2013 Chunking of Library
Research Country Powerpoint
Project
Ms. Barben’s Academic A Eastern World
Classes
Teacher Conferences
• Once we are back in the classroom and we begin to
create the Powerpoints, Ms. Barben will be meeting with
each student once at some point over the seven work
days to conference on your project in progress.
• There will be a written conference form completed that
outlines what has been done well, identifies what is
missing, and identifies what it is to be corrected.
• This is to be attached to your final project with the grade
sheet.
Block Day: Wed, Sept 18 or Thurs, Sep 19,
2013---Library for ALL Classes
• Class: Instruction by Librarian
• Discuss project---introduction
• Difference between a website and database on wiki
• Go to noodletools, sign in, and start.
• Open CIA World Factbook.
• Do United States Research and cut and paste into word document and
then put into noodletools.
• Do their country research into CIA World Factbook and cut and paste into
word document and then into noodletools.
• Homework: Finish CIA World Factbook research, highlight information to
use for powerpoint, and finish CIA World Factbook sources in noodletools.
Friday, Sept 20, 2013---Library for ALL Classes
• Librarian will go over how to use ABC Clio Database and
BBC Website.
• Do research on your assigned African or Middle Eastern
country for all the different sections on ABC Clio.
• Cut and paste into a word document.
• Homework: Put each of the different articles from ABC
Clio into noodletools and highlight the information that
can be used in the powerpoint.
Monday, Sept 23: Library for Periods 1, 4, and
5; COW in classroom for Periods 6 and 7
• Do all the research for your assigned Middle East or
African country on BBC website.
• Cut and paste the information into a word document.
• Enter all the different articles from BBC into
noodletools as separate sources.
• Homework: Finish entering BBC articles into
noodletools and highlight all the information from your
BBC research that can be used in the powerpoint.
Tuesday, Sept 24: COW in Classroom
• Class: Ms. Barben is going over how to do the
parenthetical citing in the powerpoint slides and you will
be using your to completed noodletools bibliography to do
this.
• Individual: Complete B ) United States Statistics
• This information should be used to compare/contrast where we live
with your assigned nation.
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Population
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Population Density
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Land Area
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GNP per capita (may also be listed as GDP per capita)
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Main Exports & Export Partners
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Literacy Rate (Total percentage as well as Male & Female)
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Main Ethnic Groups (include percentages)
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Main Religions (include percentages)
• A) Title Slide
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Main Languages (include percentages)
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Name of Nation
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Number of Internet Users
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Eastern World and Civilizations 2013
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Type of Government---Explain.
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Student Name & Class Period
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Nation’s Flag
• To help you with your organization, we suggest you create
a slide (or two or three) for each of the following
categories.
• You will most likely have between two to seven slides per
section.
• Individual: Complete the Title Slide.
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• REMEMBER: THE FOLLOWING SHOULD PRESENT INFO ON YOUR
ASSIGNED NATION WHILE EXPLAINING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
INFORMATION. USE YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNITED STATES TO
ANALYZE YOUR NATION.
Tuesday, September 24: Classwork Continued and
Homework
• Individual/Homework: Complete C) Geography
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General Location
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Neighboring Countries
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Capital City
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Political Map
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Major Urban Areas---Cities and Megacities
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Physical Map
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Label Major Geographic Features---Deserts, Mountains, Plateaus, Rainforest
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Label Major Bodies of Water---Lakes, Seas, Oceans, and Rivers
• Reflection Question:
• How are these geographic features beneficial (or not) to the development of this
nation?
• THIS SHOULD BE AT LEAST A WELL DEVELOPED PARAGRAPH WITH EXAMPLES AND
EXPLANATIONS.
Wednesday, Sept 25: COW in Classroom
• Individual: Complete D) Population
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Total Population
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Land Area
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Population Density
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Age Distribution (may also be listed
as Age Structure)
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Urban Population
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Literacy Rate (Total as well as Male
& Female)
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School Life Expectancy/Average
Education Level (Total as well as Male &
Female)
• _______Visual: Map, Chart, Graph
• Can be cut and pasted from research
• Can be created by you
• Individual/Homework: Complete E)
Government/Economy
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Type of Government---Explain
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Ruler/Leader
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GNP (GDP) per capita
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Main Exports
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Main Export Partners
• Reflection Question:
• How did your nation's leader come to
power? What impact (positive or
negative) has their reign had on the
nation?
• THIS SHOULD BE AT LEAST A WELL
DEVELOPED PARAGRAPH WITH
EXAMPLES AND EXPLANATIONS.
Thursday, Sept 26: COW in Classroom
• Individual: Complete G)
Demographics
• You may present this information
using only a visual aid such as graph,
chart, thematic map, etc.
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Main Ethnic Groups--percentages
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Main Languages---percentages
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Main Religions---percentages
• You will need to seriously consider this
information when evaluating your
nation in comparison to the United
States as well as its developmental
level.
• Individual: Complete H)
Communications
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Number of Internet Users
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Broadcast Media (Consider
Freedoms of Press/Speech; What does
“state-run” mean?)
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Number of radio stations
Number of newspapers
Number of tv stations
Access to social media like Facebook and
Twitter
• Controlled by government?
Thursday, Sept 26: COW in Classroom Classwork
Continued and Homework
• Individual/Homework: Complete I) Comparison to the United
States
• Compare and contrast your nation's characteristics with those
of the United States.
• Choose at least TWO categories that you believe are most
relevant in this process.
• You must do this in a minimum of TWO WELL DEVELOPED
PARAGRAPHS WITH EXAMPLES AND EXPLANATIONS
Friday, Sept 27: COW in Classroom
• Individual: Complete J) Developing vs. Developed Nation
• Reflection Question: Answer within your Developing vs Developed Nation
Slides.
• Looking at categories C through H, assess whether your nation would be labeled
as developing, developed, or less developed.
• Use evidence from class discussion/notes and your research to support this
label.
• Use must use at least THREE categories for your evaluation.
• THIS SHOULD BE AT LEAST THREE WELL DEVELOPED PARAGRAPHS WITH
EXAMPLES AND EXPLANATIONS.
• Homework: Finish any incomplete sections up through Category J and edit work.
Monday, Sept 30: COW in Classroom Classwork Continued
and Homework
• Individual/Homework: Complete K) Contemporary Issue
• As discussed in class, this section will ask you to dive more deeply into the research of your nation.
Using the BBC Country Overviews, ABC-CLIO’s History & Contemporary Issues tabs, and the CIA World
Factbook’s Transnational Issues section, complete research of ALL of the major issues occurring in your
nation.
• Once you have a clear understanding of them all, choose ONE issue that you think is the most
significant or surprised/bothered you the most. Make connections between your nations’ statistics
and the causes/effects of your chosen issue.
• Also, to fully understand your issue, you are required to find one more source beyond ABC-CLIO and
the CIA website. For example, find an article or current event from CNN, The Washington Post, New
York Times, Associated Press, etc. BECOME AN EXPERT ON YOUR ISSUE.
• ______Summary of Chosen Issue: 5 Ws, How, Effects
• ______ Clearly present the issue in your presentation in two columns of Causes and Effects.---T Chart
• ______What surprised or bothered you the most and why?
• ______Male at least THREE connections between the nation’s statistics and the causes and effects of
your chosen issue
• THIS SHOULD BE A MINIMUM OF FOUR WELL DEVELOPED PARGRAPHS.
Tuesday, Oct 1: COW in Classroom
• Individual: Complete L) Sources Slide
• Throughout your presentation, you should be creating parenthetical citations to direct
anyone viewing your slides to your source of information.
• For example, if you found your population statistics on the CIA website, it should be
clearly stated on the Population Statistics slide.
• On the final slide of your presentation, you should present a clear list of your sources
(think bibliography or works cited page).
• You are required to have at least 4 sources:
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1) ABC-CLIO Database
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2) CIA World Factbook website
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3) BBC website
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4) Source(s) of your choice
• Every article/source used in powerpoint must be in the bibliography.
Tuesday, Oct 1: COW in Classroom Classwork
Continued and Homework
• Individual/Homework: Go back and edit all your parenthetical
citing checking to make sure each slide is done correctly and
completely.
• Finish any incomplete sections.
• Tomorrow class time will be used for a pair edit of the
complete powerpoints, making any final corrections, and
printing up hard copies to turn in.
• Due on Friday, October 4, 2013
Wednesday, Oct 2: COW in Classroom
• Pairs: You will be matched up with a partner to read and
edit their powerpoint. After writing down feedback, will
discuss with partner.
• Rest of Class: Make revisions.
• Homework: Make sure First Unit Notebook is complete
and in order. It will be collected tomorrow.
• You need a new binder for tomorrow as we will start the
Middle East Unit on Thursday, October 3.