Country PowerPoint Presentation Rubric
This project will mostly be done in your keyboarding class. If you are behind in keyboarding you will want to do more of this project at home.
This project is DUE: June 5th. Presentations will begin on the 5th.
Your PowerPoint will include the following:
~Title Slide
-This slide will have:
country name
national capital
national flag
national language
~Maps of your country
-A “close up” map of your country
-A WORLD reference map of your country ----
~Government
-Type of government
-Name and picture of the current ruler
-How they choose the ruler in your assigned country
~Economy
-8 Economic Activities common in your country
-Gross National Product AKA Gross Domestic Product (Purchasing Power Parity)
-Per Capita GNP (GDP) AKA Average yearly income per person
-Name of currency + at least two pictures of the currency
-Value of the currency in U.S. Dollars
~Climate and Environment
-Type of climate/ climates are common in your country
-The names of the major rivers, deserts, mountains, and/or lakes.
(You will probably want to look at a physical map to find this)
-Ex.:How much of your country is covered by the rainforest?
~Food
-3 dishes that are common/ from your country
-Provide a picture of at least 2 of your dishes
-EXTRA POINTS: Include the recipes for your local dishes
~Tourism (3 Slides total)
-3 Tourist spot slides. ONE LOCATION PER SLIDE
-Each tourism slide will include:
-At least 1 picture of the tourist spot
-Describe why someone would want to visit there.
~BONUS Bring in a food item from your country to share with the class while you present your country.
CATEGORY | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
Sequencing of Information | Information is organized in a clear, logical way. It is easy to anticipate the type of material that might be on the next slide. | Most information is organized in a clear, logical way. One slide or item of information seems out of place. | Some information is logically sequenced. An occasional slide or item of information seems out of place. | There is no clear plan for the organization of information. |
Content - Accuracy | All content throughout the presentation is accurate. There are no factual errors. All required facts are included. | Most of the content is accurate but there is one piece of information that may be inaccurate. All required facts are included. | The content is generally accurate, but one piece of information is clearly flawed or inaccurate. 1-2 required facts are missing. | Content is typically confusing or contains more than one factual error. 4 or more required facts are missing. |
Use of Graphics | All graphics are attractive (size and colors) and support the theme/content of the presentation. All required pictures are included as well as appropriate extra pictures. | A few graphics are not attractive but all support the theme/content of the presentation. All required pictures are included. | All graphics are attractive but a few do not seem to support the theme/content of the presentation. 1-2 required pictures are missing. | Several graphics are unattractive AND detract from the content of the presentation. 3 or more required pictures are missing. |
Spelling and Grammar | Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors. | Presentation has 1-2 misspellings/ grammatical errors. | Presentation has 3-4 grammatical errors and misspellings. | Presentation has more than 4 grammatical and/or spelling errors. |
Originality | Presentation shows considerable originality and inventiveness. The content and ideas are presented in a unique and interesting way. | Presentation shows some originality and inventiveness. The content and ideas are presented in an interesting way. | Presentation shows an attempt at originality and inventiveness on 1-2 cards. | Presentation is a rehash of other people's ideas and/or graphics and shows very little attempt at original thought. |
NOTE=)
Create your PowerPoint with your audience in mind.
Be Informative!
Be Creative!
You may want to use the research links found on
Mrpros.blogspot.com