Final Project (OPTIONAL)

Post date: May 03, 2018 5:57:48 AM

UN Presentation

You will be presenting to the United Nations about a Health and Human Development Issue. 

GRASP this Project

• • G: Create a well researched project that explains the issue and gives current information about how that issue affects countries today. 

  • R: You are a WHO employee who recently was transferred to headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

  • A: Your audience is your boss for the project, but the general assembly for a possible presentation.

  • S: You are expected to find relevant and interesting data and be able to explain the issue and challenges as well as possible solutions to the UN.

  • P: Create a project that outlines your argument about why your solution is a good solution and is a good solution for the UN. 

  • S: This will be graded and evaluated based on all of the IB Rubrics (A, B, C & D)

DUE DATES: Project due May 23rd at noon.

Grading: 

This project is half of the final for the course.  It is therefore worth 10% of your grade in this class.  It will be evaluated using the IB rubrics, and the IB rubrics only (all 4 rubrics).   Average:  8 = A (100%)     7 = A- (92%)     6 = B (87%)     5=B- (82%)     4=C (77%)     3=C- (72%)     2=D (67%)     1=D- (60%)     0=F (0%)

IB RUBRICS: Full Rubric Link

OPTION #1: Full Project (can replace grade in the course) 

OPTION #2: Brochure of the project. (counts as 10% of your final grade) 

OPTION #3: Do not do the project and the verbal component of your final will count as 20% of your overall grade. 

Special IB End of Semester Grade: If your grade on Option #1  is higher than your final grade in the class, the grade for this project will be used for your end of semester grade. 

Additional Information

Final Project Clarifications (Highly Recommended) 

Choosing your Subject for the Final Project

Choices

You have a lot of freedom to choose, but make certain that your choice fits the criteria for this project, and does not limit your possible grade.  This will be a research project and you will mostly be presenting the research you find rather than presenting your opinion.  Be careful with your choice.  It might not be a great strategy to choose something towards which you have strong feelings unless you are fairly certain about the research you are likely to find.  

Being specific is a much better choice than choosing a broad topic.

I would recommend some of the following topics:

** - likely too difficult due to controversy

* - controversy will make research challenging

^^ - image warning - you will see things while researching / can only share with us if appropriate for 3rd grade

A great resource is to start at the World Health Organization (WHO [part of the UN]): http://www.who.int/topics/en/ 

Review California Health Standards as we apply these to analyzing World History: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/healthstandmar08.pdf 

(Start reviewing at page 45 for High School Health standards in California)

Make your choice on Schoology: Unit 8 / "CHOOSE FINAL PROJECT". (First come, first served!)

Preparation & Planning

Everyone doing option #1 must submit the following on May 13, which will be graded as a part of the final rubric (IB Rubric B, Strand ii)

• • an initial plan on Schoology.

  • 10 source work cited page confirming the resources are available to complete project 

  • a plan for the project (1 page outline of what you plan to do in your project)

    • Thesis, 3 Baby Theses, Most Interesting Idea, Best Quote, Meet all rubric requirements

Project Option #1

Every word must be typed and uploaded to BOTH Schoology and turnitin.com.  Other than that, you may use any format you prefer for completing the project.  It should be a minimum of 600 words, maximum 1750 words.  Any turnitin.com similarity percentages over 14% are highly suspicious and will be rigorously pursued for plagiarism. Any found plagiarism will result in a zero for this project. There will be no second chances. 

It will be graded using the IB rubrics only. If this grade is higher than your final grade for the course, then this grade will be used in place of your final grade in the course (for semester #2).  Please look at the prior rubrics for ideas of what types of material need to be included in this project, and obviously, use the IB rubrics to help you decide what to include. 

You are a UN employee working at the WHO.   You are researching an Health or Development Issue. 

Requirements:

• • TITLE: Issue Named, Your Class Period, Your Name, and Date Due, with a subtitle of "UN Project on Current Global Health & Development Issues"

  • DESCRIPTION: Describe scientifically and in layman's terms (clear and simple) the issue.

    • Must include description of what the development or health issue would look like to an average person

  • HISTORY: The history of that issue around the globe.

  • CURRENT: The current status of the issue in the world today.

  • CHALLENGES:The current challenges regarding the issue in the world today.

  • SOLUTION(S): Other researcher's opinions about how to fix the issue today.

  • Your argument needs to have as much researched data as you can find about the technology/invention/data/model related to your issue and an argument about how to begin addressing the issue.  You are to assume that you know NOTHING and are not a reliable source for ANYTHING.  This is not your opinion, but the best opinions you can find from around the world. 

• WORKS CITED: Titled only "Works Cited"

• WORD COUNT: On page after "Works Cited"

Expectations

• • Minimum 10 sources, cited properly

  • 10 in-text citations AND 4 in-text citation quotes (minimum)

• Clear thesis that is bolded and underlined 

  • Clear headings that meet all of the requirements above

  • Prouf-red by pier and you's Grammer Check (zero misspellings, zero punctuation errors)

  • Absolutely zero use of I, we, you. (be very careful at beginning and end)

  • You should discover something interesting and reliable and then share it with the reader

  • You should present the 5Ws (and "How") for each section of the requirements - but don't let the reader know you are doing it. It is just how you define every new idea to the reader.  Always.  And forever.  Which means don't put it in the regular order. 

Project Option #2

• • Create a brochure. 

  • Use the same "Requirements" as above

  • 6 great sources, properly cited.

  • 10 in-text citations.