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My Own Civilization: Chapter 3

Introduction: In this chapter, you will be responsible to form your own civilization with two other group members! This project will be your entire grade for the chapter, which means NO test! However, you must make sure you are keeping up with everything, filling out the worksheets, and doing your job as a group member! This project will require you to think back to information from previous chapters as well as research information from chapter three. Chapter three covers the culture and people of Latin America. When you create your own civilization, your job will be to create the appropriate culture and people based upon your location of your civilization. Remember that Latin America has changed over time, so your time period will also affect the culture and people as well as location. This packet is your ticket and grade for Chapter 3. Each page has directions, an agenda, and a checklist to make sure you are staying on task! Your Responsibilities for the Project:

- Group work: You will be paired with two other people to create your civilization

- Worksheets: You must fill out ALL worksheets in your packet to receive full credit.

- Research: You will do your own research from the book, articles, and online.

- People: You must describe the people living in your civilization. What are they like, what language do they speak, what food do they eat, what religion do they believe in, other facts about your people.

- Map: you must show us on a map your civilizations location.

- Location: You must describe the location of your civilization. Where are you located? How does that affect your weather? Vegetation? Economy?

- Time: What time is your civilization occurring? Remember this will affect who might be ruling your civilization. Is it ancient Latin America? Colonial Latin America? Or Independent Latin America?

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- Poster Board: You will create a poster board of your civilization. The poster board worksheet will have all the requirements.

- Presentation: You will present your civilizations to the class.

Each day will have directions of exactly what you need to be doing and what requirements you must complete in order to get full credit! AGENDA: Monday February 25th: Introduction to Chapter 3 Tuesday February 26th: Location and Vegetation Wednesday February 27th: Chapter 3 textbook (Culture) Thursday February 28th: Computer Lab Research Day Friday March 1st: Video about Culture and People Monday March 4th: Research Day Tuesday March 5th: Make your Poster Wednesday March 6th: Make your Poster Thursday March 7th: How to give a speech/practice Friday March 8th: Practice Speech Monday March 11th: Presentations Tuesday March 12th: Presentations Wednesday March 13th: Presentations This is what the tentative agenda looks like for the project. Some days may change. Like I mentioned earlier, there will be more details about each day further in the packet.

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Table  of  Contents  

DAY  ONE:  INTRODUCTION   4  

DAY  TWO:  LOCATION  AND  VEGETATION   5  

DAY  THREE:  CULTURE   9  

DAY  FOUR:  COMPUTER  LAB  RESEARCH  DAY   12  

DAY  FIVE:  MOVIE  ABOUT  CULTURE   15  

DAY  SIX:  RESEARCH  DAY   17  

DAY  7  AND  8:  MAKE  POSTER  BOARD   20  

DAY  9  AND  10:  PRACTICE  PRESENTATION   22  

DAY  11  AND  12:  PRESENTATIONS   24  

PEER  REVIEW:   29  

TOTAL  PROJECT  POINTS   30  

 

 

 

                       

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Day  One:  Introduction  

Agenda: Please check off the Agenda once it is completed: ____ Read Page One Introduction ____ Read Page Two Agenda ____ Get into Small Groups ____ Read Day One Sheet in packet ____ Day one closure Welcome to Day One! We have just gone over the introduction to the unit and have broken into small groups. Please write down the names of your group members below: Group Member Name: ________________________________________ Group Member Name: ________________________________________ There will be three members in each group. These groups WILL NOT CHANGE. Part of life is working with people that you may like or you may dislike. It is your job to work with the people in your group. At the end of this project you will rate your group members participation. If you choose to do nothing, you will FAIL this project. If you fail the project, it will affect your grade because this project will be worth more points than taking a Chapter 3 test. At any point, if you are having an issue with your group member or your group member is not participating please address the issue with Miss Raatz or Mrs. Bartrand. At this point, discuss with your group members what you want to name your civilization and write the name of your civilization below: Day One Closure: In order to receive your points for today please fill out the following information by circling what you know best: I know most about how: Location affects my culture Time affects my culture History affects my culture

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Day  Two:  Location  and  Vegetation  

Today you will choose where your civilization will be located and discover the main crops of your civilization. Recall information from Chapter One about how climate is affected by location and what vegetation grows in certain climates. Below is your agenda for today as well as some questions to answer to prepare for your final presentation. Agenda: ___ Read Introduction to Day Two ___ discuss with Group Members the time period of your civilization ___ Fill out worksheet about time period. ___ discuss with Group Members the location of your Civilization ___ Fill out worksheet about location and vegetation ___ Answer Closure Question Time Period: Your civilization will need a time period of its existence. We have studied Ancient Civilizations, civilizations during the colonial period of Latin America (Spain and Portugal), and present day Latin America. What is your Time Period: __________________________________ How does your Time Period affect your civilization? Name  a  similar  civilization  during  this  era.    

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What  kind  of  government  do  you  predict  your  civilization  to  have?  (If  it  is  during  colonial  Latin  America  Spain  and  Portugal  run  Latin  America,  Ancient  Civilizations  have  certain  governments  (emperors).  

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Use Chapter One in your Text and Chapter 2 to help. If you use the text place the page number you found the information. Location: Your Civilization needs a location! Where are you choosing to locate your civilization? You may pick anywhere in Latin America!! Where is your civilizations Location: _____________________ Use the map on page 7 to color the location of your civilization. Based upon where you locate your civilization, please fill out the following information found on page 6! Closure: After you fill out the chart on page 6, answer the following question(s):

1) Describe the climate and vegetation of your civilization (include weather, temperature, and types of vegetation you may find):

What  you  will  be  Graded  on  For  Day  Two  

Points  I  received   Points  Possible  

Checking  off  Agenda     1  

Time  Period  Chart     2  

Climate  Chart     4  

Closure  Question     3  

     Total     10  

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How  is  ________  affected  by  location  

Information   Page  Number  

According  to  the  map  on  pg  16,  what  type  of  climate  does  your  civilization  have?    

   

Name  a  unique  characteristic  to  your  climate.  (Example:  river,  forest,  mountains,  etc)  

   

What  type  of  weather  does  your  civilization  have?  

   

What  kind  of  temperature  does  your  civilization  have?    

   

Using  pg  20,  what  is  the  vegetation  region  of  my  climate?  

   

What  types  of  vegetation  can  I  find  in  my  Civilization?    

   

Using  the  map  on  page  25,  what  are  some  resources  found  in  my  civilization?  

   

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Day  Three:  Culture  

Agenda: Please check off the Agenda as you go through it. ___ Read the Introduction ___ Identify the section you need to read ___ Read Section ___ Fill out circle map ___ review grading for today Introduction: At this point you have discussed where your civilization is located and what kind of climate and vegetation your civilization has. Today you will learn more about your civilizations culture. Each section in chapter 3 is specified to a certain location in Latin America. Only read the section that pertains to your civilization. Chapter 2 Section: One: Cultures of Mexico and Central America Two: Cultures of the Caribbean Three: Cultures of South America Identify the section you need to read here: _______________ After you identify the section you need to read, read the section and use the circle map on the page 9 to write down facts about your culture. You should be looking for the following information and more!

- Vocabulary words and definitions - Types of people: The first people in the area, people

in the area today. (What are they like? Describe them.)

- Language(s) - Arts, Food, Religion, government - Where do people live? - Country life - City life

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After you have filled out your circle map, review what you will be graded on today to make sure you have everything complete! Closure: Below is what you will be graded on for day Three. What  you  will  be  graded  

on  for  Day  Three  Points  I  received   Points  Possible  

Checking  off  Agenda     1  

Identifying  the  proper  section  to  read  

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Filling  out  your  circle  map  that  covers  information  about  your  culture,  your  people,  the  language  they  speak,  religion,  government,  

etc  

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Total     10  

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Day  Four:  Computer  Lab  Research  Day  

Agenda: ___ Introduction ___ Review responsibilities ___ Identify what you will research ___ Research and record what you learn Introduction: Welcome to day Four! Today you will use the computers to research information about your civilization. Lets first review your responsibilities for this project. Your Responsibilities for the Project:

- Group work: You will be paired with two other people to create your civilization

- Worksheets: You must fill out ALL worksheets in your packet to receive full credit.

- Research: You will do your own research from the book, articles, and online.

- People: You must describe the people living in your civilization. What are they like, what language do they speak, what food do they eat, what religion do they believe in, other facts about your people.

- Map: you must show us on a map your civilizations location.

- Location: You must describe the location of your civilization. Where are you located? How does that affect your weather? Vegetation? Economy?

- Time: What time is your civilization occurring? Remember this will affect who might be ruling your civilization. Is it ancient Latin America? Colonial Latin America? Or Independent Latin America?

- Poster Board: You will create a poster board of your civilization. The poster board worksheet will have all the requirements.

- Presentation: You will present your civilizations to the class.

At this point you should have information about the time, location, map, and people of your civilization. Today, you will use the computers to research missing information you were unable to find the in the book. You may research about climate, vegetation, food, language, government, religion, etc. On page 12 you will tell record exactly what you are researching and the information you find.

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Computer Lab Research: What I know and need to know: Record what you already know about your civilization, and then record what you need to know in the next box by placing a check mark in the box. Topics   What  I  know   What  I  need  to  know  

Location:  Where  is  my  civilization  located  

   

Climate:  What  kind  of  climate  does  my  civilization  have  

   

Vegetation:  What  vegetation  is  found  in  my  civilization  

   

What  kind  of  food  do  my  people  eat?  

   

What  language  do  my  people  speak?  

   

What  religion  do  my  people  believe  in?  

   

What  do  my  people  do  for  fun?    

   

Describe  the  people  of  my  location  

   

How  do  people  in  my  civilization  make  money?    

   

Where  do  my  people  live?      

Record below what you learned from you research! YOU MUST INCLUDE YOUR SOURCES:

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Example: I learned that the people of my civilization live in the mountains (www.wikipedia.com ) What you learned:

Topic   What  you  Learned  

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Closure: Below is what you will be graded on for Day Four: What  I  will  be  graded  on  for  Day  Four  

Points  I  earned   Points  Possible  

Checking  off  Agenda     1  Staying  on  Task     2  What  I  know/need  to  know  

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What  I  learned     4  Total     10  

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Day  Five:  Movie  about  Culture  

Agenda: ___ Read through Introduction ___ Watch movies ___ Answer the three questions Introduction: Today we will be watching the movie: Geography of the World: Latin America the people. This movie will go over the different types of people through out the time of Latin America. It is important to take notes about what you hear about people that goes with civilization. First, we must remember the time period of your civilization. Record the time period below: Time period: _____________________________________________ Below is room to record notes about your civilization. In order to receive credit for today you must have information written below. Use the movie as a resource! Remember you need to know the following about the people and culture of your civilization:

- People: You must describe the people living in your civilization. What are they like, what language do they speak, what food do they eat, what religion do they believe in, other facts about your people.

- Map: you must show us on a map your civilizations location.

- Location: You must describe the location of your civilization. Where are you located? How does that affect your weather? Vegetation? Economy?

- Time: What time is your civilization occurring? Remember this will affect who might be ruling your civilization. Is it ancient Latin America? Colonial Latin America? Or Independent Latin America?

Use the space on page 15 to takes notes about your civilization.

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Notes:

1) What am I looking for in the movie that will help me learn more about my civilization?

2) What did I learn?

3) How will this help me? Closure: Below is what you will be graded on for Day Five. What  I  will  be  graded  on  for  Day  Five  

Points  I  Earned   Points  Possible  

Check  off  Agenda     1  Watched  the  movie  and  took  notes  

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Answered  Question  1     2  Answered  Question  2     4  Answered  Question  3     2  Total     10  

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Day  Six:  Research  Day  

Agenda: ___ Read through Introduction ___ Research any missing information ___ Fill out chart ___ If you have time, plan poster board presentation Introduction: Welcome to Day 6! Today is your last day to research about your civilization. Lets recall exactly what we need to have done in order to build our presentations: Your Responsibilities for the Project:

- Group work: You will be paired with two other people to create your civilization

- Worksheets: You must fill out ALL worksheets in your packet to receive full credit.

- Research: You will do your own research from the book, articles, and online.

- People: You must describe the people living in your civilization. What are they like, what language do they speak, what food do they eat, what religion do they believe in, other facts about your people.

- Map: you must show us on a map your civilizations location.

- Location: You must describe the location of your civilization. Where are you located? How does that affect your weather? Vegetation? Economy?

- Time: What time is your civilization occurring? Remember this will affect who might be ruling your civilization. Is it ancient Latin America? Colonial Latin America? Or Independent Latin America?

After reviewing this information, what do you still need to know more about? Remember this is a civilization you are creating! Think back to the seven elements of civilizations from chapter 2: Government, job specialization, religion, cities, writing, arts and architecture, social class. If there is information missing from any of these elements, use today to research more about them. The chart on page 17 will help finalize exactly what you need to research for today. Feel free to use the notebook computers, your books, and other resources available to you.

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Elements   What  I  know:  List  examples  of  these  

elements  that  you  could  find  in  the  civilization  you  created  

What  I  researched  that  will  help  me  give  an  example  of  these  elements  in  my  civilization.    

Cities      

Government      

Job  Specialization      

Social  Class      

Arts  and  Architecture      

Religion      

Writing      

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At this point you should have all your information about what you need to create your own civilization. Meet with your group members to finalize any missing information. If you get done with your research, start planning how you will set up your poster board presentation. Closure: Below is what you will be graded on for today. What  I  will  be  graded  on  For  Day  Six  

Points  I  Earned   Points  Possible  

I  checked  off  my  Agenda     1  

I  listed  examples  for  each  element  of  civilization  

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I  researched  any  information  I  was  missing  

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Total     10  

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Day  7  and  8:  Make  Poster  board  

Introduction: You are done with research!! Time to put it all together in a poster to present us with your civilization! You will have today and tomorrow to create your poster board! In this section you will find out what you need to put on your poster board, you will find an example, and you will put together your own poster board. What you need: Your poster should include the following information! A title: Name your civilization! Location: Show us on a map (you can use the map on page 7) where your civilization is located. Climate: Describe your climate of your civilization to us in a couple sentences. Vegetation: Tell us the vegetation we can find in your civilization. People:

- Where do the people of your civilization live? (Cities, country, villages, mountains, rain forest, etc)and WHY do they live there?

- What language do they speak? And WHY - What religion do they believe in? Use a couple

sentences talking about religion of the people. (what do they worship, how do they worship, etc)

- Describe their government? - Based upon their location, what kind of food do they

have and what kind of economy? - What is the social class like?

Summary: In a paragraph (you can use the back if you do not have room) tell us how the geography of your land affects the people living in it. ALL of these things must be included in your poster and presentation. Page 20 contains the rubric used to grade your poster.

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0  points   1  point   2  points  

My  poster  does  not  contain  a  map  showing  the  location  of  my  civilization.  

My  poster  contains  a  map  showing  the  location  of  my  civilization,  but  is  not  clearly  shown.  

My  poster  clearly  shows  where  my  civilization  is  located  

My  poster  does  not  describe  the  climate  of  my  civilization  

My  poster  contains  some  information  about  my  civilizations  climate,  but  is  missing  some  information  

My  poster  describes  my  civilizations  climate  in  full  and  complete  sentences  

My  poster  does  not  contain  any  information  about  my  civilizations  vegetation  

My  poster  contains  some  information  about  my  civilizations  vegetation,  but  is  missing  key  elements.  

My  poster  contains  information  about  the  vegetation  found  in  my  civilization.  

My  poster  does  not  include  where  the  people  of  my  civilization  live  

My  poster  contains  some  information  about  where  the  people  live,  but  no  reason  why  they  live  there.  

My  poster  contains  information  about  where  people  live  and  why  they  live  there.  

My  poster  does  not  include  the  language  my  people  speak.  

My  poster  contains  the  language  my  people  speak  but  no  reason  why.  

My  poster  contains  the  language  my  people  speak  and  the  reason  why  they  speak  that  language  

My  poster  does  not  include  the  religion  of  my  people.  

My  poster  contains  the  religion  of  my  people,  but  does  not  include  sentences  discussing  the  religion  in  detail.  

My  poster  contains  the  religion  of  my  people  and  a  few  sentences  discussing  the  religion  in  detail.  

My  poster  does  not  include  the  government  of  my  people.  

My  poster  contains  the  government  of  my  people  but  does  not  present  the  information  clearly.  

My  poster  clearly  presents  the  government  of  my  people.  

My  poster  does  not  include  a  social  class.  

My  poster  contains  some  information  about  a  social  class  in  my  civilization.  

My  poster  clearly  presents  the  social  class  of  my  civilization.  

My  poster  does  not  include  a  summary.  

My  poster  contains  a  summary  but  is  missing  information  relating  all  the  elements  together.  

My  poster  contains  a  summary  that  relates  all  the  stuff  on  the  poster  together.    

Total ____________ out of 18 points possible.

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Day  9  and  10:  Practice  Presentation  

Agenda: ___ Read Introduction ___ Divide up presentation ___ Read notes about how to give a good speech ___ Create your own notes ___ Practice Introduction: These next two days will be used to practice your presentation. Everyone in your group is responsible for presenting information. It is your responsibility to divide the poster up into sections and each of you present a section. Below tell me the group members name and what they are presenting: Group members name: ______________________________________ What they are presenting:

Group members name: ______________________________________ What they are presenting:

Group members name: ______________________________________ What they are presenting:

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Next, create notes. These notes will help you present the information. Your notes will tell you what you are going to say. You will turn in your notes after the presentation. Example:

- Location: o My civilization is located in modern day Peru. o (point to location on map)

- Climate o The climate of my civilization is tropical wet

and dry o That means it is sometimes really raining, known

as the rainy season, and sometimes not as rainy, known as the dry season

o My climate is also very hot. o It is hot because it is located near the equator

After you create the notes. Take the rest of the time to practice your speech. Read the following information about how to present

- Speak loudly and clearly! Make sure we can hear you in the back of the room

- Make eye contact. Do not just look at your poster board or your notes. If you are scared to look at people, focus on something on the back wall so it looks like you are making eye contact.

- Stand tall and proud! Do not lean on things or slouch

Closure What  you  will  be  graded  on  for  Days  9  and  10  

Points  Earned   Points  Possible  

Check  off  Agenda     1  

Divide  up  presentation     2  

Create  notes     5  

Practice     2  

Total     10  

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Day  11  and  12:  Presentations  

Today is the day! You will finally present your civilization to the class! The next couple of pages include a rubric of what you will be graded on during your presentation as well as a section of questions to answer about other people’s civilizations. Rubric: Speech  Elements   0  Points   1  Point   2  Points  

Content   My  speech  does  not  contain  the  appropriate  content  about  my  civilization  

My  speech  does  contain  some,  but  not  all  the  content  about  my  civilization.  

My  civilization  contains  all  the  appropriate  content  about  my  civilization  

Stance   When  I  was  giving  my  speech  I  was  slouching  or  leaning  on  something.  

When  I  gave  my  speech  I  was  standing  tall  and  proud  most  of  the  time.  

When  I  gave  my  speech  I  stood  tall  and  proud  the  entire  speech.  

Speaking   I  did  not  speak  loud  or  clearly  

I  spoke  clearly,  but  at  times  it  was  hard  to  hear.  

I  spoke  loud  and  clearly  during  my  speech.  

Eye  Contact   I  looked  down  at  my  notes  or  the  poster  board  the  entire  speech.  

I  rarely  made  eye  contact  during  my  speech.  

I  made  eye  contact  most  of  the  time  during  my  speech.  

Total: _______ out of 8 points Below is information you need to fill out as you listen to others civilizations. There is a total of 8 to 10 points for listening depending on how many groups present. You get 1 point for each group presenting by filling out the information below Listening points: _____________ out of 8-10

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Listening! Civilization Name: _________________________ Group Members names:_____________________________________________________ Where they are located: ___________________________________ What kind of climate:______________________________________ List Three Characteristics about the people: - - - Civilization Name: _________________________ Group Members names:_____________________________________________________ Where they are located: ___________________________________ What kind of climate:______________________________________ List Three Characteristics about the people: - - - Civilization Name: _________________________ Group Members names:_____________________________________________________ Where they are located: ___________________________________ What kind of climate:______________________________________ List Three Characteristics about the people: - - -

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Civilization Name: _________________________ Group Members names:_____________________________________________________ Where they are located: ___________________________________ What kind of climate:______________________________________ List Three Characteristics about the people: - - - Civilization Name: _________________________ Group Members names:_____________________________________________________ Where they are located: ___________________________________ What kind of climate:______________________________________ List Three Characteristics about the people: - - - Civilization Name: _________________________ Group Members names:_____________________________________________________ Where they are located: ___________________________________ What kind of climate:______________________________________ List Three Characteristics about the people: - - -

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Civilization Name: _________________________ Group Members names:_____________________________________________________ Where they are located: ___________________________________ What kind of climate:______________________________________ List Three Characteristics about the people: - - - Civilization Name: _________________________ Group Members names:_____________________________________________________ Where they are located: ___________________________________ What kind of climate:______________________________________ List Three Characteristics about the people: - - - Civilization Name: _________________________ Group Members names:_____________________________________________________ Where they are located: ___________________________________ What kind of climate:______________________________________ List Three Characteristics about the people: - - -

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Civilization Name: _________________________ Group Members names:_____________________________________________________ Where they are located: ___________________________________ What kind of climate:______________________________________ List Three Characteristics about the people: - - - Civilization Name: _________________________ Group Members names:_____________________________________________________ Where they are located: ___________________________________ What kind of climate:______________________________________ List Three Characteristics about the people: - - - Civilization Name: _________________________ Group Members names:_____________________________________________________ Where they are located: ___________________________________ What kind of climate:______________________________________ List Three Characteristics about the people: - - -

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Peer  Review:   Below, grade the people in your group and yourself on they/you contributed to the group. 0 means they did nothing, 10 means they did everything they were suppose to. Make a comment about why you gave that grade to your group member. Group Members Name:________________________________________ Group Members Grade: ________ out of 10. Comment: Group Members Name:________________________________________ Group Members Grade: ________ out of 10. Comment: Group Members Name:________________________________________ Group Members Grade: ________ out of 10. Comment:

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TOTAL  PROJECT  POINTS  

Total  Project  Points   Points  Earned   Points  Possible  

Day  Two  Checklist     10  

Day  Three  Checklist     10  

Day  Four  Checklist     10  

Day  Five  Checklist     10  

Day  Six  Checklist     10  

Poster     18  

Day  9  and  10     10  

Presentation     8  

Listening     8  OR  9  OR  10  

Total Points For Project: ___________out of 94 OR 95 OR 96 Comments: