5 February - 11 February
Section outline
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Introductions Activity Part I
Answer the questions below:
If you had a free ticket to take a trip anywhere in the world, where would you go?
(Use political world map if needed).
List your top 3 choices and and at least one reason why you chose each one:
Country or City Reason
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Now choose 3 places you would NOT want to visit and reasons why:
Country or City Reason
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Please tell me about your family. For example, do you have siblings? (If so, tell me their names and ages). Do you live with one or two parents, blended family, etc.
What is your ancestry? You may or may not know, but do your best to describe where your ancestors came from, and if possible, approximately when they arrived in the New Zealand.
What after school activities, or hobbies do you enjoy doing in your free time?
Even if you don’t know for sure, what are your plans after high school?
What career do you see yourself having in the future?
Name one global issue that most concerns you and what you think we should do about it.PART II
After everyone has completed the form, Ms Carter will ask you to reintroduce yourselves to the other people in your group:
Shake their hand, look them in the eye and tell them your name. Write their names down:
After introductions, you will get to know one another. Starting with the person on the left, take 2 min to ask the person on your right some questions to learn more about them. You can use the questions above as a guideline or just get to know one another. BOTH group members should write a few brief notes in the spaces above.
Be ready to turn in this form and introduce each other tomorrow!
Introductions Activity Part II
Your task is to choose a country that at least one of you listed as one of the last places you would want to visit, and convince the class to travel there. You will give a 1-2 minute presentation to the class using a Google Slides presentation for visuals. The presentation that earns the most votes (ie: their classmates would choose to visit their country) will earn extra credit. You cannot vote for your own country.
Procedure:
Compare your lists of countries that you ranked last.
Choose one and get approval from Ms Carter (I may make your choice for you)
Begin researching your country and look for things that might interest people, including beautiful photographs, interesting facts/history, and famous landmarks or people. Today your task is to JUST LEARN!
Be creative! Brainstorm as many possible reasons someone may want to visit this country and choose the best ones!
Create a slideshow that supports your argument that the class should visit this country!
Requirements:
Presentation must last 1-2 minutes
Slideshow must contain:
A world map highlighting the location of the country
Photos of the country
Minimal text that lists the country name, basic facts, etc.
Sources of information (websites)
Share your slideshow with me through Google Classroom assignment.
Resources:
Use any resources you would like but the following should be very helpful:
The story of Matt and the dancing videos: http://nyti.ms/1tw4jUo
Wanderlust Magazine http://www.wanderlust.co.uk/
National Geographic http://on.natgeo.com/1rMK70C
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/country-pictures/
Panoramio Google Maps http://bit.ly/1oDikIa
Lonely Planet http://www.lonelyplanet.com/
Trekearth http://www.trekearth.com/
360 Cities http://www.360cities.net/
Country Reports http://bit.ly/1no2yjV
Science for Kids - Fun Facts About Countries http://bit.ly/1w6x743
Wikipedia List of Sovereign States http://bit.ly/1gPrbX2
CIA World Factbook http://1.usa.gov/1ju9ux8
Use resources in Google Classroom to support your country study.