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Game Changers - Create a Presentation on Inequality (Ch 21 and 23)

Your assignment is to make a presentation which teaches your audience about a person or organization which is helping
end inequality in the world or has in the past. Based on your studies in Chapter 21 and 23, you will look at how people are
changing communities and the world, thus Game Changers! You are going to asnswr the essential question: How are
people and/or organizations changing their communities and the world?
You must create a presentation using one of the following:
1.

Promotional Microsoft Powerpoint/Prezi

5-7 transitions

Each slide must include texts and images

You must keep track of your sources using http://www.easybib.com/

2.

Promotional Microsoft Word

(2 page Newspaper Article NOT including any images.

12-point Times New Roman Font

Maximum 1-inch margins

Double Spaced

You must keep track of your sources using http://www.easybib.com/

3.

Promotional Poster
Must include both text and images

You must keep track of your sources using http://www.easybib.com/

4.

Google Drive (Same requirements as Powerpoint and Word)

A Presentation is similar to Powerpoint, and Document is similar to Word.
(Troy Schools has provided you all with an account. You can log in using the same user name as you use to log
onto the computers at school (First Initial, Middle Initial, Last Name, Graduation Year, @troyschools.org). Your
Password is your student ID.
EXAMPLE: ID-ZmacIntosh20@troyschools.org Password-12345678

5.

Oral Presentation
You will present a presentation in front of the class about your chosen topic.
You will include all the same information as other options but you can display pictures as well as you talk to the
class about your topic.

You must keep track of your sources using http://www.easybib.com/

6.

Mini Documentary (iMovie)

You can chose to use iMovie to create a mini documentary about your topic.
Your video should be at least 3 minutes long and contain as much information as possible about your topic.
Filming for your video must take place outside of class to make the best quality possible.

You must keep track of your sources using http://www.easybib.com/

Possible Topics
Your presentation can be on any of the following people/organization. You may also chose one
that is not on the list but will need to be approved by your teacher prior to you beginning your
research.
Food
-Feeding America
-World Food Programme
Political Figures
-Nelson Mandella
-Ghandi
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
-Oskar Schindler
-FW de Klerk
-Desmond Tutu
Money
-Muhammad Yunus (Grameen Bank)
-Kiva
-International Monetary Fund
Organizations
-United Nations
-Amnesty International
-UNICEF
-Women of Africa Fund for Microenterprise
Health
-Ebola Workers
-Doctors Without Borders
-Charity:Water
-Water.org
Influential People
-Paul Rusesabagina
-Mala Yousafzai
-Lin Fei-Fan
-Adenike Ogunlesi

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Game Changers

OBJECTIVE:
choose person/organization to research
follow a simple action plan to investigate a research question
use methods accurately to collect and record information consistent with the
research question
answer the research question

TSD
Points

The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given
below.
The student:
chooses a question to research.
makes a minimal attempt to follow a simple plan to answer a research question.
makes a minimal attempt to collect and record information.
makes a minimal attempt to answer the research question.
The student:
chooses a question to research.
makes a limited attempt to follow a simple plan to answer a research question.
makes a limited attempt to collect and record information.
makes a limited attempt to answer the research question.
The student:
chooses a question to research.
partially follows a simple plan to answer a research question.
uses a method or methods to collect and record little information in line
with the question.
partially answers the question.
The student:
chooses a question to research.
partially follows a simple plan to answer a research question.
uses a method or methods to collect and record some information in line
with the question.
partially answers the question.
The student:
chooses a question to research.
satisfactorily follows a simple plan to answer a research question.
uses methods to collect and record some appropriate information in line with the
research question.
Simply answers the question.
The student:
chooses a question to research.

Varies

Varies

Varies

satisfactorily follows a simple plan to answer a research question.

uses methods to collect and record generally appropriate information in line with
the research question.
satisfactorily answers the question.
The student:
chooses a question to research.
follows a simple plan mostly to answer a research question.
mostly uses methods accurately to collect and record appropriate information in
line with the research question.
completely answers the question.
The student:
chooses a question to research.
follows a simple plan completely to answer a research question.
uses methods accurately to collect and record appropriate information in line
with the research question.
completely answers the question.

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6TH GRADE

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Game Changers

OBJECTIVE:

SCOR

communicate information and ideas using an appropriate style for the audience
and purpose
organize information and ideas in a way that is appropriate to the specified
format.
create a list of sources of information that follows the task instructions.

TS
D
Points

0
1

The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors
given below.
The student:

tries in a minimal way to communicate information in a way that is clear

to others.
tries in a minimal way to organize information and ideas according to the
task instructions.
tries in a minimal way to list sources of information following the task
instructions.
The student:
tries in a limited way to communicate information in a way that is clear to
others.
tries in a limited way to organize information and ideas according to the
task instructions.
tries in a limited way to list sources of information following the task
instructions.
The student:
communicates some information and ideas in a way that is sometimes

Varies

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clear to others.
organizes some information and ideas sometimes according to the task
instructions.
includes a list of sources of information that sometimes follows the task
instructions.
The student:
communicates information and ideas in a way that is sometimes clear to
others.
organizes information and ideas sometimes according to the task
instructions.
includes a list of sources of information that sometimes follows the task
instructions.
The student:
communicates information and ideas in a way that is generally clear to
others.
organizes information and ideas generally according to the task
instructions.
creates a list of the sources of information that generally follows the task
instructions.
The student:
communicates information and ideas in a way that is often clear to others.
organizes information and ideas often according to the task instructions.
creates a list of the sources of information that often follows the task
instructions.
The student:
mostly communicates information and ideas in a way that is clear to
others.
Organizes most information and ideas completely according to the task
instructions.
creates a list of sources of information that follows the task instructions.
The student:
communicates information and ideas in a way that is completely clear to
others.
organizes information and ideas completely according to the task
instructions.
creates a list of sources of information that follows the task instructions.

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