GEOGRAPHY FAIR SCHEDULE 2008
FRIDA, DECEMBER 5TH
JUDGING BEGINS AT 12:00- CLEAN UP BEGINS AT 2:20
1-4th HOURS (8:00- 11:12): ALL STUDENTS INCLUDING SOPHMORES WILL BE IN THEIR NORMAL CLASSES
5TH HOUR (11:16- 12:01): ALL STUDCENTS WILL BE IN THEIR CLASSES EXCEPT FOR SOPHMORES- THEY WILL BE IN THE CAFETERIA SETTING UP THEIR COUNTRY DISPLAYS!
6TH/7TH HOURS (12:01- 1:02): FRESHMAN, JUNIORS, AND SENIORS WILL HAVE OPEN LUNCH! SOPHMORES WILL BE IN THE CAFETERIA WITH THEIR PROJECTS READY FOR THE JUDGING TO BEGIN! BAND STUDENTS, OTHER THAN SOPHMORES, WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND BAND. TEACHERS WILL NOT HAVE A HOMEROOM, SO PLAESE USE THIS TIME TO HELP JUDGE THE PROJECTS.
8TH/9TH HOURS (1:06- 2:40): ALL STUDENTS EXCEPT FOR SOPHMOERS WILL BE IN THEIR CLASSES. TEACHERS ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO BRING THEIR CLASSES DOWN TO SEE THE GEOGRAPHY FAIR AT THIS TIME. (REMEMBER WE WILL START CLEAN UP AT 2:20 SO PLEASE BRING YOUR STUDENTS BACK TO CLASS AT THAT TIME)
November 19th: First Due Day
Research Paper:
DUE NOVEMBER 19
*minimum of 6 pages in length
*must be typed and double spaced
*must have a cover page(name of country, name of students, hour)
*must have internal documentation( this will be taught in the sophomore english classes throughout the semester)
*must have a works cited page (set up will be taught in sophomore english)
*minimum of 8 sources are required-at least 3 non internet sources!
*the following topics must be covered within the paper...
*Geography
-What is the climate of your country? How does this climate affect the people, culture, economy...?
-Are there any major geographical features?(mountains, lakes, deserts, rivers,...) Do these features have any effect on the people, culture, economy...?
-Is you country broken into previnces, states, districts?
-What is the location of your country? Boardering countries?
*Government
-What type of government runs your country? Socialist? Monarchy? Communist? Democracy? Constitutional Monarchy? How does this compare to that of the United States? What are the similarities and differences?
-What are the current leaders?
-How does you government operate? Are there different branches? Are there checks and balances? What does each part of the government do?
*Economy
-What do the people of you country do for a living?
- What are the major industries and businesses?
-What are the natural resources in your country?
-What do they import? What do they export?
-What crops are being grown?
-Who are their major trading partners?
*Culture
-Any special traditions or customs?
-Major religions? Religious holidays or celebration?
-Special foods?
-National past times? Favortie sports?
-What is life like for a student your age in this country?
-Where do people live? What is life like in the cities? towns? farms?
Do not plagiarize this paper! If you do it will result in a zero for the project! Remember you must use your own words and give credit for other people's research within the internal documentation. I will be asking you questions during the oral presentations from you research paper. It goes without saying that if you do not know the information that it is in yor own research paper it will dramatically affect your grade!
Oral Presentation:
DUE NOVEMBER 19TH
*Teach the class about what you have learned regarding your country(topics covered in the research paper)
*Each presentation should be around 15 minutes long
*DO NOT READ TO ME!!!!!
*Part of your grade will be your creativity during the presentation. You are open to present the material in anyway you want. Overhead prejectors, dvd clips, audio tapes and cd's notes on the white board, handouts, puppet shows, dances, skits, plays, show me something different for the A!
*No power points! That will be the second semester project.
*Both partners must present and answer questions during the presentation.
*The largest factor in your grade is that you know the content and can convey that information to the rest of the class.
*Maps, flags, food, posters, display boards are not due until the actual fair and will not be grades until that time but many students over the years have used these props during their oral presentations!
Students in the class will be required to pay attention to the presentations and take notes because they will be taking a fifty point open note quiz after all of the presentations are over.
The grade for the oral/written report will be 100 points-the same as a regular test.
All written reports are due on monday, November 19th.
The oral presentations wil begin on Monday, November 19th and continue until every presentation is completed.
We will listen to at least two oral presentations per day.
You will know at least 2 days in advance when you are due to present.
Open Note Quiz:
*Taken in class after all the presentations are complete
*Students will be able to use any handouts or information they wrote down in their notes during the presentations on this quiz
*Quiz will be worth approximatley 50 points and will cover all the countries covered in that perticular class (about four/five questions per country)
*Students must pay attnetion and get any notes they missed to do well on this quiz- no xeroxed copies will be allowed- all notes must be in the students own handwritting.
Map/Flag Project:
*The flags should be something that you have made. I have seen them made out of material, painted, colored, sewn, on wood...not bought from a store or just run off by the computer!(although those can be used for your overall display, just not part of this grade)
*You should know the significance or story behind your countries flag. For example our thirteen red and white stripes represent the original thirteen colonies and the fifty stars represent the fifty states...
*The map should include the following items
-A legend or key that shows what the symbols, lines, colors... stand for
- Accurate lattitude/longitude lines (at least three of each)
- An accurate scale
- Major geographical features, rivers, deserts, lakes, mountains...
- Major cities
- Natural resources that are found within your country
- If you choose, you may include elevation or population on your map as well.
*The map should be colorufl, accurate, creative, and easy to read
*All you have to do is look around my room to see past maps and the time and effort put into those maps for the "A"
GEOGRAPHY FAIR 2008
1STHOUR:
1) ALLIE NORTON / RACHEL NOLAN AUSTRALIA
2) JESSE HEATON / RYAN SCHMIDT BANGLADESH
3) DAYNA SCHLENKER / KATHLEEN BECKER GREECE
4) ALEX OSTENBUHR / GRANT NUSSBAUM JAMAICA
5) ALEX BECK / NICK CHRISTIANSEN NEPAL
6) TIM COONAN NETHERLANDS
7) IAN TAFLAN ROMANIA
8) MATTHEW FEENY / DANTE NOVARIO MADAGASCAR
9) LAUREN CASSIDY / KATIE WHALEN BELGIUM
10) SAM ELEDGE / SEAN GIBBENS CHILE
11) ERIN BERRY / STEPHANIE YELTON IRAQ
12) COLIN MATTOON CANADA
13) CONNOR HIGHLAND PHILIPPINES
14) JIN SHIN / KELLY BAKER SOUTH KOREA
15) KEVIN ALTHOFF ETHIOPIA
16) LEO ALVARADO HONDURAS
17) NICK ZAPPA VENEZUELA
2ND HOUR
1) MARY MARDIS / KAYLA SCHOLL VIETNAM
2) MOLLIE KNUTSON / SARAH RAVE NORWAY
3) CASSIDY BRADY / MACKENZIE HENSON ARGENTINA
4) BRAD CONNOR / KEVIN KNIERY FRANCE
5) ALLIE KUNZ TAIWAN
6) ROBBIE MCNEIL / CHRIS ROSSI SWITZERLAND
7) NICK JORDAN / HAYDEN HOERDEMANN RUSSIA
8) ALEX MILLER POLAND
9) CHRIS EAKLE / KALI LEWIS PUERTO RICO
10) COLTON ANDERSON / SHAYNE MATHIS SWEDEN
11) MATT KLEPEC / RT SHEPARD AFGHANISTAN
12) KYLE PENN SAUDI ARABIA
13) THOMAS BARNES GERMANY
3RD HOUR:
1) CARLY ZITKUS / ALLIE WELLMAN ENGLAND
2) ANDY NOVAK / ADAM BELL CUBA
3) DRAKE GRIFFIN / KEVIN ROLLINS BOLIVIA
4) ALLIE MEANS JAPAN
5) ELLEN WALTERS / LINDSAY STOPA HUNGARY
6) KALEIGH KIRKPATRICK / AUGUST MOEWS COSTA RICA
7) ALLIE LOCKENVITZ / COLLEEN BESLER PAKISTAN
8) FRANKIE FLANNELLY / PATRICK BARNES MOROCCO
9) KAREN THUL INDONESIA
10) KEVIN ZEUNICK / SAM BEVILAQUA BOTSWANA
11) JACK KINSELLA / TOM JUNIS DENMARK
12) ROB PRIOR IVORY COAST
13) BEN DONNELLY IRAN
14) JACOB MARRON PANAMA
15) GUS HOZIE MEXICO
4TH HOUR:
1) XAVIER LEE / STEVEN COLBROOK PORTUGAL
2) RACHEL McCALLISTER / MARIEL BOUCHER ITALY
3) DUNCAN BRADY / WILL WALDRON COLOMBIA
4) MIKE KISTNER / MIKE DUBOIS TURKEY
5) BRAD MILLER / EVAN IBSEN SOUTH AFRICA
6) DRAKE PISTOLE / BRYAN BALBACH NEW ZEALAND
7) EMILY BEOLETTO / JESS REINHART DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
8) STACIE CLER SCOTTLAND
9) BILLY HAYES MALI
10) KAITLIN MCMANUS EQYPT
11) ALLYSON TROYANOVICH / ANNIE RONDONE INDIA
12) RYAN MCCONNELL / DANIEL CAVI CHINA
13) ANNA SLATER / NICOLE MITTLESTADT SPAIN
14) CONOR OMEARA / DOUG HAAS THIALAND
15) ALLISON CHAPA / ERICA MORAN URAGUAY
16) COLIN TEICHMAN ISREAL
WORLD STUDIES:
1) ZACH RAPPE / HAVEN MCCUBBIN IRELAND
2) BAINE RAVE / KYLE COX BRAZIL
3) BRITTANY SIMPSON / ALLIE SPAULDING AUSTRIA
4) JOEY VANVALEY / ZAC PAGE KAZAKHSTAN
5) MAGGIE PERING / LAUREN HAYES BAHAMAS
6) ADAM LOCKETT / JASON CARTER SUDAN
7) DOMINIC HENSON / COLE MCKEAN MONGOLIA
8) MICHAEL BLEICHNER ICELAND
9) DANNY LANCASTER PERU
Judges:
First of all I would like to thank you for helping me judge this years geography fair. The schedule for the day, judges grade sheets, and a list of all the students and their projects are included in your packet.
Your mission is to visit the eight projects filled in on your grade sheets and give each project a score of 1-10. I have left two blank spots on your sheets for you to pick any two additional projects if you have time. There will be at least ten judges assigned to each of the projects and these scores will be added up for the overall grade. Generally speaking-a score of 7-8 is an average grade on the project, scores of 9-10 are reserved for the best projects on display and scores of 6 or lower show a lack of effort from the students. Remember these sophomores have had over three months of work on these projects. Please write comments down on the blanks so I can share these comments with the students when I assign their grade.
Here is a guideline of things to look for when you are judging these projects:
1) Food
*Have they prepared food for their country?
*Did the students make the food? Or was it taken from a package or catered?
*Does it illustrate the cultural significance or tratitions of the country?
2) Dress
* Did the students dress in a traditional outfit from their country?
*Can they explain the significance or meaning of their outfit?
3) Flag
*Did they produce a flag fromj their country?
*Was it hand made or was it bought at a stoe or copied from a book or internet?
*Can they explain the significance of the different colors, or symbols on the flag?
4) Basic Knowledge
*Do they have a basic knowledge of their country?
*Are they comfortable answering questions about the climate, economy, imports, exports, government, current leaders, geography, culture, tradition...?
5) Overall Display
*Did they put time into video, audio, visual aspects of the display?
*Do they have pictures, artifacts, currency, posters, or other items to illustrate the culture of the country?
*Is their display unique and show signs of creativity and effort?
6) Map(Even though this will be a separate 50 point grade it is part of the fair grade)
*Is the map clear and easy to read?
*Does it show symbols and a legend/key?
*Does it show latitude and longitude lines?
*Does is have an accurate scale?
*Does it show natural resources of the country?
*Does it show the major geographical features of the country?
*Is there a certain amount of creativity involved?
If you have and questions about the fair of your duties as a geography fair judge, feel free to contact me at (309) 530-5491. Please give me your score sheets by 3:15 on Friday. If you cannot find me, please put them in my mailbox or in my office. Thank You!