National State and Local Government Grade 10
You will be responsible for:
Conducting research on your assigned topic. Class time will be
given to conduct research however; you should expect to spend time on your own
researching your topic. All research will be collected.
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Putting together a 20 minute Presentation explaining you findings to the
class.
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Completing all assigned questions for your topic.
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Completing research worksheets.
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Topic #1
NORTH KOREA, IRAN, OR
INDIA and PAKISTANTopic #2
WORLD TRADE CENTER - 9/11(USA), USS COLE (Yemen)
OR KENYA and TANZANIATopic #3
CHINA, CUBA OR ZIMBABWE
Topic #4
ISRAEL, ETHIOPIA and SUDAN,
MEXICO OR JORDANTopic #5
PAKISTAN, IRAQ, OR AFGHANISTAN
BOOKS - ONLINE REFERENCES -
PERIODICALS & NEWSPAPERS - INTERNET SITES
You will need 4 sources minimum per person.
One must be online references, one a periodical and the other from the reference list. | |
One must be internet sources of your choosing. | |
One must be print sources other than your textbook. |
200 RELIGION |
297.7 Religion/ Islam |
300 SOCIAL SCIENCE | 303.6 -
Sociology /Social processes 327 –Political Science/ International relations 327.73 Political Science /Foreign Policy 341.23 – Law/ International law 355.2 - Public administration/ Military science 358 - Public administration/ Specialized forces & services 363.32 - Social problems & services /Social problems & services 364.15 – Social problems & services /Criminology |
900
GEOGRAPHY AND |
909.82 -
World history/ 1900-200? 951.9 -General history of Asia /China & adjacent areas 951.904 -General history of Asia/ China & adjacent areas 953 - General history of Asia/ Arabian Peninsula & adjacent areas 955 -General history of Asia/ Iran 956.704 - General history of Asia/ Middle East (Near East) 973.931 - General history of North America/ United States |
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Use the internet checklist to make sure you are using a reliable source.
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U.S. Agency for International Development
U.S. Department of StateDiplomacy and the Global Coalition Against Terrorism
Firstgov.gov: The U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal
Government Accountability Office: Terrorism
NTI: Nuclear Threat Initiative
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Use the Research Worksheet. | |
Apply the
gathered information to the assigned project. See details in Task
Definition above. |
You and your partner will be responsible for:
1. A 20 minute presentation on your assigned topic. Each person in the group must contribute to the group's presentation.
2. A visual aide to compliment your group's presentation. This could be (but is not limited to):
A video or |
A PowerPoint presentation |
3. Presentation Guidelines:
Presentations must contain the following:
Background info on the country/region/issue. | |
What is the background associated with this issue? | |
How is the United States responding to this issue/country? | |
How is the international community responding to the issue/country? | |
Evaluate the
effectiveness of the US and International response. |
4. As a member of the group (when not presenting) you will respond each night with a BCR of one paragraph on the following topic:
How is the is US dealing with one of the issues presented? Evaluate
the effectiveness
of US policy in this matter and use details and examples to
support your answer. |
How will I credit my sources?
Information found matches information needed? | |
Work is handed in on time. |
Grades:
You will be
assessed on following aspects of this project.
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