8th Grade

Personal International Project 2005-6

This year students in the eighth grade will be required to complete an extensive personal international project in their Social Studies classes. During first semester, you will become a specialist about a country that you personally identify with. You will create a culture board about an aspect of the culture of that country, present your board along with a creative presentation, and write a five paragraph short essay about economic and environmental issues in that country.

Second semester, you will broaden your first semester work by comparing and contrasting an issue in your selected country with an issue in Washington State.

Important Due Dates: First Semester

September 23	1. Choose a country to specialize in	10 pts
September 30	2. Develop an essential question for your culture board	10 pts
October 7	3. Research and organization for your culture board	10 pts
October 21	4. Weekly news report Visual design of culture board One paragraph description of creative presentation	10 pts
October 28	5. Weekly news report: Exports Rough draft of narrative and captions	10 pts
November 14	6. Weekly news report: Economic Problem	10 pts
November 14	7. Poster Board Due	85 pts
November 14-22	8. Poster Board and Creative Presentations	50 pts
November 18	9. Reflective Paragraph	15 pts
December 9	10. News report: Environment Bubble Chart for short essay	10 pts
December 16	11. News report: Education Notes for short essay; bibliography	10 pts
January 13	12. Three paragraphs for body of essay	10 pts
January 20	13. Complete draft of essay	10 pts
January 28	Final essays due	50 pts