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India Power Point Presentation Amy Morgan

Suggested Grade Level grades7-12Suggested Curriculum Areas: Language Arts, History, Geography, Computers

Goals

Students will be able to identify the capital of India

Students will be able to identify the government of India as well as political figures

Students will be able to research the teenage culture of India

Students will be able to observe the diversity of India as it relates to religion, climate, people,landscape and language

ObjectivesStudents will create a power point presentation of India. The presentation is designed toinform the students of the country of and many aspects of the Indian Culture which are oftenoverlooked in many textbooks.

Lesson Outline This project may be done individually or students may be put into groups of2-3 students to complete the presentation.

Introduction

You (and your colleagues) have been chosen by the Tourism Industry in India to design apower point presentation reflecting the beauty and uniqueness of India. The purpose of thebillboard is to inform Americans about the country as well as attract more tourists from theUnited States. Your firm will be completing a power point presentation for the IndianTourism Committee centered out of Madurai. This will determine whether or not your firm willbe contracted for the advertising.

Activities

Create a power point of India that will include the following:

1. a map of India denoting its capital city2. type of money3. type of government4. important governmental leaders5. tourist attractions6. economy7. religion8. climate9. physical landscape

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10. language11. teenage culture*** other items that you may feel are important

Amount of Time 1-2 weeks

Assessment Ideas Included on student handout

Resources

Various sites on the web or resource materials from the library

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/in.htmlhttp://www.tourindia.com/http://hulk.bu.edu/misc/india/

http://india-tourism.com/http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/intoc.html

Extension Activities

Create a billboard

Oral reports to other groups

Written report on what the students learned about India

Comparison/Contrast of India and the United States

Connections to Standards:

Social Studies

A. Geography: People, Places, and EnvironmentsStudents in Wisconsin will learn about geography through the study of the relationshipsamong people, places and environments.

1. Use a variety of geographic representations, such as political, physical, andtopographic maps, a globe, aerial photographs, and satellite images, to gather andcompare information about a place.

3. Use an atlas to estimate distance, calculate scale, identify dominant patterns ofclimate and land use, and compute population density.

8. Describe and analyze the ways in which people in different regions of the worldinteract with their physical environments through vocational and recreationalactivities.

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/in.htmlhttp://www.tourindia.com/http://hulk.bu.edu/misc/india/http://india-tourism.com/http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/intoc.htmlhttp://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/intoc.htmlhttp://india-tourism.com/http://hulk.bu.edu/misc/india/http://www.tourindia.com/http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/in.html

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Language Arts/English

B. WritingStudents in Wisconsin will write clearly and effectively to share information andknowledge, to influence and persuade, to create and entertain.

1. Create or produce writing to communicate with different audiences for a variety ofpurposes Write in a variety of situations (during an exam, in a computer lab) and adapt

strategies, such as revision, technology, and the use of reference materials,to the situation.

Use a variety of writing technologies including pen and paper as well ascomputers

E. Media and TechnologyStudents in Wisconsin will use media and technology critically and creatively to obtain,organize, prepare and share information; to influence and persuade; and to entertain and

be entertained.

1. Use computers to acquire, organize, analyze, and communicate information. Demonstrate efficient word-processing skills Construct and use simple databases Perform basic computer operations on various platforms Collect various on-line sources, such as web pages, news groups, and

listservs

3. Create media products appropriate to audience and purpose Use desktop publishing to produce products such as brochures and

newsletters designed for particular organizations and audiences

5. Analyze and Edit media work as appropriate to audience andpurpose. Revise media productions by adding, deleting, and adjusting the sequence

and arrangement of information, images, or other content as necessary toimprove focus, clarity, or effect

F. Research and InquiryStudents in Wisconsin will locate, use, and communicate information from a variety of printand nonprint materials.

1. Conduct research and inquiry on self-selected or assigned topics, issues,or problems and use an appropriate form to communicate their findings. Use multiple sources to identify and locate information pertinent to research

including encyclopedias, almanacs, dictionaries, library catalogs, indexes toperiodicals, and various electronic search engines

Compile, organize, and evaluate information, taking notes that record andsummarize what has been learned and extending the investigation to othersources

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Review and evaluate the usefulness of information gathered in aninvestigation

Produce an organized written and oral report that presents and reflects onfindings, draws sound conclusions, adheres to the conventions for preparinga manuscript, and gives proper credit to sources

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India Power Point Presentation

Group Members: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

You and your colleagues have been chosen by the Tourism Industry in India to design apower point presentation reflecting the beauty and uniqueness of India. The purpose of thepresentation is to inform Americans about the country as well as attract more tourists fromthe United States. Your firm will be completing a power point for the Indian TourismCommittee centered out of Madurai. This will determine whether or not your firm will becontracted for the advertising.

Your power point presentation must contain information on the following:

2. a map of India denoting its capital city3. type of money4. type of government5. important governmental leaders6. tourist attractions7. economy8. religion9. climate10. physical landscape11. language12. teenage culture13. other items that you may feel are important

Your firm will need to do some research on the country in order to gain a betterunderstanding of India. On the back, you will find what your firm will be graded on. GoodLuck and Have Fun!!

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Requirements: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Content: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Creativity: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Neatness: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Cooperation: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10