Make-Your-Own World Book Assignment

Global History 10th Grade Assignment

OVERVIEW:

You will be making your own encyclopedia for countries around the world. You will be creating two very complete "Country Papers". You will be focusing on your choice of two of the following countries: CHINA, BRAZIL, GERMANY and SOUTH AFRICA. All of these countries were highlighted in CHAPTER 35 of your text. In this chapter, you read about emerging democracies. As you gather information for each of your country papers relate all of your new-found information back to these concepts: 

1. What role do people play in their country's government?  

2. What role does a government play in people's lives?

3. How has democracy or lack of democracy shaped the nation in question?

REQUIREMENTS:

• You will read, highlight and answer the questions at the end of CHAPTER 35 in your text book
• You will write 2 papers. Select 2 from the following choices: CHINA, BRAZIL, GERMANY and SOUTH AFRICA

Both of your papers will include the following informational sections. (Think of each informational section as a tiny paper. Put each of your informational sections together to make a comprehensive country paper.):

• INTRODUCTION - Please see questions 1, 2 & 3 from above.
• LANDSCAPE - Geography, Climate, Wildlife
• HISTORY - Politics of Yesterday, Politics of Today, Important wars, Leaders
• INDUSTRY- Jobs, Exports, Imports, Trade
• PEOPLE - Religion, Language, Way of life
• ART - Architecture, Music, Fine arts, Theatre, Dance, Literature, Etc.
• CONCLUSION - Please see questions 1, 2 & 3 from above.

Attachments for both of your papers include: 

• TIME LINE - Make a line map of the important dates in this country's history
• MAP - What is the shape and location of this country? Make it colorful!
• WORKS CITED - Please see this website if you've never made one of these before.

All papers must follow these overall guidelines:

• No country papers shorter than 500 words total will be accepted.
• Country papers must be typed and may be submitted via email at MISSMCDEVITT (at) GMAIL (dot) COM. 
• Country papers will not be accepted without all of the required informational sections and attachments.
• All papers must contain a Works Cited page and sources used must be cited within the text. You MUST cite your source (website, book or article) for ANY information you use in your country paper. Country papers without citations will not be accepted. (HOW DO I DO THAT?? Click here.)

MATERIALS:

• Chapter 35 in your World History Book

CHINA

• CIA Fact Book - CHINA
  
• BBC Country Profile - CHINA
  
• NYTimes  - CHINA
  

BRAZIL

• CIA Fact Book - BRAZIL
• BBC Country Profile - BRAZIL
• NYTimes- BRAZIL

GERMANY

• CIA Fact Book - GERMANY
• BBC Country Profile - GERMANY
• NYTimes - GERMANY

SOUTH AFRICA

• CIA Fact Book - SOUTH AFRICA
• BBC Country Profile - SOUTH AFRICA
• NYTimes - SOUTH AFRICA

* Encyclopedias may also be used, but not Wikipedia.

Architecture: Greece, Rome, New York City

9th GRADE GLOBAL HISTORY ASSIGNMENT

Ancient Greece and Rome had incredible influences on architecture in New York City. Neoclassicism in the mid to late 1700's and the Greek Revival movement of the first half of the 1800's, were both inspired by the ancient Greek and Romans. Just like when a current musician samples an old school beat, architects use fundamentals from ancient designs. A lot of the buildings we see everyday in New York City were designed specifically to recall a different time in history. Learn all about these styles of architecture with the following assignment.

DIRECTIONS
First: READ ABOUT GREECE AND ROME - Concentrate on the architecture. (Use your text book, and websites provided below.) Take notes and become an expert. Make sure to pay particular attention to vocabulary words used to describe arches and pillars and other architectural structures, you'll need those for your essay!

Then: Follow the MAP below to all of the NEOCLASSIC and GREEK REVIVAL buildings right here in NYC. Take photos of yourself in front of EACH of the 10 buildings. You might want to bring a friend. This will probably take more than one day of adventuring.

Next: Observe similarities and differences between ancient Greek and Roman architecture and that of the neoclassic and Greek revival styles. Take notes. Complete a Venn Diagram.

Last: Write an essay where you compare and contrast the buildings of ancient Rome and Greece with the buildings in NYC you visited. Be sure to use examples from what you read as well as examples from what you observed. Your essay is to be at least 250 words, typed and double-spaced. When you hand in your essay you must hand in the following items:

• Photos of you at each of the 10 locations
• The VENN DIAGRAM you created
• A rough draft of your essay
• A final copy of your essay
  

* Be sure to spell-check and have edit, points will be deducted for incorrect grammar, punctuation or spelling.

RESOURCES:
ROME
http://www.2020site.org/rome/
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/roman_arch.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/10098/rome.html
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/greecerome/Romearch1.html

GREECE AND ROME

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/greecerome/index.html

GREECE

http://library.thinkquest.org/10098/greek.htm
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/greek_arch.html
http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/org/orion/eng/hst/greek.html
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/greecerome/Greecearch1.html

MAP
MAP NEOCLASSIC/GREEK REVIVAL NYC