State Report and Country Report Due the week of May 19th. Students will have one hour a day to work on this report in class.
Name______________________________________________
Your State or Country_______________________________
Due Date: _________________________________for report
Scheduled Date: ____________________________for speech
You will be creating a short report about the country above.
DO NOT include boring facts about land mass, area, or population
Do include things of interest that are unusual about your country. Traditions, holidays, people, and sports are suggestions. Whatever you learn that makes your state or country special should be included. Would you want to travel there? If so, what would you do once there?
The report should have the following structure
An introduction
At least three paragraphs in the body of the report
A conclusion
Illustrations are optional
YOU ALSO NEED to create a speech about your state or country which is NOT just reading your power point or report to us.
You DO NOT need to bring treats or props of any type.
Just tell us about your country and make us want to go there, or not want to go there.
Country Power Point Presentation
Name________________ Country_________________
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written in the student’s voice—not just copied
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Power Point Layout
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Complete works cited page
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Overall quality of presentation
--Voice
--Eye contact
--Audience interaction
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Creativity
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Additional Comments:
Optional Report due February 26
Optional Report for Make Up Work
This year’s course of study for sixth grade is world history. Greece is one of the countries we have and are studying. If your child missed the Cultural Awareness Event at school and missed their 100 points, they can make it up by doing the following:
5 page report on Greece. Include:
Ø A Map of Greece and its islands.
Ø The History of Greece
§ Important people and their contribution to Greece.
§ Major wars: why the war was fought, who they fought, and the outcomes
§ Time Line of Major Events
Ø Architecture
§ Name the different Styles of Architecture, the time periods they happened, and give examples of each. What brought about the changes in the styles?.
§ What are 3 major architectures still remaining today? Give an example of each.
Ø Art
§ Who were 5 major artists or artisans? What did they create? How was their art influenced?
Ø Culture
§ What was the culture of Greece like?
§ What was the typical clothing like?
§ What was their dance like?
§ What was their food like?
§ What brought people together?
§ What was their daily life like?
