This year your student will be learning about several different regions of the Western Hemisphere. To supplement their text, they will be completing projects, in which they will show their final product to the school for World Festival Day. Please help your student formulate original ideas.
For this first project, students will be looking at the culture of the four regions of the United States. Students will be assigned a specific region to study and present to the class. Your student will need to answer the following questions:
What region did you choose?
What attracts people to live in this region?
Are people in this region known for being friends of the environment? For example, are they more likely to recycle or pollute?
What are the kinds of food grown or eaten in this region?
Describe natural features found in this region.
What religions are practiced?
What is the population and what ethnic groups live there?
What is the largest city?
When was this region first settled and by whom?
What states are in the region?
Create a timeline for your region. What are the significant events that took place in this region from the first settlement through present day?
What tourist attractions does this region have?
What are the exports? What are the imports?
The answers to these questions should be typed and turned in the day of the presentation. The presentation should be five to ten minutes. In order for the presentation to be interesting, your student will need to choose topics which excite them. At least five of the above topics should be addressed. I want their originality to shine through.
Rubric for the United States Regions Project
Demonstrate an understanding of Social Studies concepts 25 pts
Visual aids 5pts
Oral presentation 5pts
Presentation techniques (good eye contact, speaking clearly, enthusiastic, etc) 20pts
Typed answers to the thirteen questions 10pts
Timeliness (5-10 minutes) 5 pts
In-class brainstorming 10pts
Outside preparation 10pts
/100pts
LATE PROJECTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
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