Geoliteracy+Project

=Is this your perception of the world?= 

=Probably not because you are a Geo-literate student of geography who thinks for him or herself. What is Geo Literacy? Watch these for an introduction to the concept and why it is important.= media type="youtube" key="Pb8yenSogzE" height="315" width="560"media type="youtube" key="sTUG13RCz9A" height="315" width="560" ===**Still not sure what Geo-literacy is? Check out the Rhode Island Geo-literacy site or look for Geo-inspiration here.**=== =To help you prove your geography knowledge and start you on the path to geo-literacy, we are going to look at our perceptions of various places in the world and determine just how correct they are. Here's the situation:=
 * [[image:escape1.jpg]] || **You are a blogger for the online magazine, //Escape, The Global Guide for Adventurous Travelers//. A reader planning their first overseas adventure has emailed you their concerns about traveling broad. They are wondering if his/her perceptions about the country they will be traveling to are correct. What do most Americans think about this country? How accurate are these perceptions? If they are inaccurate, how do they differ from reality? **


 * To answer these questions, you will write an op-ed (opinion editorial) blog post after thoroughly researching this country using both new and old media. This blog will then be posted to the internet on the class web site and geo-tagged to our virtual world map to be accessed by future classes. ** ||
 * =Examples= || **Mr. Landreth's Example about Iran** [[file:Outline.pdf]]

**“3 Misconceptions About Colombia...”**


 * Western perceptions of China**


 * Geotag example** ||


 * =Resources= || =**For general resources see > [] **=


 * Geo-literate Project Google Earth Page **


 * Americans in China- What do they think of us and we of them **


 * Chinese Prison-**

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 * Fleeing is believing: Do you wonder how Americans are looked at from elsewhere? This radio show will give you an idea. **
 * BBC Poll- Global Attitudes towards countries **
 * Why People Hate Americans**

[[file:Blogger Tutorial.doc]] How to set up your Blog
**2. ** Use the Five Themes of Geography as your focus (//everyone will write about location//). From there, choose __three__ additional themes. How do these themes **manifest** themselves in this country? How might the Themes inform our perceptions of this country? How might they inform that country’s perceptions of Americans? === === **3. ** Research your country and use at least __five__ sources*. Two of the sources must be old media sources like books and newspapers. The other three sources must be new media like social networks, blogs, or video. === === **4. **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> Create a **thesis** and articulate the __three__ perceptions that you are going to explore. See Example Here. === === **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">5. **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> Write your op-ed and post to your blog. Choose a tone from those listed and write your blog post from that perspective. The blog post must be at least one thousand words long. As always, use your own words. **Plagiarism** will result in a “0”. A **bibliography** will also be required. === === **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">6. **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> Create **hyperlinks** within your blog post to at least __four__ pieces of data/sources from your research. You must **embed** at least __one__ picture and __one__ map and **hyperlink** images to the original source. Here is a link to Our Google Earth Page === === **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">7. **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Complete your draft blog then participate in peer-review processes. After you have received peer feedback please revise your blog for publication. === === <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">***NOTE:** Wikipedia is not a valid source; however, it is a good place to start your research, furthermore the “references” section at the bottom of the page usually links out to acceptable sources. ||
 * = **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">DIRECTIONS: ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> You will write an **Op-Ed Travel Blog** following in these basic steps: = ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">1. **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> Choose the country from the country column you would like to learn about. All of the countries are ones that Ms. Bartosz will be traveling to next year. We can think of her as our **audience**. === ===

country below. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">* Your country should be approved by Mr. Landreth. || Please write about **Location** then **pick 3 of the 4** below to focus on. tone below. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Please pick **2** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">resources below
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">COUNTRIES ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">GEOGRAPHIC THEMES ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">TONE & AUDIENCE ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">RESEARCH ** ||
 * Please **pick 1**
 * Argentina
 * Australia
 * Bolivia
 * Botswana
 * Brazil
 * Chile
 * Colombia
 * Costa Rica
 * Ecuador
 * Guatemala
 * Honduras
 * India
 * Iraq
 * Israel
 * Italy
 * Jordan
 * Kenya
 * Nepal
 * New Zealand
 * Nicaragua
 * Panama
 * Peru
 * South Africa
 * Sri Lanka
 * Tanzania
 * Venezuela
 * Zambia
 * Zimbabwe
 * Human/environment Interaction
 * Movement
 * Place
 * Region || Please **pick 1**
 * Concerned
 * Humorous
 * Political
 * Sarcasm
 * Scientific
 * Serious
 * Sympathetic || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Traditional **

Please pick 1 audience below.
 * Charts/maps
 * Databases
 * News
 * Travel Guides
 * Travel Magazines ||
 * ^  ||^   || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Audience **

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Think! Does the type of traveler influence how they are perceived?


 * Adventure
 * Biking
 * Business
 * Cultural
 * Food Critic
 * Movie Buff
 * Pilgrimage
 * Protester
 * Spiritual
 * Travel Writer
 * Volunteer/Mission
 * Wilderness/Safari || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">New Media **

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Please pick **3** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">resources below = **RUBRIC** = **<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">10 ** || **<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Approaching Readiness ** **<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">6 ** || **<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Developing Readiness ** **<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">3 ** || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">Did your op-ed make a clear claim about your nation and back it up with clear, well-explained supporting details?
 * Blogs
 * Interviews
 * Tagged Maps
 * Photo Essays
 * Social Networks
 * Twitter
 * Video/Podcasts
 * Skype ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Student Name: |||| <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Op-Ed Title: || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Nation: ||
 * **<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Assessment Dimension ** || **<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Ready To Publish Blog **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. THESIS (aka my perception) AND SUPPORTS OF THAT CLAIM x2 (20pts) **

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">Does your unit have mindful ways to assess student learning and literacy geotag?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.33333px;">CCSL* LINK ** || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">My perception of nation/nationality is clear and supported with well-developed and researched examples. || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">My perception of nation/nationality is almost clear and supported with some research and examples. || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">My perception of nation/nationality is not clear yet and still needs well-developed and researched examples. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">2. GEO-LITERACY x 3 (30pt.) **

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">Did you take advantage of **new and traditional media** (library books, social networks, the Internet and geotagging)?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.33333px;">CCSL* LINK ** || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">My perception of the nation/nationality is clearly informed by **three of the five** themes of geography plus location (location, place, human-environment interaction, movement and region). || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">My perception of the nation/nationality is somewhat informed by at least **two of the five** themes of geography (location, place, human-environment interaction, movement and region). || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">My perception of the nation/nationality is **not clearly informed** by themes of geography (location, place, human-environment interaction, movement and region). ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. 21st CENTURY RESEARCH x2 (20pts) **

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">Does your op-ed have a clear intro, middle (where you support your perception) and conclusion?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.33333px;">CCSL* LINK ** || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">My perception of the nation/nationality was deeply researched using social networks and multiple reliable sources beyond Wikipedia. My geotag was a “teaser” for my op-ed blog. || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">My perception of the nation/nationality was somewhat researched using social networks and some reliable sources beyond Wikipedia. My geotag could be a more engaging. || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">My perception of the nation/nationality needs additional research and/or a geotag to my blog. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">4. ORGANIZATION **

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">Was their evidence that your work evolved from workshops and instructor feedback over time?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.33333px;">CCSL* LINK ** || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">My writing has a compelling intro, an informative middle and an engaging conclusion. There are effective transitions between paragraphs. || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">My writing hints at a compelling intro, an informative middle and an engaging conclusion. There are some effective transitions between paragraphs. || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">My writing still needs a compelling intro, an informative middle and an engaging conclusion. Effective transitions between paragraphs need to be developed. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">5. EVOLUTION & REVISIONS **

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">Completeness, consistency, spelling, grammar, design, gestalt and bibliography. Design includes **four links, geotags, a picture and a map**.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.33333px;">CCSL* LINK ** || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">Clear rework of drafts with major meaningful edits /cuts compressions & additions. || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">Some edits made from draft could have used some more thoughtful revisions. || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">No significant edits made from drafts presented in class workshops. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">6. PRESENTATION & MECHANICS **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.33333px;">CCSL* LINK ** || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">All unit elements are present. Few or no grammar or sentence structure errors. Superior organization, design & presentation – citations (bibliography), links, tags, pic and map in place. || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">Most unit elements are present. Some grammar or sentence structure errors. Adequate organization, design and presentation – some citations (bibliography), links, tags, pic and map in place. || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.6667px;">Few unit elements are present. Numerous grammar or sentence structure errors. In need of further organization, design and presentation – few citations (bibliography), links, tags, pic and map in place. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;">TOTALS **

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