Tuesday, February 1, 2011

The post on the project

Hi gang,

Here are the details for the Central and Southern Africa exploration project:


-20 countries
-20 presentations

-Groups (or individuals) will give overview of country – culture (foods, tribes, languages, literature, music), brief history, colonial influence/effects of colonialism, politics, the economy (resources, sectors of economic activity), national landscape, current events. Essentially, you will be the master of your learning. You can learn what you want about your country. Any topic that you think is relevant/significant/meaningful
-Play at least 1 video that will assist the audience with understanding your country (if you create an iMovie about your country you will not need an additional video)
-5-7 minute presentation

-To begin on Wednesday February 9!!!!!

-Remember to save your work; send it to your email account or save it on a USB…

-You MUST include bibliography as part of work – use easybib.com if you do not know how to properly cite!!!

Here are the country/individual match-ups:

Cameroon - Leticia
Central African Republic - Sang Hun
The Republic of the Congo - Patrick
The Democratic Republic of Congo - Lori and Khadidiatou
Gabon - Yonas
Sao Tome and Principe - Norkor
Equatorial Guinea - Ryan
Angola - Carine
Botswana - Michael
Comoros - Steffon
Mauritius - Senja
Madagascar - Amy
Malawi - Alimou
Mozambique - Richard
Namibia - Samantha
South Africa - Clara and Nikki
Swaziland - Valentin and Marco
Zambia - Yana
Zimbabwe - Elizabeth
Lesotho - Birassi

There is no switching! Have fun exploring! Get creative! Find out what you want to learn about these countries. This project will be as dynamic as YOU make it!