Have you ever
wondered what it would be like to travel the world? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to stand under
the Eiffel Tower or to go on a safari? Have
you ever wondered how children in other countries live and what it would be
like to live their life for even one day? If you have ever wondered about
these things then this is the project for you.
You will have the opportunity to travel to a country through the
Internet, books, and the media. This
exciting trip will begin in September and end in May. When you return from your travels in May you will meet with
all of your other fellow travelers at a large International Festival.
There you will be greeted by your parents, grandparents, and other
people from your community just waiting for you to tell them all about your
trip! It’s time to begin your
journey, BON VOYAGE!!!
International Bazaar is a project that will
require your time and effort in researching a country.
You will need to research several different aspects of an assigned
country. The project requires six
different reports. Four of the
six reports will be 2-3 pages in length.
The flag and map reports will only need to be a half page long. In
addition to the reports you will be required to have a variety of visual
aides. When you are finished with
your country project you will be well prepared to teach it to your class. You
will also be prepared to participate in a school wide festival called
International Bazaar. Do not
throw anything way after its been graded because you will need it for the
bazaar day.
The first step in
International Bazaar is to select a country.
The way this is done is to pick three countries that you would like to
learn more about. Give those
three “picks” to your teacher and she/he will assign one of those
countries to you.
After your country has been assigned to you it would be wise to have a folder
marked “International Bazaar” and your country’s name written on it.
Keep all of your information together in this folder DO NOT THROW
ANY THING AWAY.
You will be assigned one project at a time over the next
several months. Since this is
mostly an “out of school” project you may decide not to wait on the due
dates and work ahead on the project, please feel free to do so. Click
here to get the DUE DATES.
Every teacher in the building assigns different parts of the project at
different times. Some teachers
may assign the flag and flag report first or they may assign the map first.
On the White team I assign note taking for each report first.
Students are given a packet, which outlines each paragraph for every report.
For example, the Land report has six different elements. Each one of those
elements should be one paragraph long in this report. (This packet is include
on this website so that you may print it out at your convenience.)
They are required to take notes directly into this packet.
Note taking begins with the Land Report, followed by the
Economy Report, Culture
Report, Government Report, and finally the Flag and Map
Reports.
After all the notes have been taken, it is time to begin
putting the formal reports together, starting with the Land Report. You may
find that you need additional information as you begin your report. If this
happens you will need to do further research.
When your Land Report is finished, and turned in by the due date, you
will begin the next report. Continue to follow this procedure until all of the
reports are finished. Your Land, Economy, Culture, and Government reports
should all be about 1˝-3 pages long. The
Flag and Map reports should be at least a ˝ page long.
The students will also be doing
required visual aides, which are:
-
A map of your country on
poster board to accompany the above map report
-
A cloth flag to accompany
the above flag report
-
A timeline of the country
on poster board
-
A traditional costume and a
recipe (the costume and prepared food is a requirement which is not due
until the bazaar day)
-
Two other visual aides
which are chosen from a list also included on this website.
-
If your child has some
other idea for a visual aide, that is not included on this list, please
have them see me to get approval for that visual aide.
There are a variety of places that you can obtain
information for your research, these are some suggested resources:
- Atlas
- Encyclopedias
- Almanacs
- School
Library
- Local
Community Library
- Kent
State University Library
- Writing
to your country’s embassy
- People
you know from that country
- The
Internet: the following are links that will help you with your research:
- http://www.lonelyplanet.com/
- http://www.worldskip.com/
- http://www.yahooligans.com/Around_the_World/
- http://guide.pub.findlaw.com/12international/countries/index.html
- http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook
- http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html
- http://www.yahooligans.com/content/ka/almanac/lawright/index.html
- http://geography.about.com/cs/countries/index
- http://www.emulateme.com
- http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/
- http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/101.html
- http://countries.com
- http://www.embassy.org/embassies
Evaluation
The evaluation
process will take place over a period of time.
Each report will have a due date and be graded at that time. (Since due
dates for each year will change, you will need to print the “Due
Date” sheet off of this internet site and bring it to class so the
teacher can personally assign those dates to you.)
The reports will be graded by content and the vast detail of that
content. Each visual aide will be
assigned points that will be added into the presentation grade. The score sheet will be the guideline for
all grading. During the final
“Teaching Presentation” the score sheet will
be used to evaluate the entire project and the students knowledge of their
assigned country.
Please remember that this project cannot be done in one night.
It requires effort on your part to produce a quality project.
We work on it throughout several months of the school year. Some of it will be done in class but most of it is an out
of class research activity!!
You are responsible for acquiring your own information, assembly of
that information, and developing the presentation of your country.
Remember that this is done over a period of several months. DO NOT
THROW ANYTHING AWAY!!! At
the end of the research and work you will be putting a booth together for
bazaar day. The bazaar includes all 6th grade teams.
There will be someone on the other teams displaying your country as
well.
If you have used this Web site to your advantage you should be able to
accomplish the International Bazaar project successfully.
If you have any questions about this project at any time please feel
free to contact me at the school or by e-mail
at aseman@ravenna.portage.k12.oh.us.
Credits and References
Please remember that you will need to list all references
used for your reports and visual aides. This includes all books, music, pictures, text and people you
interviewed for these reports. If
other people have helped you with these reports, such as your parents,
grandparents, or people you know who come from your “assigned country”,
remember to thank them for their help. It
would be nice to send them a thank you note.
