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Observation Stage - Rubric for Written Paper and Class Presentation

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Observation Stage - Rubric for Written Paper and Class Presentation

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World Cultures Nation Paper -100 points
& Class Presentation - 45 points

-You will be researching and writing a paper on the country that you selected. Each of the following aspects of culture need to be covered in a well-written paragraph. Stick close to what I am asking for. You also need  introduction and conclusion paragraphs.

1. Economy – Type of economy and current status

-Positive or negative numbers:

GDP growth, unemployment,      inflation, etc.

-Manufacturing, exports

- Problems, successes

2. Government – Type of government and current leaders

-What the govt. has been emphasizing

-People’s feelings on the current govt.

-Relationship to the United States

3. Religious issues – Types of religion with percentages

-How religion appears in current events

-How religion affects people’s daily lives

4. Art    -Local architecture, painting, dancing, music in the country, etc.

5. Current News Events  -Find 3 big current issues in the news

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*Minimum 3 pages

Introduction & Conclusion

12 pt. font – double-spaced

*Minimum 5 sources cited on Bibliography page

MLA format    (knightcite.com)

Grade  85% Content

15%  Grammar

**CLASS PRESENTATION – 45 pts

-You will give a 2 ½ -4 minute presentation to the class about your country. DO NOT READ YOUR PRESENTATION! Talk to the audience in a personal way J You need to demonstrate good eye contact, voice projection, and organization.

***You are required to have a slide presentation

(PowerPoint, Google Slides, or something else)

-Limit how much text you put on each slide

-Images/charts/graphs are most important   with a little bit of descriptive text

-Time your presentation ahead of time and try not to go too fast in front of the class.

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-I went over each presentation grade with every student individually
-They received feedback form the Foreign Exchange Students as the Authentic Audience - a unique and valuable exercise
-Students had to do a self-evaluation and reflect on what went well and what could have been improved
-Students received their graded formal papers

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Students were graded on Eye Contact, Voice Strength, Organization, Slides, Content, and Fitting in the Timeframe

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Validation Stage - Pitch to Peers and Authentic Audience

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Validation Stage - Pitch to Peers and Authentic Audience

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-All 30 students did an individual presentation in front of the whole class
-Each student had to write down 3 things from each presentation

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Solution Stage - "Seeking Skeptics" protocol

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Solution Stage - "Seeking Skeptics" protocol

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-Students were paired up for a specific amount of time to present their ideas and receive feedback on what might be improved for a better result

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-Students must see how many ideas they can come up with in 5 minutes - shooting for 30 and trying to exceed that

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-Students had to make a "Need To Know" list of all the types of things they would need to research to answer the Driving Question in all of the required areas

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-We had an "NFL-style" draft after a coin flip to see who had the first choice for Country selection
-Students did research to make a list of 5 possible countries they would want to study in case they did not receive their top choices since each country could only be studied by one student

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_n9xITV9M4&ab_channel=BackPackerSteve
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wKE0LGRWeQ&ab_channel=Alux.com

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The Value of Travel - 2016 Travel Montage (feat. Rick Steves)

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“How Can We Learn the Different Elements of a Current Culture from a Specific Foreign Country?”

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Students researched their chosen country in all of the different required areas from at least 5 reputable sources

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Incubation Stage - "Fireside Chat" protocol

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Incubation Stage - "Fireside Chat" protocol

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I spend a few minutes with each individual student to check-in and see how their research is going and to answer any questions

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Students had to draw a future foreign person that they will someday meet and write what that person would be saying and thinking after meeting an American who had some advanced knowledge about a foreign country