Yesterday I briefly explained the "Create a Country" project to the students. Today, we looked a the requirements in a little more depth. This is a "long term" project, and the poster and Economy paper will each be a test grade, so it is very important that your child do the best work possible on each assignment.
We will spend next week working on the project in class, so if time is used well, there should be no homework. I have given due dates of
February 20 for the poster, and February 22 for the Economy paragraph.
I have put the information hand-outs on my web-site. Just go to the LMS website, and look at my "Documents".
You will want to look at the documents added TODAY, February 7, 2013.
I have also attached the information below:
Create A Country
Individual Project
Material Culture Traits:
Houses, furniture, vehicles, food, art, clothing, sports, toys, games, technology, monuments
These items can be represented through drawings.
Non-Material Culture Traits:
Include these items, but add more if you can think of appropriate traits J
Country Population
Religion (monotheistic, polytheistic, mix of Christian and other religions?)
Language
Behavior (greetings)
Dances
Holidays/Celebrations
Customs
Politics
When you describe the politics of your country, be sure to include the type of government in your country. How are leaders in your country determined?
Education is also a country’s culture trait, so you will need to describe the educational system in your country. When are students required to enter school (at what age), how long must they attend school (to what age) what types of education are offered: vocational, college prep, other? What percentage of students graduate from High School? What percentage of students go on to college? How many colleges are in your country?
Economic System:
Look on pages 56-57 in your Social Studies book and in your “Intro to Economics” booklet for information on economic systems. You need to choose one system and write about the system as it applies to your country. You will need to include the levels of economic activity; primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary industries need to be included.
You will need to identify imports (what is being imported, and from where) and exports (what does your country export? What country buys your products?)
Economic Systems include: Free Enterprise, Market, Command, Tradition-based, Mixed, and One-crop economies.
Your economic system will help determine if your country is an Industrialized country or a Third World country.
When you establish your GDP/GNP make it realistic. It should be based on your country’s industries, imports, and exports.
****You will produce a written explanation your country’s economic system.***
Telephone Lines/Technology:
Think of this in terms of the number of televisions, computers, and/or telephones people in your country have in their homes. You can also tell whether or not your country has cell phone service.
Report this information as a percentage. For example: “Eighty percent of the people in Marshmallow Land have at least one computer and one television in their home. One hundred percent of the people over the age of 10 have a cell phone.”
The following pieces of your Country poster MUST be typed:
Fast Facts – 15 facts about your country; this is a good way to report your Non-Material Culture Traits
Economic System – individual report
Non-Material Cultural Traits
Have fun, be creative, but remember to be “school appropriate”. J
Name:______________________________________________________________
Create-A- Country
Planning Page
My Create-A-Country Poster includes the following items:
____ A map of the country- including physical features/homes/industries/schools/etc
____ A map Key in the lower left hand corner of poster.
_____A compass rose in the lower right hand corner of the poster
_____Material Culture Traits: these can be represented through drawings and/or listed in
your “15 Fast Facts”. Check page 1 for ideas of Material Culture Traits.
_____ Non-Material Culture Traits: These can be listed in your 15 Fast Facts, check
page 1 for ideas of Non-Material Culture Traits. You need at least 8 of the
ideas, examples are listed on page 1, but you are free to develop your own ideas J
_____ Economic System: this can be part of your 15 Fast Facts, but each group member
will need to write an individual report about the economic system, too. Obviously,
the system should be the same for all group members, but each of you needs to
submit your own paper explaining you country’s economic system.
_____ “15 Fast Facts” 15 facts about your country; these can be listed as single sentence
statements of fact or bullet points.
Example: The population of Cheeseland is 5.2 million people.
Twenty-eight percent of the population is under the age of 20.
The GDP of Cheeseland is $25,000 per capita.
This would qualify as three “Fast Facts” J
These 15 Fast Facts need to be typed and attached to your poster in the
upper right hand corner.
_____ Technology information: telephones/telephone lines/televisions/computers
This can be part of your 15 Fast Facts J
_____ The poster is neat, colorful, and all spelling is correct!! J
Create-A-Country
Paragraph Planning Page
You are required to write a paper describing your country’s economic system. As you are writing your paper, be sure to include these points:
_____ Name and briefly describe the economic system (market economy/command
economy/tradition/etc.) (10 points)
_____ What is your Primary Industry? Why?________________________
What type of work is done at this level?______________________________
What percentage of the country’s population works at this level?______________
(15 points)
_____ What is your Secondary Industry? ______________________________
What type of work is done at this level? Why?____________________________
What percentage of the population works at this level? _____________________
(15 points)
_____ What is your Tertiary Industry?________________________________
What type of work is done at this level? Why?___________________________
What percentage of the population works at this level? _____________________
(15 points)
____ What is your Quaternary Industry?_______________________________
What type of work is done at this level? Why?___________________________
What percentage of the population works at this level?_____________________
(15 points)
_____ What does your country export?__________________________
Why?_____________________________________________
(5 points)
_____ What does your country import? ________________________
Why?_____________________________________________
(5 points)
Create a Country Grade Sheet
Name:___________________
1. Name/Greeting ____/5pts
2. Material Culture Traits____/12pts
Food Housing + 4 more:
3. Non-Material Traits_____/12pts
Religion Language +4 more:
4. Economic System_____/8pts
System:
5. 15 Fast Facts Chart______/30pts
Country name, GDP, population, per capita GDP, literacy rate, life expectancy, telephone lines, area in square miles, etc.
6. Flag____/8pts
7. Motto____/5pts
8. Map____/10pts
Title, key, compass rose, color, extras
9. Quality of Work: Excellent Very Good Good Average Poor
10. Presentation______/10pts
Greeting, material, non-material culture traits, fast facts, flag, motto, map
Spoken in a clear, strong voice so everyone could hear
Total Points Earned:
Total Points Possible: 100
Grade:
Comments:
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Name:_______________________
Hour:________ Date:__________
Create A Country
Economics System Scoring Rubric
Type of Economic System described:_____________/10
Primary Industry: ____________/10
Percent of population:______/5
Secondary Industry:_________/10
Percent of population:______/5
Tertiary Industry: ____________/10
Percent of population:______/5
Quaternary Industry: _________/10
Percent of population:_______/5
Imports: ___________/5
Exports: _____________/5
Total:____________/80
Letter Grade:__________
Percent:______________
