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Exploring Other Countries

June 27, 2017 | All Grades, College
By Pamela Cannamore, Ed.D.
Internally displaced South Sudanese walk past a U.N. peacekeeper in Bentiu. Image by Cassandra Vinograd. South Sudan, 2016.

Internally displaced South Sudanese walk past a U.N. peacekeeper in Bentiu. Image by Cassandra Vinograd. South Sudan, 2016.

A small-scale miner processes gold ore by hand in an informal settlement in Johannesburg. Image by Mark Olalde. South Africa, 2017.

A small-scale miner processes gold ore by hand in an informal settlement in Johannesburg. Image by Mark Olalde. South Africa, 2017.

A newly-built apartment block in Kafr. Each floor of a new building is worth several times what a farmer can earn in a year by farming the same amount of land. Image by Jahd Khalil. Egypt, 2017.

A newly-built apartment block in Kafr. Each floor of a new building is worth several times what a farmer can earn in a year by farming the same amount of land. Image by Jahd Khalil. Egypt, 2017.

The remains of a primary school in Maiduguri bombed by Boko Haram in 2014. Image by Glenna Gordon. Nigeria, 2017.

A boy carrying leaves to feed animals at an informal settlement for displaced people on the outskirts of Maiduguri, capital of Borno State in northern Nigeria. Image by Glenna Gordon. 2017.

A boy carrying leaves to feed animals at an informal settlement for displaced people on the outskirts of Maiduguri, capital of Borno State in northern Nigeria. Image by Glenna Gordon. 2017.

A mountain gorilla in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. Image by Elham Shabahat. Rwanda, 2017.

A mountain gorilla in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. Image by Elham Shabahat. Rwanda, 2017.

Global/World Topic - Speech #5

Every member of your group will have five (5) minutes to present.

Directions: Below are suggested topics to explore when researching your country for your speech presentation:

Use the suggested website to find information about your country: pulitzercenter.org

 

  1. Agriculture/Food
  2. Animals
  3. Clothing
  4. Culture / Art / Music
  5. Currency / Economy / Housing / Technology / World-Global position
  6. Education / Schools
  7. Ethnicity / Population
  8. Family / Gender roles / Children
  9. Famous people
  10. Flag / Colors / History / Symbol(s) representation
  11. Games / Sports / Recreation
  12. Government / Political leaders
  13. Greetings (How to say: hello, goodbye, thank you, you’re welcome, etc.)
  14. History / Timelines
  15. Holidays / Traditions / Religion
  16. Imports / Exports / Natural resources
  17. Indigenous people / Aboriginal /  Natives
  18. Languages
  19. Medical support / Health
  20. Seasons / Temperature / Climate / Weather
  21. Topography / Geography / Location
  22. Tourism / Travel costs / Hours of travel to arrive at destination / Time change

Relate your research findings to your major

Educator Notes: 

Global/World Topic - Speech #5

Every student is a member of a group, and they will have five (5) minutes to present on the country their group has selected.

Directions: There are suggested topics given for the students to explore when researching their country.  They should use the pulitzercenter.org website to find information about their country.

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