Modern+World+Culminating+Project

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• Click the link below to access the Modern World presentations.

• Click the blue "open in drive" button in the right hand corner to access individual presentations.

[|Modern World Google Presentations by Country]


 * In order to get a sense of the modern world in the limited amount of time that we have left, we are going to spend our last several classes completing a project about the recent history of eight nations located in Africa, Asia or the Middle East. You will work with a partner to complete the three tasks below and present your findings to the class on June 17 or June 18. Details regarding the procedures we will follow and rubrics for the assignment appear in the PDF below: **



__ Additional Directions __

1. All materials for your timeline and paragraphs must be printed out and in class on the date of your presentation. Please do not come in and ask if you can print out your materials before class. We will need the entire period to get through the presentations and cannot spare the time to get people "up and running".

For each of your two "ISM" paragraphs, make a copy of the template below in google docs and then edit it to reflect your name, country and ism. Use the background text feature to highlight the number you are assigning to the ISM. [|ISM Ranking Template]

__ Research __

In terms of completing the research necessary for you to complete your timelines, "ISM" and "Country of the Year" paragraphs, I suggest using the sources listed below. All are credible and comprehensive sources that should provide you with a wide-variety of angles from which to explore the past 50 years in your assigned country. __**Wikipedia is not a credible source and may not be used in the project.**__

1. ABC Clio Data Base - password and username are "sharonstudent". Begin by typing the name of your country into the search bar. [|ABC Clio Modern World History Data Base]

2. New York Times Google New York Times update and the name of your country. This should get you a number of hits. The New York Times keeps updated pages on developments in countries around the world. Usually they are quite well done and also provide good historical context.

3. BBC Google BBC and the name of your country. Since many of the areas you are researching have a colonial legacy that is tied to England, BBC is a good source to explore for your country.

4. Gale World History in Context is a database that contains articles from a variety of reliable sources. Begin by typing the name of your country into the search bar. It is similar to ABC Clio but has information from a wider variety of sources. [|Gale World History in Context] If you have trouble accessing this database, try this link through the school library and choose Gale through the glogster picture that you will find when you scrolldown. [|Sharon HS Library]

5. Your textbook is also a good reliable place to gather information. It does not go all the way to the present day but it does contain information that is current to 2009.

Note: Students who are researching China will have to do a bit more to narrow their searches, since China has a very long and rich history. Try "modern China" or "Communist China" or "China after 1945" to narrow your search.

Rohan and Edwin - Iran 4 Will and Rachel - North Korea 6 Sam and Elllen - Syria 1 Peter and Fiona - Algeria 7 Sasha and Aruni - Iraq 2 Maureen and Zach - Kenya 3 Andrius, Irene and Isaac - China 5 Keshav and Emily - Afghanistan 8