UNDERDEVELOPED NATIONS –

 WHAT IS THE SOLUTION IN AFRICA, M.E., AND L.A. ?

POWERPOINT PROJECT – THE REAL DEAL

 

WHAT?          You will be utilizing PowerPoint to create a slide presentation/ hypothetical proposal to the United Nations.  This proposal will be your groups’ possible solution to a serious problem that plagues either Asia, Africa, the Middle East, or Latin America.  Possible choices include hunger, inflation, debt, conflict, government instability, unemployment, crime, environment issues, birth rates, dependence on resources, etc.  The class will be split into five groups with two groups researching African or Latin American problems and one group researching a Middle Eastern problem.

 

WHEN?          You will have one day of class to choose partners, a topic, and begin to gather and organize information.  Then you will have two days of research time (one with supplied material), seven days of computer lab time to create the presentation (including video), and two days to present the projects.  Your group would be greatly benefited if you are organized and well researched before the first day of creating the presentation. 

 

DETAILS:      Total number of slides – 20 to include:

1.      A title slide with your names.

2.      Table of contents slide which links to each slide.

3.      A conclusion slide which has 10 review questions which hyperlink to the answer in the presentation.

4.      A page at the end which links to 5 internet sites that discuss related material, which you used to research.

5.      The 16 information slides should include information related to your proposed solution, including background, the solution, and the possible consequences (roughly 6 on background, 6 on solution, and 4 on consequences).

Every slide should include:

1.      One picture per slide- these images should be from the  internet and connected to that slide’s topic

2.      Working forward, backward, and home action buttons.

3.      A transition from slide to slide.

4.      An example of some animation (moving picture, words, etc)

5.      Two different fonts per page.

Information/Data on that problem should cover:

1.      Background of the nation/region and the development of the problem (government, leaders, influential people, events, etc)

2.      Each information slide has a title/main idea.

3.      Information on each slide connects to main idea/title.

4.      Proper depth in solution/ consequences (including funding).

 

TECHNOLOGY HELP

 

-IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE TECHNOLOGY, MAKE USE OF THE SOLON SCHOOLS WEBSITE. 

 

-IN THE BOTTOM LEFT, CLICK ON “TECH HELP” AND THEN THE AREA IN WHICH YOU NEED HELP.

 

-YOU CAN PRINT OUT THESE HELP SHEETS IN ORDER TO HELP YOUR GROUP

 

-DO NOT FORGET TO SAVE THOSE VIDEO CLIPS AND PICTURES TO YOUR USER NAME/ ZIP DRIVE SO YOU CAN INSERT THEM INTO THE POWERPOINT LATER.

 

 

SPECIFICS

 

We will draw for nations/regions and choose groups on the first day.

Upon completion, save to your own directory/ zip disk and then save it to your teachers inbox

We will present the proposals the last week of school before exam week.

 

REMEMBER THAT ONE SHEET PER GROUP IS DUE WITH NAMES AND TOPICS ALONG WITH THE POWERPOINT ON THE DAY OF THE PRESENTATIONS.

 

POINTS:  100                                DUE:

 

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UNDERDEVELOPED NATIONS--

WHAT IS THE SOLUTION IN AFRICA, M.E., AND L.A. ?

POWERPOINT PROJECT –

WORLD HISTORY

 

NAMES________________________________________________________________

 

            __________________________________________________________________

 

 

NATION/REGION______________________________________

 

 

SLIDES: Title Slide (names)_____/1                                     INDIVIDUAL SLIDES:

 

Table of contents                                                                   Forward/Back/Home Buttons_____/3

            Each page listed_____/1                                             

            Hyperlinks_____/3

Conclusion slide                                                                     Two fonts_____/2

            10 review questions_____/3

            Hyperlink to Word answer document_____/3          Animation_____/3

Web link page                                                           

            5 relevant websites_____/3                                       Relevance_____/3

            Hyperlinks to website_____/3

Internet Images                                                                     Transitions_____/3

            One per page_____/3

Total slides numbers 20_____OK?

                    5 bullets of info._____/3

(Lose 5 points for each slide missing)

 

 

INFORMATION/DATA

 

            Scope of history/events/background/ covers appropriate aspects_____/25

 

            Solution feasible/consequences covered/funding_____/25

 

            Each slide has title_____/4

 

            Each slide has relevant information to title_____/5

 

            Grammar/Spelling_____/4

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