African Country Brochure
Research due December 1 - at least half
December 8 - all research done
Congratulations! Miller’s Tourist Planners has decided to hire you to help
create tour guides for different countries in Africa. There are a lot of
places to go, and it is your job to help sell your trip so Miller’s Tourist
Planners can make some big bucks.
Your job will be to plan a tour. Your destination is one of the 56
countries in Africa. As you plan your tour, you will need to explore the
five themes of geography: location, place, human-environment interaction,
movement, and regions. You will be able to answer questions such as:
• “Where is this country?”
• “What is this country like?”
• “How would you describe the geography of this country? Are there
any unique landforms?”
• “What are some of the major cities in this country?”
• “How do people use this country?”
• “How and why have people changed this country?”
• “How has this place been affected by the movement of people, goods,
and ideas?”
• “What languages are spoken in this place?”
• “What is the culture of this place?”
• “What are the customs of this country?”
Now, these are the suggestions of Miller’s Tourist Planners, but if you
think you have a better idea for what should be included in your brochure,
go ahead! Just make sure you ask your boss if your idea is a good one!
Remember, a brochure should be very informative and should entice
the person who is reading it. They should want to come and explore the
place you have written about. You will use Microsoft Publisher to design
your brochure.
You and your boss will complete an evaluation sheet on your
brochure. Be sure to look over the criteria.
Check out Mrs. Greiner’s webpage for other sites.
Some helpful websites:
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/K-12/menu_EduKNTR.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/contents.html
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
http://www.africaguide.com/afmap.htm
Here are some questions you may want to answer for your brochure. You don’t
have to limit your information to just these questions!!!!!!
How big is your country?
What is the population of your country?
Where is your country located?
What are the major imports and exports of your country?
What are some of the major cities?
What is the language(s) spoken in your country:
What is the climate of your country?
What are some areas of interest in your country? (National Parks, places to
visit, etc.)
What are some customs of your country?
How would you describe the culture of your country?
What are some other important facts about your country that a traveler may
want to know?
What are some other interesting facts about your country?
Brochure Criteria
Information in the brochure is accurate.(10 points.)
Brochure includes information about the country assigned.(10)
Brochure includes an easily-read map of the assigned country.(10)
Brochure includes information about all 5 Themes of Geography.(30)
Brochure is laid out nicely and is well organized.(10)
Brochure includes other Clip Art(at least one per column).(10)
Brochure layout catches the attention of the observer(different fonts,
colors, etc.). (10)
Brochure was edited and contains few conventional errors.(10)
Work Cites paper (10)
Biography Oral Report – due Wednesday, October 28th
Oct. 7th - Show me your book
Oct. 13th - We'll work on a plan for the report
Oct. 16th - Book should be read by now
Your child needs to check out a biography from the school library this
week. There are books in the classroom, also. He/She may look online to
find some more information about his/her person. She /He may also use an
encyclopedia or magazines to obtain more information after reading their
biography. Oral reports will be presented on Wednesday, Oct. 28th.
Objectives
Subject Knowledge
8 points Student tells 4 facts about their person.
10 points Student tells 5-10 facts about their person.
13 points Student tells 11 or more facts about their person.
16 points Student tells11 or more facts about their person and what
he/she likes most about this person and why.
Eye Contact
8 points Student reads all of the report.
10 points Student occasionally looks at the class while she/he reads the
report.
13 points Student looks at their notes half of the time and the class
half of the time.
16 points Student maintains eye contact with the class and only looks at
notes occasionally.
Visual
8 points Student brings 1 picture, poster, or item to show about their
person
10 points Student brings 2 of the following -picture, poster, or item to
show about their person.
13 points Student dresses up as their person.
16 points Student brings 2 of the following - picture, poster, or item
to show about their person and dresses up as their person.
Speaking Skills
8 points Students uses a monotone voice with many pauses. Has
difficulty verbalizing material.
10 points Student uses a monotone voice without pauses. Has some
difficulty verbalizing material.
13 points Student sounds somewhat interested in their person. Speaks
clearly.
16 points Student sounds very interested in their person. Speaks
clearly.
Geography Chapter 2 Key Terms Project due Monday, September 28th
There will not be a test on Chapter 2. Individually, your child will draw a
picture/map and label the Key Terms on it. Some class time will be
provided, but work at home is expected. Below are the guidelines for the
grade. After reading and discussing the chapter, there will be a review
paper about the maps and diagrams in the chapter that your child, with an
assigned partner, will do using the book.
Picture done in
Pencil – 8 points Color – 10 points Paints/pastels – 12 points
Key Terms labeled
15-18 terms – 8 points 19-23 terms – 10 points 24-25 terms – 12 points
Spelling
4 or 5 errors – 8 points 2 or 3 errors – 10 points 0-1 error – 12 points
Paper size
Looseleaf – 8 points 9 x 12 – 10 points 12 x 18 – 12 points
Sloppy – 8 points Neat – 12 points
Late (1 day) – 8 points Ontime – 12 points
English Sentences Test Study Guide Test on Thursday, September 24th
Review Unit 1 in English book. Use pages 53-62 to practice any of the
following.
Know and be able to label the 2 parts of a sentence - Subject and Predicate
Mrs. Miller’s class / is learning about sentences.
Subject Predicate
Know and be able to label Complete Subjects and Predicates
Mrs. Miller’s class / is learning about sentences.
Complete Subject Complete Predicate
Know and be able to label Simple Subjects and Predicates
Mrs. Miller’s (class) is learning about sentences.
Simple Subject
Mrs. Miller’s class (is learning) about sentences.
Simple Predicate
Know 4 kinds of sentences
We are learning about sentences. Declarative
Are we learning about sentences? Interrogative
Learn about sentences. Imperative
I’ve learned about sentences! Exclamatory
Know conjunctions
and - joins together – Subjects and predicates make sentences.
Subjects are important, and predicates are important.
but – shows contrast – Subjects are first, but sometimes predicates are
first.
or – shows choice – Sentences can be long or short.
Sentences can have two, three, four, or many more words in them.
Be able to recognize and correct Run-on sentences. (There is usually more
than one way to correct the sentence.)
We have learned about sentences we are trying to find the subjects and
predicates.
1)We have learned about sentences. We are trying to find the subjects and
predicates.
2)We have learned about sentences, and we are trying to find the subjects
and predicates.
Here are my homework expectations for the year. EACH EVENING your
child is expected to:
1. LANGUAGE ARTS -
Study SPELLING Words or homework assignment
Study the week’s words that are assigned on Monday. Parents, please give
your child a pretest on Wednesday night, grade it, sign it, and return it to
school on Thursday. Final tests are given in class on Friday with some
dictation. Spelling lists may come from the books we read, vocabulary, or
even social studies, science, religion and math.
READING homework assignment and/or Pleasure Reading
Complete the READING homework assignment.
VOCABULARY assignment – Vocabulary tests will be about every 2 weeks. Your
child has a Wordly Wise workbook that we will use most of the year.
Vocabulary lists will also come from books that we read as a whole class.
Encourage your child to read at least 30 minutes a day, silently or orally.
Your child is expected to read Accelerated Reader books (besides what we
read
as a class) and take tests on the book/s each trimester.
ENGLISH homework assignment
Complete the English homework assignment which may be a grammar or a writing
assignment.
2. SOCIAL STUDIES
Do the homework assigned, whether it is short or long term.
ALL homework assignments are written EACH day in your child’s
Assignment
Book/Planner. The first week or so, I try to make sure your child sets up
his/her Planner correctly. During this time please initial the bottom of
the
Planner EACH night if the work has been done. After that, I will spot check
Planner. If your child isn’t keeping it up, she/he may have to show it to
me
daily, and you may be asked to initial it again. All homework assignments
are an important part of your child’s education. Homework will be
considered
late if not finished and turned in at the beginning of class the day it is
due. If the assignment is brought in after it was already asked for, it
will
still be considered late. Each completed homework assignment is worth 5
points. Late assignments receive less points. It is important for your
child to be independent and responsible for himself/herself. Please
encourage this at home, too. One way to do this is to have your child put
her/his things in the backpack for school. If something is left at home,
your child is responsible to bring it to school, NOT YOU! Check the School
Handbook for homework guidelines. If there is ever a problem with homework,
please let me know so I can help solve the issue with your child/you.
