Multimedia Project Design

Project Title: African culture	Grade Level: Third grade
Subject/Topic Area(s) Cultural Enrichment involved in the study of Africa and Desert Nomads.
Designed By: Harriett b. Kravetz	Date: July 31,2000
School District: Baltimore City School System	School: Pimlico Elementary School #223

Goal:

Students will demonstrate an understanding of history, communities, and cultural enrichment by reading to be informed and observing a PowerPoint ,multimedia presentation.

Content Standards:

Explain how language, literature, the arts, tradition, beliefs, values and behaviors contribute to the development of culture in communities.

Project Summary:

A PowerPoint, multimedia presentation incorporating the photographic images from “Eyewitness Books On Africa” (through scanning) to present information on Tools For Finding Food, Patterns and Color in Cloth, Female Dress, Men’s Attire, Self Adornment, Roles and Rituals, Weapons and Product Resources.

Objectives/Desired Results (What will the learners understand as a result of this project?)

Students will use word processing software to generate a persuasive letter that demonstrates an understanding of the history, art, culture and traditions of the African Peoples.

Plans for Facilitation:

This piece of the project will be used with small groups of learners after they have read other pertinent facts about African Nomads, the Sahara Desert and the continent as a whole.

1. Students will read three short articles on the life of Nomads in the Desert.

2. Students will locate Africa on a large world map and an up to date maps on the internet.

3. Students, with teacher assistance will find more historical information on Britannica.com, the best site on Africa.

4. The Teacher will present a PowerPoint, multimedia presentation to students on African Culture.

5. Students will produce a persuasive letter as a culminating project.

Instructional Resources:

Computer Lab, PowerPoint ,Scanner, Camera, Eyewitness Books On Africa

Type of Assessment Used (e.g. observations, work samples, electronic discussions, dialogues)

Using computers in the Computer Lab, Students will write a letter to persuade an African cousin to adopt a more modern way to do things. For example: Wearing more modern clothes, or using more modern tools for farming. A rubric will be applied to the student generated letter.

Scoring tool (e.g. rubric) to be used for evaluation. Be as specific as possible.

#3 Student has good opening sentence, persuades using more than one idea or point, is imaginative, uses a good closing, has correct form and spelling.

#2 Student has good opening, one point to persuade, makes self understood but doesn’t elaborate, Has the right form and spelling.

#1 Student writes about African dress but doesn’t follow through on persuading the audience, spelling and form are not good.