Tips and Hints for a Successful Project

Name: ______Ms. Ecker / Mr. Placenti Date: ______World History – Academic

CURRENT EEVENTS AARTICLE AND PPRESENTATION QUARTER 44 AALTERNATE AASSESSMENT

Introduction: Throughout this year, we have been examining how global experiences and interactions create unique situations around the world. Beginning with early exploration and expanding with European imperialism, the world has increasingly been becoming more interconnected and interdependent. A true understanding of history and the world is demonstrated not by the ability to spit back facts and figures, but to connect events across time and recognize reoccurring themes by which all major events may be understood. Your task is to locate an event from a nonwestern country and present your article to the class to help us gain a broader view of the world.

Definition of Current Event: A current events news article is defined for the purpose of this assignment as a relevant (within 3 months of the due date) written in print or digital news media source. It is an article that has, at its main idea, topics related to international issues. A current event article is not about a television show, a music group, a movie, or a sports team. An article is defined by the length, it cannot be a one paragraph news summary.

Assignment Directions and Requirements:

1. Find a current news article related to a nonwestern country. (Must be approved ahead of time)

2. Highlight important information in the article (Should be completed prior to being approved to show that you have thoroughly read the article)

3. Create a 5 minute PowerPoint (or similar) presentation explaining the article and its connection to history.

a. Summarize the article (answer: Who? What? Where? When?)

b. Why is the event in the article important? What did you learn from the article and how can it affect your life? (Think about this on a broader scale – how will your article impact the world in which you live)

c. Identify / explain which of the 9 historical themes this event fits into and why.

d. Compare the event to an event in WORLD history. How is the event in the article connected to what we have been studying? Which of the historical themes does this event connect to and why? (This requires research!)

e. MLA Style Bibliography with 3 different sources (1 book, 2 databases). A source card must be completed for each source.

4. You must submit a complete research folder (worth 15 points) with the following:

a. A copy of your PowerPoint NAME ______BBLOCK ______SCORE ______PROJECT GGRADING RRUBRIC b. Copies of ALL sources with 3 Source Cards

c. Highlighted News Articles

d. MLA Bibliography

1. TIPS AND HHINTS FOR A SSUCCESSFUL PPROJECT

PowerPoint A B C D F Summary: Explain your The news article is News article mostly Explanation of article Explanation of article is There is no article. Be sure to fully explained and explained & is general and the vague and the explanation of the answer: Who? What? the audience has a audience mostly audience has some audience does not current event. Where? When? (5pts) complete understands the questions about the understand the event. (0pts) understanding of event (4pts) event. (3pts) (2pts) the event. (5pts) Importance: Why is the Well thought out, Well thought out Analysis is somewhat Analysis is unoriginal / There is no article important to insightful analysis of and insightful but limited and simply restates the analysis of the both the country and in the event that goes analysis remains misinterprets the significance as defined importance of the the scope of world beyond the scope of within the scope of article. in the news article event. history? What did you the article the article. (11.5-10.5pts) (10-9.5pts) (0pts) learn from the article (15-13.5pts) (13-12pts) and how can it affect your life? (15pts) Comparison to History: Well thought out, Interesting and Basic comparisons Minimal comparisons There is no Connect your event to a insightful clear comparisons made between events made between events connection / similar even from comparisons made made between Background to Background to comparison to an history and draw between events. events. historical event historical event event in history. comparisons between Background to Background to somewhat clear with unclear or inaccurate. (12.5-0pts) the two. (20pts) historical event historical event few inaccuracies. (13.5-13pts) clear and accurate mostly clear and (15.5-14pts) (20-18pts) accurate (17.5-16pts)

MLA Bibliography 10-9 8.5-8 7.5-7 6.5 6-0 Include at least 1 book  3 sources w/  3 sources w/  3 sources w/o  Less than 3 sources No bibliography source, 1 database supporting work supporting work supporting work w/ or w/o or supporting source, and 1 web work submitted.  No errors in  Minimal errors  A few errors in supporting work source with source formatting in formatting formatting  Many formatting cards / evaluation errors pages. Presentation Skills 20-18 17-16 15-14 13 12-0 Presentation skills look  Logical,  Logical sequence  Difficult to follow  Unable to follow No presentation at the following interesting of information sequence, student information b/c no was given. categories: sequence of  Comfortable jumps around sequence Organization, content information. with content but  Uncomfortable with  Lack of knowledge, visuals, and  Exceeded fails to elaborate info and cannot understanding / delivery. expectations in  Visuals related elaborate cannot answer basic knowledge to presentation  Visuals rarely questions  Visuals reinforce  Clear voice w/ support present.  No visuals used presentation mostly correct  Unclear voice, some  Cannot hear,  Clear voice w/ pronunciation mumbling, significant proper significant mumbling and pronunciation mispronunciation mispronunciation Research Folder 15-14 13-12 11 10 9-0 The research folder Research folder is Research folder is Research folder is Research folder is Research folder is should have the thorough, complete complete but missing one of the missing two or more of mostly empty and following: and has all required shows minimal required items the required items shows a poor  A copy of your elements effort / content organizational PowerPoint method/approach  Copies of ALL sources with 3 Source Cards  Highlighted News Articles NAME ______BBLOCK ______SCORE ______PROJECT GGRADING RRUBRIC  MLA Bibliography

Below are some hints to help you successfully complete this project without getting too stressed out. I recognize that I am asking you to create a final product in a very short time, but it is completely doable if you follow the suggestions below.

1. Choose articles that you think are interesting. You will ultimately be assigned a region of the world to complete your project on and you want to be researching something you like.

2. Use your library time to find your 3 sources and complete the source cards / website evaluation pages. Then, if there is time, start your PowerPoint.

3. Remember to get hard copies of all your research. You will be responsible for turning in a research / project folder for a separate quiz grade. Your research folder should include:

a. Copies of ALL your research (3 sources minimum and supporting work).

b. Copy of your PowerPoint.

c. 3 highlighted news articles.

4. If you start your PowerPoint in school, remember to email it to yourself before you leave so you don’t have to start over at home! Or use Google Docs to create your presentation.

5. When trying to make connections to history, it is helpful to identify the theme of your article and then try to identify a specific historical event based off that theme. The 9 themes of world history are located in the beginning of your textbook (starting on page BH-3) and contain an explanation of each. The 9 themes are:

a. Politics and History f. Religion in History

b. The Role of Ideas g. The Role of Individuals

c. Economics and History h. The Impact of Science and Technology d. Social Life i. The Environment and History e. The Importance of Cultural Developments

6. When creating your PowerPoint, remember to use relevant pictures and avoid full sentences. You want to keep the focus of the presentation on you. If you just repeat / read everything on your visual, the audience will lose interest.

7. Help yourself by creating note cards of what you want to say. PowerPoint will even let you add notes to each slide about what points you want to make on that slide and print them out. TIPS AND HHINTS FOR A SSUCCESSFUL PPROJECT

Remember; if possible, try not to just read from either your PowerPoint or notes. That gets boring for the audience. Engage with them!

8. But above all else: RELAX!!!!!

13. NAME ______BBLOCK ______SCORE ______PROJECT GGRADING RRUBRIC 14. CURRENT EEVENTS AARTICLE AND PPRESENTATION

15. SUGGESTED SSOURCES

16. In order to aid you in your search for a relevant current issue, below is a list of reputable digital and print sources in the news world.