World Studies Final Project
Positive/Negative World Timeline and Map Project:
Create a Positive/Negative Timeline covering the past year.
Include 20 the following countries:
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Cambodia
Cambodia
China
Democratic Republic of Congo
Greece
Haiti
India
Italy
Israel
Japan
Libya
Mexico
North Korea
Pakistan
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
South Korea
South Sudan
South Sudan
Sudan
Syria
United States
United States
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:
You must include pictures on your timeline. (A minimum of five)
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:
BBC World:
Time Magazine-World:
NPR-World News:
New York Times:
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 positive, of each historic event.
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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