World Studies Final Project
Positive/Negative World Timeline and Map Project:
Create a Positive/Negative Timeline covering the time period May 2010-May 2011.
Include the following countries:
Afghanistan
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/afghanistan/index.html
China
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/china/index.html
Cuba
Democratic Republic of Congo
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2071007,00.html
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2035319_2035317_2035516,00.html
Egypt
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/01/201112515334871490.html
France
Haiti
India
Iraq
Italy
Israel
Japan
http://articles.cnn.com/2011-03-12/world/quake.tsunami.timeline_1_nuclear-power-plants-fukushima-prefecture-international-atomic-energy-agency?_s=PM:WORLD
Libya
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/26/world/africa/26libya.html
Mexico
Norway
Pakistan
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/pakistan/index.html
United States
United Kingdom
South Africa
Sudan
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/827425.stm
Venezuela
You must include a minimum of three significant events (either positive or negative) for each country. Write these headlines and dates in the packets provided in class. You will later select one headline from each country to include in your timeline.
For example, I might include this as one of my top news stories for Norway:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/05/03/501364/main20059276.shtml
You must include pictures of four events on your timeline.
You must rank the significance of each event you include on your timeline.
You must locate, shade, and label each country on a world map. You map will be turned in when you turn in your timeline.
Links:
CNN World:
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD
BBC World:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/index.shtml
Time Magazine-World:
http://www.time.com/time/world
NPR-World News:
http://www.npr.org/sections/world/
New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/
More detail: You will need construction paper, graph paper or tag board for this project. Draw a line down the center of your paper. Draw a vertical line down the far left side of your paper. Everything above the center line will be labeled +5 through +1. Everything below the horizontal line will be labeled -1 though -5.
Now label the horizontal center line beginning with May, 2010. Include every month up to May, 2011.
Determine the significance, either negative or postitive, of each historic event. Either write events on your timeline or type, print, and glue events on your timeline.
This project is worth 100 points:
Completed Packet: 40 points
Completed Timeline: 40 points
Map:10 points
Pictures: 5 points
Appearance: 5 points points
This project is due May 25th
Examples of Positive/Negative Timelines:
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