This year the topic of your project will be "Discrimination against Minority Groups".Here are the links to the different projects that were handed in by students:
Here are your guidelines and an assessment form and a powerpoint presentation on how to prepare a powerful powerpoint presentation. Goals
of the project
- To find
out what it is like to live in a world where you are different from
mainstream society.
- To find
out why minority groups have been and continue to be discriminated
against. (research history and background)
- To find
out about the status of the minority group today and what society has done
to bring about any change.
- To offer
suggestions and recommendations to counteract discrimination and promote
the wellbeing and status of minority groups in society.
- To work in
groups and produce a written paper of your research, findings and recommendations.
- To work in
groups to prepare and implement an oral presentation of your research,
findings, and recommendations.
Task:
- In groups,
choose a minority group to research.
Discuss the reasons for choosing this particular group.
- Research
your subject and present a historical background as well as how the group
is accepted into mainstream society today.
Include living conditions, job opportunities, opportunities for
economic advancement, availability of services to meet their special needs
(education, medicine, etc.)
- Relate a
personal story that illustrates what you have researched.
- Present
suggestions and recommendations.
- Present a
list of 5-10 new vocabulary words you learned while working on this
project.
- Prepare an
oral presentation of your research.
Sources: You are required to use at least four to six
sources for accessing information in English.
The following sources may be helpful:
- Jerusalem Post – on and offline
- Haaretz –
English edition – on and offline
- cnn.com
- britannica.com
- nytimes.com
- google.com
– English version
Requirements:
- All work
must be typed , font Tahoma (size 11), Verdana (size 11) or Times New
Roman (size 12), space 1.5, margins 2.5 on A4 paper
- Written
work must be written in paragraph form with topic sentences and
transitions from paragraph to paragraph.
Keep it organized and well-developed.
- Written
presentation must be handed in in a folder and will include:
- page 1 –
cover page. It includes a title, the names of the
students, the date, the class, and the teacher’s name.
- page 2 –
table of contents. It includes the
headings for the different sections and page numbers. Every page must have a number.
- Section 1
– Introduction ( including why you
chose this particular group)
- Section 2
– The historical background
- Section 3
- Discussion of the subject’s
status today, including an attitude survey which you conducted among your
peers, teachers, family etc.
- Section 4
– Personal story
- Section 5
- Suggestions and recommendations
- Section 6
– Conclustions and Reflections. This section answers the following
questions: What did you learn from doing this project that you didn’t
know before? What surprised you?
What difficulties did you have in implementing this project? How would you do it differently next
time? What did you like about working on this project? What didn’t you
like? What did you learn about
working in a team? What did you learn about yourself?
- Section 7
– List new vocabulary words
- Section 8
– Bibliography
- All
research notes and written drafts including CD used for backup must be
handed in in a separate folder. Power Point presentations must be handed
in two days before presenting.
- All work
must be handed in on time. Work
handed in late will have points deducted from the final grade.
- Oral
presentation must be given on the assigned date. Late presentations will result in a
lowering of the final grade. How
your team decides to present your project, depends on how creative you can
be. The more creative, the more
interesting and the more interesting, the more we can learn from it, so
have fun.
Project
organization: Most of the work for the project will be done
in class. You will have to research your
topic at home or in the library and come with your materials to class. Make sure you back up your work with CD's or
on a disk on key and that each team member has a copy of all the work up to
date. There will be no excuse for not
working in class when a team member is absent. Divide the work, but be
responsible to check and edit each other.
Assessment: You will
be assessed on both process (team work, class work) and product (written paper,
poster or story board and oral presentation).
Use the rubrics and checklists to help guide you in your work.
Written
Presentation Checklist
- The
content shows evidence of having read about the topic.
- The
rationale and thoughts of the group are conveyed effectively.
- The work
is organized into cohesive and coherent paragraphs.
- Each
paragraph focuses on a main idea and are all related to the main topic.
- Suggestions
and recommendations show evidence of having understood the researched
information and its implications.
- The
written work has been edited for spelling and grammar mistakes.
- The
written work has been typed neatly on A4 white paper double spaced.
- The
written work is organized, easy to read, comprehensible and aesthetic.
Group
Work Checklist
- The group
worked consistently to complete tasks.
- The group
shared ideas and listened to each other.
- The group
divided the tasks evenly and appropriately among the members.
- The group
showed responsibility by coming prepared to class and completing the
assigned tasks.
Presentation Rubric
Name:
______________________ Teacher: ____________________
Date:
_______________________ Title
of Work:_________________
*Group work = 15pts Criteria
CONTENT
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1.
The written work is missing one or more parts. Parts are disorganized.
2.
The work is plagiarized and not summarized.
3.
The written work does not show understanding of the topic and the process of
conducting a survey.
4.
Work was handed in very late.
(5-14 pts)
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1.
The written work relates partly to the topic.
Parts are somewhat disorganized or missing.
2.
The work shows knowledge of summarization skills.
3.
Written work shows some understanding
of topic and process of conducting a survey.
4.
Work was handed in shortly after due date .
(15-20pts)
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1.
All written work relates to the topic.
2.
The work shows excellent ability to summarize.
3.
Written work shows a genuine understanding of the topic and the process of
conducting a survey.
4.
Work was handed in on time and included the cover, table of contents, page
numbers, and bibliography.
(21-30pts)
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(-
30 pts)
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LANGUAGE
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1.
There are many grammar mistakes.
Grammar is on a basic level.
2.
There are many spelling mistakes.
3.
Vocabulary is on a basic level only.
(5-14pts)
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1.
There are several grammar mistakes.
Grammar is on an intermediate level.
2.
There are several spelling errors.
3.
Vocabulary level is basic to intermediary.
(15-20pts)
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1.
There are no grammar mistakes.Grammar is on a proficiency level.
2.
There are no spelling errors.
3.
Vocabulary is proficient.
(21-30pts)
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(-
30 pts)
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ORAL
PRESENTATION
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1.
audio-visuals were disorganized and unclear.
2.
Presenters were disorganized and difficult to follow.
3.
Oral presentation was was not ready on its due date.
0-10 pts
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1.
audio-visuals were somewhat organized
and aesthetic.
2.
Presenters showed that they had rehearsed and presentation was easier to
follow.
3.
Oral presentation was not ready on its due date but had teacher’s approval.
11-17
pts
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1.
audio-visuals were organized, clear, aesthetic, and easy for the class to
understand and follow.
2.
Oral presentation was ready and presented on time.
18-25 pts.
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(-25pts)
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Group Members
___________________________________________________________________
Lesson
Plans and Daily Group Work Assessment
Date: ___________________________
What we accomplished:
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What we plan to
accomplish:
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Group
Work Checklist
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consistently to complete tasks.
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ideas and listened to each other.
Tasks were divided fairly among the group members.
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Group members came
prepared, having brought and completed all of the assigned homework.
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ASSESSMENT FOR THE TEACHER
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