Humanities Project—Conservation & Preservation
Students have two options on this project: Power Point or Tri Board that centers on the theme of conservation and preservation in China. The project will focus on the following themes:
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Conservation: How can China conserve oil and reduce the strain on the world’s oil supply.
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Preservation: How can China preserve/protect their environment by reducing the use of coal?
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Does the government of China have a conservation/environmental preservation plan for the future use of natural resources?
Power Point Requirements
Students will need to have a minimum of fifteen slides for the Power Point. One slide will be a title slide and the last slide will serve as the Works Cited Slide (min of 3 sources). The Works Cited Slide will be in correct MLA format. If a student does not turn in a Works Cited Slide it will be considered plagiarism and will result in a ZERO on the project. One source must be hardcopy (print) source i.e., (book, encyclopedia, magazine). Not counting these two slides, a minimum of nine other slides must contain text.
Grades will be determined by a rubric given to students and posted on teacher webpage. A hard copy or emailed copy of all PP slides will be turned in on the due date assigned by the teacher. A process journal will be completed per Lang A criteria and turned in on the due date assigned by the teacher. The math requirements listed below must be included in the power point.
Tri-Board Requirements
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The Tri-Board should be a medium to small board.
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Minimum of 7-8 pictures no larger than 5”x7”.
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All information in paragraph form, dbl spaced and no larger than a 16 font.
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Process Journal per Lang A requirements.
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Minimum of 3 sources in MLA format. One source must be hardcopy (print) source i.e.,
(book, encyclopedia, magazine).
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Works Cited Page must be included on the Tri-Board. If no Works Cited Page is included it will be considered plagiarism and will result in a ZERO on the project.
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The math requirements listed below must be included in the Tri-Board.
Math Requirements—Turned in to Ms Sears
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Graphs and tables can be made using the computer or hand drawn.
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Two tables: First: showing the amount of oil used yearly from 1990-2010 in China. Second: amount of coal used from 1990-2010 in China.
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A line graph displaying data from both tables, each line needs to be a different color.
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A double bar graph comparing US and Chinese oil consumption in the years 1990, 1995, 2000 &
2005.
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Predicted coal and oil usage in 2015 and 2050.
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Ms Sears will provide a grading rubric for the math requirement.

CATEGORY
Content
Sources
Visuals
Organization
Mechanics
4
Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent.
Source information
(Min. of 3) collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. All documented in MLA format.
Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, pictures, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation.
Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material.
No misspellings or grammatical errors
3
Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good.
Source information collected (2) for all graphics, facts, and quotes. Most documented in
MLA format.
Makes good use of font, color graphics, pictures, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation.
Uses heading or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed.
Three or fewer misspellings and/or mechanical errors
2
Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors and/or irrelevant content.
Source information collected (1) for graphics, facts and quotes. Not documented in
MLA format.
Makes use of font, color, graphics, pictures, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content.
Content is logically organized for the most part.
Four misspellings and/or grammatical errors.
1
Content is minimal of there are several factual errors and/or content is irrelevant.
Very little or no source information was collected.
Use of font, color, graphics, pictures, effects, etc. but these often distract from the presentation content.
There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.
More than four errors in spelling or grammar.
20 = 100
19 = 95
18 = 90
17 = 85
16 = 80
15 = 75
14 = 70
13 = 65
12 = 60
11 = 55
10 = 50

Teacher Name: L. Matthews
Student Name: ________________________________________
CATEGORY 4
Sources
3 2 1
Source information
(Min of 3) collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. All documented in MLA
Format
Source information collected for (2) all graphics, facts and quotes. Most documented in MLA
Format.
Source information collected for (1) graphics, facts and quotes. Not documented in MLA
Format
Very little or no source information was collected.
Graphics -
Relevance
All graphics are related to the topic and make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation.
All graphics are related to the topic and most make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation.
All graphics relate to the topic. Most borrowed graphics have a source citation.
Graphics do not relate to the topic
OR several borrowed graphics do not have a source citation.
Attractiveness The tri-board is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness.
The tri-board is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness.
The tri-board is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy.
The tri-board is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive.
Grammar There are no grammatical mistakes on the poster.
There is 1 grammatical mistake on the poster.
There are 2 grammatical mistakes on the poster.
There are more than
2 grammatical mistakes on the poster.
Content -
Accuracy
At least 7-8 accurate pictures are displayed on the triboard.
6-5 accurate pictures are displayed on the tri-board.
4-3 accurate pictures are displayed on the
Less than 3 accurate pictures are tri-board. displayed on the triboard.
20 = 100
19 = 95
18 = 90
17 = 85
16 = 80
15 = 75
14 = 70
13 = 65
12 = 60
11 = 55
10 = 50

Process Journal
_____________ ______Date__ Student _____
Project
Evaluator
CATEGORY
Organization
Reflection
Total Points _____________
3 (Excellent)
Information is very organized with wellconstructed paragraphs and subheadings.
2 (Good)
Information is organized with wellconstructed paragraphs.
1 (Needs
Improvement)
Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed.
0 (Unsatisfactory)
The information appears to be disorganized.
There is adequate evidence of reflection evidence of reflection throughout the
There is limited throughout the journal. journal.
There is minimal evidence of reflection throughout the journal.
There is little or no evidence of reflection throughout the journal.
12=100
11=95
10=90
9=85
8=80
7=75
6=70
5=65
4=60
Notes
Notes and ideas on the topic and research are recorded and organized in an extremely neat and
Plan of
Action/timeline orderly fashion.
A Plan of
Action/timeline is documented and includes a detailed account of how the project will be completed.
Notes and ideas on the topic and research are recorded legibly and are somewhat organized.
Notes and ideas on the topic and research are recorded.
Notes and ideas on the topic and research are absent.
A Plan of
Action/timeline is documented but does not give a detailed account of how the project will be completed.
A Plan of
Action/timeline is documented but it is very sketchy and does not specify how the project will be completed.
A Plan of
Action/timeline is not included or does not document how the project will be completed.