Marking Period 1: WORLD Presentation List

Marking Period 1: WORLD Presentation List

Chapter 16 / 9/21/2009 / Talk Show: Changing Europe’s Worldview
This activity will require students to work in pairs. Using the list choose two names. Research those two names and compile a list of interview questions for a talk show. These questions/answers should allow each “guest” to divulge important information about himself/herself to the audience (class). Questions should cover accomplishments, ideas, their impact on society, etc.
Students will take turns interviewing during the activity. One will be the famous historical figure and the other the interviewer during the first segment and reverse roles for the second segment.
Students should write out a script to help in presentation.
List of Guests for Interviews/Talk Show
Scientific Revolution
Roger Bacon
Nicolaus Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Andreas Vesalius
William Harvey
René Descartes
Francis Bacon
Robert Boyle
Explorers
Prince Henry
Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Ferdinand Magellan
Ponce de Léon
Conquistadors
Hernán Cortés
Francisco Pizarro
Monarchs
Charles V
Philip II
Queen Isabella
Chapter 17 / 10/1/2009 / The Way of the Shogun
Become Japanese “rebels” in this activity. Fed up with the loss of rights and the isolationism that occurred under the Tokugawa Shoguns, “rebels” are going to look to the newly independent United States in the late 1700s for guidance.
Prepare a list of grievances against the shoguns on a PowerPoint slide. Use the Declaration of Independence as a guide in writing the grievances. Also prepare a Bill of Rights for Japanese citizens. Use the first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution as a guide for this part of the assignment.
Present your research based on the following ideas:
Religious restrictions
Trade restrictions
Discriminatory taxation
Discriminatory land distribution
Travel restrictions
Class discrimination (social)
Sex discrimination
Chapter 18 / 10/13/2009 / Training Seminar: How to Run an Empire
Group will cover and train on aspects of “How to Run an Empire.” Groups will research three Asian empires and create a presentation that describes the accomplishments and organization of each empire on their topic.
Research the following Asian empires:
• The Ottoman Empire
• The Safavid Empire
• The Mughal Empire
Cover the following in the training seminar:
• How to gain power and keep it
• How to set up and run an effective government
• How to organize and maintain control over the army
• How to blend religious and political loyalties
• How to use power and wealth to support the arts
Chapter 19 / 10/22/2009 / Historian’s Conference on European Expansion
Examine the most powerful nations in Europe during the 1500s and 1600s. Look at the factors that strengthened or ultimately weakened these countries or empires.
Research the countries on the following topics:
• Government/Rulers
• Economy/Trade
• Colonization/Expansion
• Religion
• Internal/External Problems
Present your comparison in round table format
Chapter 20 / 11/2/2009 / Enlightenment Leaders Hall of Fame
Rank the following list of leaders and prepare a list of inductees into the Enlightenment Hall of Fame. Present your list which should include both biographical data, and their historical significance. Students should present the list of any fifteen (15) and the class will vote in the inaugural class of HOF members.
List of Names for Enlightenment Leaders Hall of Fame
Charles I
Oliver Cromwell
Charles II
James II
William III
Mary II
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
George II
Sir Robert Walpole
John Cabot
Sir Francis Drake
Henry Hudson
King Philip II
Queen Elizabeth I
Denis Diderot
Baron de Montesquieu
Voltaire
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Mary Wollstonecraft
King George III
Lord North
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Ben Franklin

Presentation Instructions

1.  You are required to complete a 15-20 minute presentation fully answering the question asked.

2.  Use of PowerPoint is suggested, however not required. The requirements that must be met follow the rubric provided.

3.  You must prepare and email a copy of a works cited page to receive credit for the presentation. Please use MLA format to complete your Works Cited page.

4.  The Works Cited page must include references from at least three (3) different sources. Your textbook and Wikipedia do not count for sources. Three pages of the same source also do not count.

5.  Please only use legitimate sources for your research. In general terms, legitimate sources either have a publication/copyright date, or an author’s name.

6.  Since you are working within a group, clearly explain the different parts of the presentation that each member is responsible for on the rubric. Each member of the presentation must email a separate Works Cited page to me.

7.  You must hand in a completed copy of the rubric before your presentation, if you do not have a completed copy you cannot present.

Presentation

Name: Class:

Topic: Due Date:

Rubric:

Criteria

/ Points
1 / 2 / 3 / 4
Task / Lacks an understanding of the task. / Fails to address all aspects of the task. / Addresses all aspects of the task in a limited manner. / Addresses all aspects of the task in a detailed and complete manner. / _____
Content/Accuracy / Many mistakes made. Does not show an adequate knowledge of the topic. / Some, but not many, mistakes made. Good knowledge shown. / Few, if any, mistakes and are minor in nature. Very good knowledge of the topic shown. / No mistakes, scholarly and accurate. Excellent knowledge of the topic shown. / _____
Support / Includes few facts, examples, and details, and may include information that contains inaccuracies. / Includes some facts, examples, and details. / Includes relevant facts, examples, and details, but may not support all answers evenly. / Richly supports the answer with relevant and historical facts, examples and details. / _____
Organization / Poorly organized, lacking focus. / Satisfactorily developed speech, demonstrating a general plan of organization. / Well-developed speech, demonstrating a logical and clear plan of organization most of the time. / Well-developed speech, consistently demonstrating a logical and clear plan of organization / _____

Eye Contact

/ No eye contact with audience. / Displayed minimal eye contact with audience / Consistent use of direct eye contact with audience /

Holds attention of entire audience with the use of direct eye contact.

/ _____

Use of Visuals

/ Poor, distracts audience and is hard to read / Adds nothing to presentation / Thoughts articulated clearly but not engaging /

Visual aid enhances presentation, all thoughts articulated and keeps interest

/ _____

Elocution

/ Student mumbles, incorrectly pronounces terms, and speaks too quietly for students in the back of class to hear. / Student’s voice is low. Student incorrectly pronounces terms. Audience members have difficulty hearing presentation. / Student’s voice is clear. Student pronounces most words correctly. Most audience members can hear presentation. /

Student uses a clear voice and correct, precise pronunciation of terms so that all audience members can hear presentation.

/ _____
Total --- → / _____