1. STATE SHAPE ACTIVITY

2. SHAPE RESEARCH DESCRIBE the general look of the shape
EXPLAIN the advantages a country will have with this shape
EXPLAIN the disadvantages a country will have with this shape
BASICALLY…what makes this shape UNIQUE??

3. DETERMINE COUNTRIES
ANALYZE the geography of the various countries in the world to determine three countries that meet this shape
EXPLAIN why they are that particular shape

4. RESEARCH HISTORICAL EVENTS
EVALUATE each of your countries’ history to determine at least one (for each country) event that benefitted from the country’s shape
EXPLAIN the advantage
EVALUATE each of your countries’ history to determine at least one (for each country) event that was harmed by the country’s shape
EXPLAIN the disadvantage

5. POWERPOINT
Each group will CREATE a PowerPoint presentation detailing their findings, consisting of the following:
Title Slide: title, date, group members’ names
Shape slide: description, images, bulleted advantages and disadvantages
Country Slides (3 for each country):
Country name, location, how it meets the shape, image(s)
Advantages: DESCRIBE the event, EXPLAIN how the shape gave that country an advantage
Disadvantages: DESCRIBE the event, EXPLAIN how the shape gave that country a disadvantage
Conclusion Slide: bulleted EXPLANATION of whether this shape is “good” for a country…or not

6. RUBRIC
12 slides: 7 points each (correct info, images, creativity) = 84 points
Cooperation: group worked together; all worked = 8 points
Presentation to class: Clear, concise; all participate = 8 pts
TOTAL: 100 points MAJOR GRADE

7. GROUPS Fragmented Prorupted Compact * Perforated Elongated Timothy
Sade
Briana
Roberto
Prorupted
Ashlyn
Kelsey
David
Michael M.
Compact * Perforated
Lucas * Damon
Anyah * Susy
Joseph * Nicole
Morgan * Max
Elongated
Cassidy
Deondre
Savanna
Michael D.
Hunter