EQ: How Does WHERE You Live Affect HOW You Live?

SS7G7 (b) Assessment EQ: How does WHERE you live affect HOW you live?

You will be using the information from your notes and your labeled map of the Middle East to create a letter about life in the Middle East. Follow these guidelines: R-Your ROLE is either a worker in the city by a river or a nomad living in the desert in the Middle East. A-Your audience is a 7th grade Social Studies student in the United States F-The FORMAT is a pen pal letter T-The TOPIC is how your life is affected by the deserts and rivers in your region.

Your letter must include:  A greeting (you can write to yourself or to a friend) _____/10

 An introduction of the essential question (see above) _____/10

 Identifying yourself as a city dweller or desert dweller _____/10

 3 paragraphs giving details about how your life is affected by Oil or other resources (one about where you live, one paragraph about your job, one about transportation) _____/60 (20 points each)

 A conclusion _____/10

Total _____/100 You must turn in a rough draft and final draft.