1. Countries
1.1. Brazil, Peru, Costa Rica, Chile, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Columbia, Argentina, France, England, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Germany, Sweden, Iceland, Japan, China, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Israel, Turkey, Maldives, South Korea, Rwanda, South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, Gambia, Uganda, Chad, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mexico, Australia
2. Classes
2.1. 601 sp
2.2. 602 sp
2.3. 603
2.4. 604
2.5. 605
2.6. 606 *
3. Project Schedule
3.1. Paper due 4/8
3.1.1. 3/28-4/8
3.1.1.1. 3/28-4/1 In-class work
3.1.1.2. 4/1-4/8 At home editing through Google Docs
3.2. Google Site due 5/3 Individual sites (4/26)
3.2.1. 4/11-5/3
3.2.1.1. 4/11- 4/15 Web site introduction/Google Site how to
3.2.1.2. 4/18-4/29 Work on Google page of group site
3.3. iMovie/Voicethread
3.4. Presentation
4. Rubric
4.1. Paper (40%)
4.1.1. Length (1 Double spaced)
4.1.1.1. 4 main topics
4.1.2. Images
4.1.2.1. minimum 6 max 12 (at least 1 per topic)
4.1.3. References
4.1.4. adhere to specific talking points per topic
4.1.5. ELA rubric (research paper)
4.2. Google Site (40%)
4.2.1. Aesthetic value
4.2.2. Homepage group grade (overview)
4.2.3. individual grade for assigned topic
4.3. iMovie/moviemaker (connect the three topics with images and voiceover) 25-30 seconds long (10%)
4.3.1. Can they make a connection between the three topics
4.3.2. Quality of movie
4.3.2.1. Scripting
4.3.2.1.1. How the text corresponds to images
4.4. Presentation/Imovie (10%)
4.4.1. Add projects to wordpress site and students comment
4.4.2. Equal distribution of work
4.4.3. Professionalism (tone, materials, appearance)
5. Topics
5.1. Religion
5.1.1. Major Religions practiced
5.1.1.1. Summary of main religions
5.1.2. Impact of religion on daily life
5.2. Geography
5.2.1. Resources
5.2.2. Image of map/Description of terrain
5.2.3. impact of Geography on life
5.2.3.1. Types of houses
5.2.3.2. clothes
5.3. Economics
5.3.1. Currency type
5.3.2. Industries
5.3.2.1. Job types
5.3.3. Are wants and needs being met