Highschool LevelNeed a Slideshow with about 8 slides and slide notes for presentation1 paragraph of a written reflection
MME ISP - 2020-2021 Extra, extra, read all about it! Current events is coming to our classroom. Every week, a pair of students will present a news event (either current or historical) relating to Israel or the Middle East. Your presentation will take place via video. The purpose of this assignment is for you to research and analyze an area of personal interest, to consider how different players may have different perspectives on the issue, and make connections between what we learn in class to what is going on in the world. Note: if you are choosing to present about a historical event, please do not choose something from the syllabus. The ISP includes the following three components: - Video presentation (submitted as a pair) - Slide show (submitted as a pair) - Short written reflection (submitted individually) Your slide show/presentation should include: ● Background and summary of the story (the 5 W’s): ○ Who is involved? ○ What is happening? ○ When did the main events take place? ○ Where did the main events take place? ○ Why is this happening? ● Two different perspectives on the events: articulate two opposing angles on the events, with supporting evidence from the news story. ● Explanation of historical significance ○ Why is this story something we should know or care about? ● Discussion question ○ A question that could have more than one answer, that gets people thinking. ● Images (at least three) with captions. ● Bibliography in Chicago format. ○ All news sites and websites must be considered credible sources (see below for guidance). Video guidelines: - It doesn’t need to be fancy. A Zoom recording is totally fine. - Both participants need to be visible, and communicate equally in the video. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JZMNDb0FMOYllxJSA12YX7hw3ANSyJ6UDwJKbfQjfIA/edit?usp=sharing - Screen share your slideshow as you go through your presentation. - Your video should be between 5-10 minutes in length. - You are not required to use outside video clips (like news), but if you do, keep it to 45 seconds max. - Be creative! (Use virtual backgrounds, annotate your slides, use memes and gifs where appropriate) - Once you create your video you might want to run it through a converter program and speed it up to 1.2x (OPTIONAL) Personal reflection guidelines: ● Should run one paragraph in length (5-8 sentences) ● Describe why you chose this particular story -- what drew you to it personally. ● Explain any takeaways from the story, and what kind of food for thought does it raise for you. ● Reflect on the process of creating the presentation. What contribution did you make to the assignment, what was hard about it, what was easy. Sources: ● Middle East Eye ● Al-Monitor (highbrow) ● Jerusalem Post ● Other reputable news sources *Policy on Wikipedia - use it to get a good sense of the issue, and then follow the references (the hyperlinked footnotes. Those are usually reliable sources of information.) Do not cite Wikipedia in your bibliography. Sign up for your presentation date with your partner here. Grading Rubric 1 2 3 4 Knowledge & Understanding /4 pts total Presentation does not cover the who, what, when, where and why of the topic. Presentation somewhat covers the who, what, when, where and why of the topic. Presentation covers the who, what, when, where and why of the topic. Presentation covers the who, what, when, where and why of the topic in a clear, detailed way Thinking & Interpretation /4 pts total Students do not analyze topic for historical significance and do explain why this story is important for us to know about. Students analyze topic for historical significance and explain why this story is important for us to know about to a limited degree. Students analyze topic for historical significance and explain why this story is important for us to know about to a solid degree. Students analyze topic for historical significance and explain why this story is important for us to know about with a high degree of clarity and detail. https://www.onlineconverter.com/change-video-speed https://www.middleeasteye.net/ https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/home.html https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-chart https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z4yYS6xocm6igtCvcim7j9FLiwBYv3dAgmbzb3pkZeo/edit?usp=sharing Total: /16 Students barely include two perspectives on the events, with minimal supporting evidence. Students include one image. Students include two somewhat well-articulated perspectives on the events, with limited supporting evidence. Students include at least two images. Students include two mostly well-articulated perspectives on the events, with mostly clear and detailed supporting evidence. Students include at least three solidly chosen images. Students include two well-articulated perspectives on the events, with clear and detailed supporting evidence. Students include at least three well-chosen images. Communication /4 pts total Students do not communicate clearly and effectively. Slides are unclear, incomplete and are missing key information. Students include sections of the text not in their own words. Bibliography is mostly incomplete and formatted in Chicago style. Most sources used are not credible. Students communicate somewhat clearly and effectively. Slides are somewhat unclear, incomplete and do not contain all relevant information. Students write using some of their own words. Bibliography is somewhat incomplete and formatted in Chicago style. Some sources used are not credible. Students mostly communicate clearly and effectively. Slides are mostly clear, complete and contain most relevant information. Students write using mostly their own words. Bibliography is mostly complete and formatted in Chicago style. Most sources used are credible. Students communicate with a high degree of dynamism and clarity; highly engaging for the audience. Slides are clear, complete and contain all relevant information with a high degree of detail and creativity. Students write using their own words using strong, clear language Bibliography is complete and formatted in Chicago style. All sources used are credible. Application /4 pts total Reflection does not explain why they chose this article and explains the personal connection and does not explains personal takeaways and work process. Students do not craft discussion question. Pairs do not share the work evenly. Reflection somewhat explains why student chose this topic and somewhat explains personal takeaways and work process. Students craft weak discussion question. Pairs share the work somewhat evenly. Reflection mostly explains why student chose this topic and mostly explains personal takeaways and work process. Students craft solid discussion question. Pairs share the work mostly evenly. Reflection explains why they chose this topic and somewhat explains personal takeaways and work process with a high degree of thoughtfulness and detail. Students craft strong discussion question. Pairs share the work evenly.