Power Point Performance Task : China & India  

Topics/Rules

·        Students will put together a power point presentation on one specific topic.

·        Each student will be working with 1 partner or alone if desired.

·        If working with a partner grade will be a shared grade.

·        This Power point project will count as a Unit Test grade!

     Guidelines:

·    Each group is responsible for making a presentation of at least 15 slides. 

·        Necessary things in the Power point presentation:

o       Title Page

§        Includes the names of students making the Power point presentation

§        Includes the title of the presentation

§        May include pictures

o       Bibliography (the last slide)

§        That follows the MLA format

§        That includes any website, encyclopedia, newspaper or any other source (picture websites do NOT have to be included again)

o       At least 2 pictures (that include the website taken from)

o       Include a map of the Empire at its height and include the date (make sure to include the website the map was taken from)

o       Timeline that puts the topic into context with other parts of Chinese and Indian History. Timeline must include at least 7 dates.

o       Starting and Ending dates of the Empire.

o       Include name Empire that came before and after your empire.

o       The creator of the Empire- brief history & background of the person(s)

o       Important Achievements of the Empire

o       You should include at least 3 of these:

§        Art/Architectural achievements in the Empire

§        Literary achievements in the Empire

§        Legacy of the Empire

§        Other important leaders of the Empire

o       Slide Requirements

§        Each slide must have a background color

§        Each slide must have a transition

§        Each slide must have animation

Topics:

·        The 8 topics we will cover are:

Ø    Mauryan Empire (include background on Chandragupta)

Ø    Gupta Empire (include background on Chandra Gupta)

Ø    Han Dynasty (include background on Liu Bang & Xiang Yu)

Ø    Tang Empire (include background on Tang Taizong)

Ø    Song Dynasty

Ø    Mongol Empire (include background of Genghis Khan)

Ø    Yuan Dynasty (include background of Kublai Khan)

Grading/Due Date:

·        You will have 5 classroom days to complete this project.

·        We will then give presentations in our classroom for 2-3 days.

·        At the end of every day, each group is responsible for completing the daily check-off form and turning it in to be graded.

·        Rubric for project is included in the packet and students should pay careful attention to grading procedure.

Ø      Due Date: _________________

Ø      BIBLIOGRAPHY MUST BE INCLUDED OR THE PROJECT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AND WILL HAVE TO BE TURNED IN LATE!!!

Ø      If Turned in late:

Ø      ½ day late -5 points  (Turned in by the end of the school day or any time after class)

Ø      1 day late  -10 points (Turned in the following day during class)

Ø      1 ½ days late -15 points (Turned in at the end of school day the first day late)

Ø      2 days late  -20 points (Turned in 2 days late during class)

Ø      2 ½ days late -25 points ( Turned in at the end of school day the second day late)

Ø      3 days late -30 points  (Turned in  3 days late during class)

Ø       *****FINAL DAY TO TURN IN FOR CREDIT*****

3 ½ days late -35 points