1. The Top FIVE things you should know about ______ in Asia!
your first
assignment in
Pacific Studies
Your presentation has to make an visual IMPACT

2. The Top FIVE things you should know about ______ in Asia!
your first
assignment in
Pacific Studies
Your visuals should contain ONLY KEY WORDS; not sentences (no more than 15 words per student

3. The Top FIVE things you should know about ______ in Asia!
your first
assignment in
Pacific Studies
You should have at least THREE researched details about your contribution to your presentation

4. The Top FIVE things you should know about ______ in Asia!
your first
assignment in
Pacific Studies
Your final product should create suspense and excitement about a "TOP __ LIST" of facts EVERY Asia Pac student whould know about one of our voted-most-popular themes this year

5. The Top FIVE things you should know about ______ in Asia!
your first
assignment in
Pacific Studies
You'll have:
5 minutes to find out which them you will be researching and meet your tgroup-mates
5 x 5 minutes to use suggested links to research your theme
5x5 minutes to share what you learned with your group and divide up who will prepare which slide (or
5x3 minutes next Thursday to put the finishing touches (who speaks when, etc)

6. Asia Pacific Opening Assignment*
* for those having taken Asia Pac in the past… You're new? Refer to the 'Beginner' assignment, below...
Having drawn from the bowl your chosen topic, research the links that pertain to your theme, below;
accumulate ONE handwritten page (150 words, minimum) of notes on your theme, for inspection by Sokalski-sensei
prepare, with your colleagues, an AUDIOVISUAL presentation (Prezzi, Powerpoint, iMovie or other screen based tech) with ONE SLIDE (image + key words) per Group Member
Title Slide should read (in part): "The top ___ (3 min.) things you should know about _______ in Asia!

7. Use these links... History Religions in Asia
Central Asia:   
General
Asian Rulers
most influential Asians
Religions in Asia
festivals
Environment/Climate Change
natural wonders
crises
natural disasters

8. Or these links... War/Conflict Human Rights/Social Justice
deadliest conflicts in Asia
as compared to rest of world
Peace activists in Asia
Human Rights/Social Justice
safest cities
Gender Roles
most influential women (among list of men)
most unequal treatement of women, according to..
Technology
Inventions
Littérature: