What Makes Your Country Similar To Other Latin American Country

Country Presentation

Your presentation must last about 15 minutes. It must be done on Microsoft PowerPoint. It must cover the following information about your country:

1. Geography (2-3 Slides)
Land & Water
Climate & Vegetation
Natural Resources
2. History (4 Slides)
Pre-Colonial & Colonial
Independence
20th Century
21st Century Issues/ Current News
3. Country Information (1-2 Slide)
a. Economic Systems
b. Political Systems
c. Basic Statistics
4. Culture (4 slides)
Population Demographics (Migration)
Customs & Traditions
Food, Music, Language, etc.
Five famous people from your country
5. Interesting Facts (1 Slide)
a. Examples of Cultural Change
b. Examples of Human-Environment interaction
6. Answer the following
What makes your country different from other Latin American countries?
7. Sources (at least 3) (1 Slide)
1 encyclopedia
1 reliable internet source
(http://www.unicef.org/statistics/index_countrystats.html)
http://www.prb.org//?Section=PRB_Country_Profiles&Template=/customsource/countryprofile/countryprofile.cfm
1 current newspaper

You will be graded using the evaluation rubric attached. Please be sure to make your presentation educational AND attractive. Use attractive color schemes; include photographs, videos, etc. Be prepared to answer questions about your country. Good Luck! Being a teacher is a lot of hard work!
Country Presentation

Presentations will be graded according to the following rubric:

Awesome/Excellent (5)
Above Average (4)
Average (3)
Below Average (2)
Content
The presentation is highly informative. Students emphasize important information about the topic and include many fascinating details. The students present the information creatively.
The presentation is informative. Students include pertinent information about the topic and illustrate their points with some interesting details. The students use some creativity to present the
They prepare notes to use while they speak and create an informative presentation.
Students gather information from one or two sources. Instead of preparing notes, they write the report word-for-word as it will be given.
Students use only one reference source to prepare for the presentation. They may be unable to complete their presentation because of lack of preparation.
Organization
The information is very well organized, logically ordered, and easy to follow. Students include interesting information at each stage in the presentation.
Students convey information in a logical order, and the presentation is easy to follow and understand.
Students present the information in a logical order. Generally, the supporting details follow the main points.
The information is not presented logically, and supporting details are missing or misplaced.
Speaking
Students are enthusiastic during the presentation. They enunciate clearly, project well, make eye contact with their audience, and speak in complete sentences.
Students are engaged during the presentation. They enunciate clearly, project well, and speak mostly in complete sentences.
Students present their material clearly and try to maintain eye