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African Imperialism: Performance Task Presentation Date: ___________ Overview: Working in groups, you will create a presentation 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