Dominaria Project Resources

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

For this project there are a few basic resources that you will need in order to start out.  You will find them in the links below.

Dominaria Project Directions

Dominaria Map

Government Construction Questions

Please open the Project Directions and read them carefully as there is a lot of information and steps involved in this project.  You should read the entire directions document this weekend!

Period 2 Groups

Period 6 Groups

For Part I of the Project you and your group should create a Google Document and share it with each other so that all of you can contribute to the same document.

Title your document - Dominaria Part I - Period ____ - Names
Use Chicago Style for your document.  You will be PRINTING it and turning it in when you are done.

Monday Dec 1 - Today in class you should have:

1. Delegated tasks - figure out who in your group is doing each part
1. Who is drawing the map?
1. The map must be hand drawn on paper.
2. The map requires a lot of different factors and it might be a good idea to do several maps that focus on the different factors
1. Geography/Resources
2. Climate/Biome
3. Cities/States/Population Density
2. Who is writing the population report?
3. Who is writing the Sovereignty report?
4. Who is writing the Government/Economic Report?
1. The group should probably collaborate on the Constitution!
2. Begin working on Part I of the Dominaria Project 

Wednesday Dec 3 - Use the entire period to work on your project.  Important that you stay on task as ALL of Part 1 is due on Friday.  Remember that you must have a printed copy of ALL of Part 1 in class ready to turn in on Friday (make sure someone in your group with a reliable printer is able to print out the document for your group and make sure your map is complete). 

Part 1 Google Presentation breakdown:
Be creative and include pictures!  Must include:

• Title Slide - Country Name, Region, Government/Economic Type, member names
• Slide 1 - Country Map (scan and include)
• Slide 2 - Population (including description & Culture)
• Slide 3 - Sovereignty
• Slide 4 - Government/Constitution
• Slide 5 - Economic Systems
• Slide 6 - Country Motto & Flag

Presentation must be 3-5 minutes long

Friday Dec 5 - You will have the first half of period to finalize Part 1 of your projects (Part 1 includes the printed document, country map, and a Google Presentation).  The last half of the class you will be presenting your projects.  I will be collecting ALL of Part 1 at the end of the period.

We will be playing the Dominaria Game (Part II of the Project) in class this week.  It is a participation based game so it is important that you are in class and playing the game in order to receive full credit. Please Review the Directions for the game and bring a ziplock baggie to class by Wednesday so that we will be prepared and ready to go!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

November 24

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we discussed the purpose and principles of the United Nations as well as its structure.  You will be looking at the United Nations in our upcoming project.  After we finished discussing the United Nations we watched an episode of Star Trek and discussed the allegorical connections between the United Nations and the United Federation of Planets.

We will be starting the Large Final Dominaria Project on Wednesday before Thanksgiving!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

November 21

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class you had the whole period to work on (and complete) your group mini project.  These projects should have been finished with your partners in class and I will be checking them tonight  to be sure they are done. Make sure you follow all the directions for the project!

Have a great weekend!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

November 19

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we finished up talking about different government and economic systems.  After we completed the notes we began a mini project in class where you are working in small groups of 2-3 people to create your own ideal society, implementing your own understanding of a particular government and economic system.  You will continue working on the project on Friday.

Take care ladies and gentlemen!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

November 17

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we began discussing the different government and economic systems that exist in the world.  We will continue discussing this and then begin a mini project in class on Wednesday.

We are nearing the end ladies and gentlemen.  Be sure to review your grades in ALL your classes and if you have any issues discuss them with your teachers.

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

November 14

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we wrapped up our culture study by creating a digital poster of our own personal cultures!  These Culture Collages need to be finished by next weekend (you will not have any more time in class to work on them!).

On Monday we will begin our study of Government and Economic systems.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Etiquette Writing Project

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

For this assignment please use the following resources:

Compare & Contrast Writing Template

If you need to finish your notes worksheet (missing one or more continents) here are the class projects that you cane use to finish filling it out.

Period 2 Etiquette Projects

Period 6 Etiquette Projects

You will be writing one compare & contrast paragraph and sharing it with me.

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

November 10

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we finished our etiquette projects and discussed how we will be doing our gallery walk when we meet again on Wednesday.  You must have turned in your project, through Google Drive, by the end of the period today, otherwise it is late!

On Wednesday we will be finishing our Gallery Walk and then wrapping up our Culture unit.

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

November 7

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we had an active discussion about the similarities and differences between eastern and western culture.  After that we continued working on our etiquette projects.  The etiquette projects will be due on Monday, you WILL have some time to work on them on Monday but it would be a good idea to get some work done over the weekend. 

Have a great weekend ladies and gentlemen.  Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

November 5

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we finished our discussion on a brief history of the Western Civilization/Culture.  After that we began our etiquette project.  We will be working on this project in class over the next couple of days.  Each student is researching a different country and its cultural practices. 

When we have completed the project you will be taking notes on various cultural practices by examining other students' projects.  When we meet on Friday we will be discussing eastern and western culture and also working on our projects.

Hope you are all doing well ladies and gentlemen!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Etiquette Project Resources

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Here is a list of sources for you to use with the Etiquette Project:

Etiquette Project Directions

List of Countries

Etiquette Research Website

Be prepared to work on this project in class!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

November 3

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we took some time and passed back papers from the semester so far.  After that we began our discussion of culture.  We started by taking a look at Western Culture and then we will be doing a comparison of western and eastern culture. 

We will be starting an etiquette project Wednesday in class as well as continuing our culture notes.

I look forward to seeing you all again soon.

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti