INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE PROJECT 9/9-9/14

AGENDA  Project Purpose  Project Goals and Expectation  Project Timeline  Work Time  End Goal: Expose yourself to different perspectives and practice thinking outside your comfort zone.

ARE DIFFERENT VIEWS OF KNOWLEDGE POSSIBLE? International Perspective

PROJECT PURPOSE  IB = INTERNATIONAL emphasis  TOK = PERSPECTIVE emphasis  Combining the two into a happy marriage.  You will be doing the same exact project next year, but different and more difficult countries!

PROJECT OVERVIEW  Are different views of knowledge possible?  You will be examining this questions through the perspective of a different culture and country.  You will be given prompting questions to help you.  You will be submitting a paper AND giving a brief presentation with visual.

PROJECT GOALS  Have meaningful discussions about outside perspectives.  Understand a new perspective.  Be able to share out important aspects of a new perspectives.

PROJECT EXPECTATIONS  Address the main question through the eyes of your country.  Turn in 500 word (min) essay that acknowledges your findings  5 min (max) presentation that highlights the main ideas from your findings  Bibliography, MLA style of sources used.  Visual to be used during presentations

ARE DIFFERENT VIEWS OF KNOWLEDGE POSSIBLE?  In what ways can the knowledge in one country be different than the knowledge in another country?  Holidays  Historical Events  Stereotypes  Conflicts  Traditions  Celebrations  Government  Beliefs  Ethics/Principles  Healthcare  Education

ARE DIFFERENT VIEWS OF KNOWLEDGE POSSIBLE?  What significant historical events has your country been a part of? Does their perspective of what went down vary from ours or another country’s?  What are some of their traditions/beliefs that are different from ours?  How would they view our 4 th of July? Thanksgiving? Christmas? Memorial Day? Labor Day? What holidays do they celebrate?

PAPER  Double Spaced  Typed  Size 12  Times New Roman  Are different views of knowledge possible?

VISUAL  Designed however you want, but MUST have the flag and name of country.  Use provided paper.  Creative Power but supplement the presentation and paper.

PRESENTATION  5 minutes  Present main findings that are evident in paper  Explain visual

REFLECTION  At the end of the presentations, there will be a reflective piece that allows you time to think about all presentations.

TIMELINE  Work Days  Tuesday and Wednesday  Presentation Day  Monday 9/13  Paper Due Date  Monday 9/13  Visual Due Date  Monday 9/13

POSSIBLE COUNTRIES  Ireland  Sweden  Northern Ireland  South Korea  Australia  India  Brazil  Nigeria  Afghanistan