Middle+East

Assignment: You will be creating a Powerpoint Presentation about a Middle Eastern or Asian country.

Objective: Research a country in the Middle East or Asia. Demonstrate your knowledge of the country you research by creating a Powerpoint Presentation about the country.

 Directions: 1. Choose a country from Asia.

2. Research your country using Culture Grams (Both the **World Edition** and the **Kids Edition** have information). As you research, record notes. You may either use Microsoft Word to type your notes on a Word Document or use a piece of paper and a pencil (Note: It is recommended that you use Microsoft Word as it may make it easier for you to create a Powerpoint Presentation later on in the assignment).

Your research will focus on the following six topics:

A. **History** (Major events. Important people. Ancient & recent history. etc.) B. **People** (What is the population size? What ethnic groups are present in the country? etc.) C. **Government** (Who is in charge of the country? What type of government system is used? etc.) D. **Economy** (Is the economy developed or developing? What type of currency do they use? What problems do they face? Major Imports/Exports? etc.) E. **Education** (Are most people educated? What ages do kids go to school? What is the literacy rate? etc.) F. **Country & Development Data** (Area per square mile. Infant mortality rate. etc.) *** Don't use information you already used in a previous section***

You need to have **at least** three notes per topic. Do not simply copy and paste (THAT'S PLAGIARISM!). You must put information in your own words.

3. Create your Powerpoint Presentation. Your presentation must incorporate the following criteria:
 * All six parts (Letters A - F) of your research.
 * Each part of the research has its own slide with at least 3 notes on the slide.
 * A title slide at the beginning (Includes your name, date, block, and a title for your PowerPoint Presentation).
 * A reference slide at the end (For both your information and images). Culturegrams will provide the references for you.
 * A picture for each slide (Using either Culture Grams, SIRS Pics 4 Learning, or Clip Art).
 * Animations, slide transitions, sound effects ([|Soundzabound]), slide design, etc.
 * [|PowerPoint Tutorial] - Use this link for a guide into the animations, slide transitions, etc.

4. Review your work and check for spelling and grammatical mistakes. Save your powerpoint presentation as your last name followed by your country's name (i.e. WarnerIran). Submit the saved file to the public folder under the name "Warner". Please note that I will not be able to grade your work if you do not complete this step.

Extension: If you finish early, go back to Culture Grams and research other countries from different areas of the world. Add an additional slide to your PowerPoint Presentation. This slide will be a table comparing the country you already researched (i.e., Afghanistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, China, etc.) with other countries of your choosing. I would recommend you include the U.S.A. because you live there and it will allow you to have a good reference point for understanding other places.

Your table should look something like this:


 * ~  ||= ===Yemen=== ||= ===U.S.A.=== ||= ===Singapore=== ||= ===Greece=== ||
 * < ===Location=== ||= Middle East (Asia) ||= North America ||= Asia (Island) ||= Europe (Mediterranean Sea) ||
 * < ===Infant Mortality Rate=== ||= 55 per 1,000 births ||= 6 per 1,000 births ||= 2 per 1,000 births ||= 5 per 1,000 births ||
 * < ===GDP Per Capita=== ||= $2,700 ||= $47,200 ||= $62,100 ||= $29,600 ||
 * < ===Life Expectancy=== ||= 62 (male); 66 (female) ||= 76 (male); 81 (female) ||= 80 (male); 85 (female) ||= 77 (male); 83 (female) ||
 * < ===Literacy Rate=== ||= 71% (male); 30% (female) ||= 99% (male); 99% (female) ||= 97% (male); 89% (female) ||= 98% (male); 94% (female) ||

Additionally, search other parts of CultureGrams for items to include in your PowerPoint Presentation (i.e., Recipes, Famous People, Currency Converter, etc.). These would need to be additional slides.

 Evaluation: You will be evaluated based on two categories, content (the research) and presentation (your powerpoint). See your grading rubric for more details.

Sample Powerpoint: 