This Create Your Own Country Project-based Learning Activity comes with BOTH printable pages and access to Google Slides. It can be used over many class periods, too, and its ideal for group work. It can also be used in pairs or for individual work for those students who are more independent.
In this resource, you’ll get:
- detailed student pages for creating a new country, including a Bill of Rights Template
- a rubric for scoring the final product
- 4 different ‘draw your own flag’ templates
- resource notes for the teacher
- Access to the entire resource on Google Slides
How Teachers Can Use this Activity:
- Project-Based Learning: Incorporate this activity into project-based assessments to enhance students’ research and presentation abilities.
- Cross-Curricular Integration: Align with geography, history, social studies, and even language arts for a comprehensive learning experience.
- Interactive Workshops: Facilitate engaging workshops where students share and discuss their unique country designs.
- Assessment Tool: Utilize the included rubric as an assessment tool for student final presentations, evaluating their understanding of key concepts.
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Embark on an engaging and thought-provoking journey as high school students create their own country from scratch. This activity prioritizes simplicity and versatility, catering to diverse learning styles. Fostering collaboration, it challenges high-achieving students while providing essential support through guided questions on each page. Tailored for teachers with English Language Learners, this resource seamlessly integrates language and content, offering comprehensive support for students throughout the entire process.
Students read, decide, and tackle the challenge of creating their own country, engaging in debates and conflict resolution autonomously. The teacher steps in only when absolutely necessary.
Wrap up the activity with captivating group presentations. Each group unveils their new country’s flag design, Bill of Rights, location in the world, and other information while classmates use a provided rubric for scoring. The group with the highest score emerges victorious, gaining more constituents. You can even invite other classes to see the presentations for a broader evaluation, using the same rubric for scoring consistency.
This Create Your Own Country resource is not just an activity; it’s a platform for students to explore, innovate, and apply their knowledge in a meaningful context. Ignite a passion for global awareness and creativity in your high school classroom today!
This engaging activity goes beyond establishing individual countries; it encourages students to pitch their creations, fostering alliances and mimicking real-world politics.
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This package includes a PDF file that can be opened using your preferred PDF reader. It comes with detailed resource notes for the teacher that explain how to use the activity effectively. In addition to the printable pages, you’ll also get Google Slides access, so you can get students creating their own countries online, completely paper-free.
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Terms of Use:
This resource was created by Landon S. Seigler of ESL Lifeline, all rights are reserved. The original purchaser is permitted to use it for a single class only. Teachers have the authorization to share this product with their students (and parents) through email, Google Classroom, or the Internet, as long as the site is password protected. Distribution to your own students is allowed, but uploading it to the Internet for public access and download is not permitted.
**If you wish to use this resource for multiple classrooms or share it with fellow educators, please purchase additional licenses.Your adherence to these usage terms is greatly appreciated.
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