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African Imperialism: Performance Task
Presentation Date: ___________
Overview: Working in groups, you will create a book that teaches the essential question
for your chosen country: How did the New Imperialism affect Africa?
Assigned Country in Africa: ________________ Native Culture: _______________
Research: There are 4 areas to cover in your project. Each group member should be
responsible for ONE area only. As a group, you will come together to produce a power
point presentation, but your work will be graded individually.
GUIDING QUESTIONS
Geography & History:
Locate your country on a map of Africa
What distinctive geographic features
comprise your country?
What natural resources are available?
How does weather and climate impact the
country?
Provide a history of the country prior to
Imperialism (up to the year 1800 –
approximately).
Include in the history:
 Description of government
 Interactions with the world
 Social organization of the people
 Economy
Imperialism:
What European power colonized your
country?
Why did they colonize (what were the
specific European motives)?
What kind of imperialism was practiced?
(sphere of influence? Protectorate?
Colony?)
Include a timeline of Imperialism until
Independence
How did Imperialism affect your country?
 Environment
 Government
 Social Issues
Native Culture :
What is the cultural/ native tribe of your
country?
In researching and presenting about these
people, you must cover 5 of the following
topics:
1. Religion
2. Art
3. Music & Dance
4. Livelihood/ Jobs
5. Social Structure
6. Biography of an important person
7. Beliefs/ Rites of Passage/ Holidays
Present Day:
Has Imperialism had a lasting legacy on
your country (and what is it)?
What is your country’s current form of
government?
Who is the leader?
Is the country still “influenced” by
European powers (or American)?
What are the modern problems your
country faces?
What is presently working in your country?
(positives)
What is the country’s GDP (gross domestic
product) and GNI/P (gross national
income; formerly product)
Group Power Point Requirements:
 The group is responsible for creating ONE power point presentation. You can work on
individual computers but you will have to merge your power point slides into one project
 You must email [email protected] your finished project by Monday March 10th at
3pm. Late projects will receive a 10% deduction per day. Only completely finished
projects will be accepted.
 The presentation must have a TITLE SLIDE that includes:
 All group members’ names
 The essential question: How did the new imperialism affect ___(name of
country)_____?
 The presentation must have a SOURCE SLIDE that includes:
 A list of sources (in MLA format)
 Please list the sources by content and person: ExampleJane Doe, Geography of Nigeria
Source……
Source…….
John Smith, Native Culture of Nigeria
Source……
Source……….
Individual Slide Requirements:
 Title (can be the question you will answer in that slide)
 Photo/ Image/ Video (maps, political cartoons, example via video, etc)
 Information that is easy to read and that you will elaborate on in your presentation
 Do not use bullet points that consist of a few generalized words
 I should be able to review your slides without your presentation and still get the
“meat” of your research
Presentation Requirements:
 Each person in the group is expected to present their slides on the assigned day (if absent,
parent and/or doctor note required for makeup time)
 Each person should present for approximately 5 minutes (a total of 20 minutes per group)
 During your presentation, do not just read the power point slides! Explain to the class the
information; give us an example; in other words, TEACH.
Grading:
You will receive THREE grades for the project totaling 150 points as a major assessment
Content, Individual Slides
100 points
Group Work/Presentation
25 points
Preparation of Project
25 points
Your 5 slides are worth 20
points each.
Content:
______/10
Image Choice ______/4
Title to slide ______/2
Readability, Layout ____/4
This is a group grade:
Title slide with essential Q
& names
_____/3
Source Slide
_____/10
Oral presentation of
material
_____/7
Emailed on time _____/5
Individual Grade but based
on interactions with your
group
Use of library time ____/8
Use of lap top time ____/8
Coming in prepared; doing
HW to help
____/9