LEADERS OF THE PACIFIC RIM

End of Year Project

THE PROJECT You will choose a leader or a city that

has impacted the Pacific Rim in a significant way

You will work in class and at home (if needed) to research this topic and create a presentation about it

The presentations will be delivered at the end of the year

Due: Thursday, June 14 This will be your FINAL for this

class! Most work will be done outside of

class…

RESEARCH You will use district databases, the

internet, and possibly books to complete your research.

You must have 5 legitimate sourcesThese sources must appear on a Work

Cited page that you will turn in when the project is due

Work Cited page must follow MLA guidelines (just like when you worked on the CBA)

Note-taking Guides (minimum of 4) Guiding Questions

PRESENTATION Your presentation must be between 6 –

10 minute and have… A minimum of 8 slides; no more than 50

words each A minimum of 4 pictures Thoughtful design and possibly a video (not

a requirement) A works cited page for your information

sources (you can copy and paste this from your actual Work Cited page)

A deep knowledge of your topic, interesting facts, a connection to our year, and an assertion of your opinion

DUE DATE On June 15:

Be ready to present your PowerPoint (e-mailed or on a thumb drive)

Turn in your note-taking guides, guiding questions, Works Cited page, and Rubric

Note that this is your FINAL for World Studies!

POSSIBLE TOPICS: 1. Hugo Chavez (Venezuela) 2. Eva Peron (Argentina) 3. Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam) 4. Simon Bolivar 5. Santa Anna (Mexico) 6. Mahatma Gandhi (India) 7. Kim Jong il (North Korea) 8. Kim Jong un (North Korea) 9. Felipe Calderon (Mexico) 10. Vincente Fox (Mexico) 11. Pratibha Patil (India) 12. Hu Jintao (China) 13. Yoshihiko Noda (Japan) 14. Fidel Castro (Cuba) 15. Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai

Lama (Tibet) 16. Mahinda Rajapaksa (Sri

Lanka) 17. Yousaf Raza Gillani (Pakistan)

18. Benigno S. Aquino III (The Philippines)

19. Che Guevara (Argentina) 20. Trương Tấn Sang (Vietnam) 21. Muhammad Ali Jinnah (India) 22. Indira Gandhi (India) 23. General Pervez Musharraf (Pakistan) 24. Jose de San Martin (Argentina) 25. Tokyo 26. Rio de Janeiro 27. Hong Kong 28. Beijing 29. Bombay (Mumbai) 30. New Delhi 31. Rangoon 32. Bangkok 33. Sao Paulo 34. Caracas 35. Bogota 36. Shanghai 37. Havana 38. Mexico City