 QUESTIONS FOR THE EXAM:

  1. Each group will write 2 multiple-choice questions that may be used on the exam. You must include the questions somewhere in your power point.
  2. Each question must be multiple-choice and have several answers, plus the correct one identified in the power point.

Category / Exemplary
8-10 points / Advanced
6-7 points / Moderate
4-5 points / Basic
1-3 points / Points /
Text-Appearance, Format, Length / • Font formats (e.g. color, bold, italic) have been carefully planned to enhance readability and content
• Big enough font – not too much info / • Font formats have been carefully planned to enhance readability
• Font is large enough, may have too much info or too little info / • Font formatting has been carefully planned to complement the content
• It may be a little hard to read, or there is too much info / • Font formatting makes it very difficult to read the material / /10
Content - Accuracy / • All content throughout the presentation is accurate
• There are no factual errors / • Most of the content is accurate but there is one piece of information that might be inaccurate. / • The content is generally accurate, but one piece of information is clearly flawed or inaccurate / • Content is typically confusing or contains more than one factual error / /10
Effectiveness / • Project includes all material needed to gain a comfortable understanding of the topic
• It is a highly effective study guide / • Project includes most material needed to gain a comfortable understanding of the material but is lacking one or two key elements
• It is an adequate study guide / • Project is missing more than two key elements
• It would make an incomplete study guide / • Project is lacking several key elements
• It has inaccuracies that make it a poor study guide / /10
Maps / • There are two visible maps presented. One shows the world perspective, one is smaller in scale
• They are used effectively and the class knows where the conflict is / • There are two maps presented, but may be hard to see, or not used effectively (did not show world map in beginning) / • Only one map is included.
• Or the maps are of poor quality / • There are one or zero maps
• Students do not show where the conflict is effectively / /10
Questions / • There are at least 2 questions
• All of the questions have the correct answer identified
• They are phrased correctly
• They address the important information presented, not random tidbits. / • There are 2 questions, but may not have the correct answer identified
• Some questions are too hard, or based on something not covered well in the presentation / • Questions are of poor quality, too easy or hard, or not covered in presentation / • Questions not turned in / /10

Total of 50 points. 50 points divided by 10 = 5 summative points.