FINAL+PROJECT

Final Research Project:


 * This project will be based on 4 grades: Evidence and Quality of Research; a written piece (2 pages) about the issue; a visual (poster, multimedia, etc), and a grade for your presentation and group discussion.** This will count as your final exam grade in this class. Everyone must do this regardless of your class average and you all must attend the final exam period on Thursday, May 26.


 * Getting started:** On your Global Issues wikispaces site, you need to create a new page called FINAL PROJECT. All evidence of your research and writing needs to be posted on there.


 * Research: 25%**
 * Choose your topic--something current and relevant to the world we live in today.
 * You need to post your research on your own wikispaces pageAND always keep track of your sources. If you use a print source, type up your notes on a Word doc and upload the doc to your Research section on your wikispaces page.
 * In your research, you need to show evidence of
 * identifying, defining, and explaining the problem/issue
 * several specific examples of the issue--search out statistics, quotations from experts, news reports
 * keep track of your sources (you WILL need to create a Works Cited page)
 * to be well informed, you also need to identify multiple perspective of the issue--who disagrees? why?

Once you have research your topic, you need to write a position paper in which you explain the issue and prove that it is relevant and important. You will use your research to help you write this, which means you MUST use quotations, evidence, statistics in your essay. You also need to address the critics and explain your position and if it has changed during the course of your research.
 * Written Piece: 25%**

This will be graded based on the depth and strength of your argument and use of evidence, your clear and concise writing (grammar and spelling included), and your citations.

All visuals need to be loaded onto your wiki. If you prefer to make a poster, then take a photo of it and load it onto your page. Your visual needs to highlight the main points of your essay, and also serve as a support to your presentation. They need to be easy to see, clear, and not too wordy. Some great visual/presentation programs are: glogster, prezi, scribblemaps, museum box.
 * Visual: 25%**

For your presentation, you will lead a casual discussion where you will teach your issue to your classmates. You need to use your visual and the research you found to explain yourself. The presentation will be the culmination and integration of the project--you will reference your research, your essay, and your visual. If those three are not complete on May 26, then you will not be able to give your presentation to the class and you will receive a zero.
 * Presentation 25%**


 * May 26 is a fixed and final date. No extensions, no excuses, no no-shows.**