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Whatcausesextremeweatherandhowdopeopledealwithit?
Task:Createaninformativethinglinkexplaininghowahurricaneiscausedandlinkaninformativevideocreatedbyyou
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InformativeVideos
BackgroundImage:
Selectabackgroundimagethatwillbewhereyouplaceyourlinkbuttons
Linkbuttons:
1linkbuttonforyourInformativeVideo
5linkbuttonsforinformation:
Images
Textboxesdescribingtheextremeweatherevent
linkstoinformativewebsites
1linkbuttonforMLAWorksCitedPage
CreateapageinGoogleDocsandattachthelinktothinglink
1bookmustbeusedasasource
1sourcemustcomesfromEbsco
username:edn
password:ebsco
CanadianHurricaneCentre:AllAboutHurricanes
NationalGeographic:Hurricanes:EnginesofDestruction
Keycontentterms:ElNio,extremeweather,meteorology,naturaldisaster,tropical
cyclone.
Selectatypeofvideotocreate:
A. Whattodo:Createavideothatdescribeswhatanindividualshoulddoiftheyare
caughtinahurricane.
B. HurricaneReport:Createavideoinwhichyouareanewscasterandyouare
reportingonhowpeoplearereactingtothehurricane.Commentonhowsupport
servicesandlocalgovernmentsarerespondingtothestorm.Thiscanbebasedona
pasthurricaneorafictionalevent.
Standards:
3.12.eEvaluatetherelationshipbetweenhumansocietiesandtheenvironmente.g.agriculturalproductivity,improvedwatertransport(riverlocks),electricpowerglobalwarming,
pollution,naturaldisasters,etc.
5.12.aExplainhowsociologicalcircumstances(race,ethnicity,gender,class,etc.)influenceanindividual'sperceptionsofandreactionstotheworld.
Rubric
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Medium
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VideoContent
Videoentriesmeetalltherequirementsforthe
projectwithexceptionalquality
always.Journaldisplaysevidenceof
understandingthecausesoftherise,flourishing
andfalloftheMayancivilization.
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Videoentriesmeetssometherequirementsforthe
project.Journaldisplaysevidenceofunderstanding
thecausesoftherise,flourishingandfallofthe
Mayancivilization.
Videoentriesmeetfewoftherequirementsforthe
project.Journaldoesnotdisplayevidenceof
understandingofthecausesoftherise,flourishingand
falloftheMayancivilization.
LinkButtons
Informationselectedisscientificallyaccurate
Informationselectedisscientificallyaccurate
Informationselectedisnotaccurate
Presentation
Theoverallworkispresentedinaneatand
organizedway.Theworkcontainsallrequired
elements.TheThinglinkisvisuallyappealing,
easytonavigate,andshowsevidenceofeffort
andtimeonthepartofthecreator.
3
Thestudentsworkfollowsorganizationguidelines
andcontainsmostrequiredelements.
Thestudentsworkisunorganizedandhardto
understand.
Terminology
Studentusesmanyappropriatekeyvocabulary
termsandfullydisplaysanunderstandingofthe
meaningsthroughthevideoentries.
Studentusessomeappropriatekeyvocabularyterms
anddisplaysanunderstandingofthemeanings
throughthevideoentries
Studentusesfewkeyvocabularytermsanddisplaysa
basicunderstandingofsomeofthemeaningsthroughthe
videoentries
MLA
Thestudentconsistentlyandaccuratelyuses
MLAcitationforallsources.
3
ThestudentusesproperMLAcitationwithsome
consistency
2
Thestudentinaccuratelyorineffectivelycitessources.