Follow these slides to create your PowerPoint, step-by-step.

Don’t forget that Ms. Spurr is available to help you if you get stuck or confused!

Research Help:

1. You are not allowed to use ask.com, YahooAnswers or similar websites. You must use a reputable, trusted source.

2. One of Ms. Spurr’s favorite sources is http://go.grolier.com/

3. On this website, just type in your country and the word government and you’ll get a lot of helpful information.

Example: Canada Government

Research Help:

1. Go to http://www.kyvl.org2. On the “For Students” drop down menu, click

on “Middle School.”3. Click on the “Student Research Center”

button.4. Click on the “Country Reports” button.5. Type in your country’s name in the search

box, and click “Search”

Your Chosen Country:

Your Name:

Country Location

You should include the following:– Cardinal and intermediate directions to the

country from Kentucky – The capital of your country

Country Government

Describe the government, making sure to answer these questions:– Who has power?– How is power obtained?– Which of the key four types of governments best

fits your country?

Comparisons

Use the answers to the Country Government questions to compare your country’s government to the U.S. government.

COUNTRY U.S.A.BOTH

CitationsBe sure to correctly cite where you retrieved the

information you used for your PowerPoint.If you used an article from Grolier, scroll allllllll

the way down and you’ll see actually see the citation done for you.

Example:Drysdale, Alasdair. "Syria." Grolier Multimedia

Encyclopedia. Grolier Online, 2012. Web. 22 Feb. 2012.

More help with citations

I got it from…Online Encyclopedia article Website (Remember that Google Searches don’t count as their own websites. You must cite the actual website, not Google.)Encyclopedia (BOOK)

Think you’re finished?

• Delete any extra slides you don’t need (the ones with directions and Ms. Spurr’s extra help)

• Get the “Think you’re finished?” paper from Ms. Spurr and begin working on it.