Assignment1

Mrs. Bond and Mrs. Palladino will be explaining to you how to construct a wiki for your country. As a first assignment, I would like you to do the following: ***Please create a page on your wiki called BASIC INFO…..then do the following, working together in your group. Split up the work however you would like!**** ** __Bottom Line__ **
 * __ Wiki assignment #1  __**
 * 1. Please go to this site: []**
 * 2. At the top of the page you will see “Countries A-Z.” Click on this, then find your country. **
 * a. Look at all the different statistics included on your country. Your group should review these and try to get a feeling for what your country is all about. **
 * b. You need to represent your country in statistical terms. I am asking you to pick the best 15 statistical pieces of information to include on your wiki. **
 * -Find a unique way to present them (table, graph, pictograph etc) **
 * -Put them on your wiki **
 * -They should be interesting, relevant, and meaningful statistics **
 * -Put them in context (eg show Nigeria’s population pyramid, describe what you find, how has it changed over time, you might want to compare it to other African countries, or some of our countries) **
 * c. I also want to make sure that of the 15 statistical pieces, you include: Riches (GDP per capita); Most Educated; Most Corrupt; Most Militaristic **
 * d. EVERY TIME YOU POST INFORMATION ON THE WIKI, PLEASE PUT YOUR INITIALS AFTER THE WORK THAT YOU DID!!!!!!! **
 * 3. Please include a map or two on this page. I would include both a physical map and a political map. If you find any other cool maps that would be great!!! (e.g. population distribution) **
 * 4. Please include a section on key political leaders within the country. (e.g. President, Prime Minister, Chairman of the Party.) A good source to use is the CIA World Fact book (you can Google it) **
 * 5. Please include pictures of the country. Present the country so that students who have never been there before will get a sense of what it is like. **
 * 6. Present other information such as: climate, natural resources, biggest exports, imports, unemployment rate. **
 * 1. Other students in the class will be visiting this wiki so that they can compare your country to all the other countries in the class. You should make this wiki: **
 * a. Organized **
 * b. Interesting **
 * c. Pertinent **
 * 2. You might want to give different people on your team different roles. For example: **
 * a. Manager: coordinates other students and delegates tasks **
 * b. Creative Director: comes up with cool fonts, pictures, and layout **
 * c. Editor: critiques others work **
 * d. Writer/Researchers: do writing and investigation of topics **
 * But…..you don’t have to do it this way. It is up to you. **
 * Please begin working on this in class today….and I will let you know when this page is due!!!! **