Max's+LEDP

Class: World Studies Grade Level: 10th Time: 2 weeks Learning Principles:  This project contains the achievement principle, as students must finish each level before advancing. Practice principle is in effect as students are given the opportunity to retake tests and practice their presentations before officially giving them. The nature of social studies and doing a Nations project plays into the semiotic principle, as students are needed to understand the complexities of national interactions as well as understanding the words, actions, and symbols of the represented culture. This project relies heavily on the multiple routes principle, as students are given different avenues to complete levels. Cultural Models are in play, as this project focuses primarily on the cultures of different nations, and the 4th level requires the student to take a inside perspective on the culture itself. Lastly this project uses the insider principle, with students acting as producers rather than absorbers of knowledge.

Text: High School World History: 2011 Survey Student Edition Grade 9/10

CCSS: HS.16. Analyze the interconnectedness of physical and human regional systems (e.g., a river valley and culture, water rights/use in regions, choice/impact of settlement locations) and their interconnectedness to global communities.

Lesson:


 * It’s getting near the end of the term and we’ve studied everything in our textbook. This project is an opportunity for you all to choose your favorite cultures from the term. Along the way there will be opportunities for extra credit and credit recovery from earlier in the term. If you fail to complete this project, you will fail this class. Read the instructions carefully before choosing your nation. Once you’ve begun, there is no turning back. Good Luck! **

**__World Studies: Term Project (275 points) __** *After each level your instructor must clear you to advance.

Level 1: (All) 25 points
 * 1) A. Pick a Nation (Choose wisely)
 * 2) B. Before reading, write a reflection on what you remember from when we studied the nation as a class.
 * 3) C. Read Chapter
 * 4) D. Find two outside sources.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">E. Create graphic organizer of national resources and industries.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Level 2: (pick one) 25 points <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Extra Credit: Complete another. 10 points
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A. Graphic Organizer
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">B. Cornell Notes
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">C. Frayer Model

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Level 3: 50 points <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Take your chapter’s Test. If you score higher than your original score from this term the new score will replace the lower score in the grade-book. For extra credit (15 points), turn in your test corrections along with a reflection about your test performance.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Level 4: (Create one) 50 points <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Extra credit: Present to class. 25 points
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A. Fictional Narrative
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">B. Artwork
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">C. Song

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Level 5: (Pick one) 75 points <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Extra Credit: Live rehearsal with instructor and peer feedback. 25 points
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A. Poster Presentation
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">B. Power Point Presentation

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Level 6. 50 points <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Write an 800-word reflection essay that covers: Summary of what you’ve done, what you learned, what you’d do differently, and advice for the next class that does this project.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Deadlines: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Miss a deadline; miss the points. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5/26 Levels 1-3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5/29 Level 4 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6/3 Level 5 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6/8 Level 6 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">