Unit+V+-+Regional+Civilizations+-+Ottomans,+Mughals,Ming+Dynasty+China+and+Tokugawa+Shogunate

=UNIT V Page: Regional Civilizations (Ottomans, Mughals, Ming Dynasty China, Tokugawa Shogunate Japan @ 1500 AD)=
 * //There will be no discussion board for this Unit//
 * //This is a project unit and thus will not end in an exam. The components of this unit will be included on the European Exploration Unit Exam//


 * This unit will be completed through a group project that will be done mostly in class. You will have a total of one and a half hours to create and design this project. This means you should plan out with your group who will complete what aspects of this project.**


 * Things that can help you:**


 * Grading Rubric and Student Feedback Form**
 * TYPED OUT DIRECTIONS FOR PROJECT**
 * Group Assignments and Topics**

Each group will have to compare and contrast these civilizations on an Illustrated Venn Diagram.
__Each group will get either__ 1) Ottoman Empire and Mughal Dynasty

or

2) Ming Dynasty China and Tokugawa Shogunate Japan

__Your job is to make sure that the civilizations you are assigned are clearly presented and illustrate what is similar between the two and what makes each civilization unique. Please make sure you cover the guidelines and requirements of the project and that your end result clearly displays your understanding of the content.__

__Once we have finished this assignment we will examine the results of what each group created. you will be required to assess yourself, your group and then the work of the other six groups in your class. Once we have completed the assessment part we will start looking at European Exploration (Unit IV)__
 * __The Rubric that is used for grading is below (make sure you review this before hand)__**


 * ** Category ** || ** Five Points ** || ** Four Points ** || ** Three Points ** || ** Two Points ** || ** One Point ** ||
 * ** 1) All major aspects and concepts of the assignment are addressed accurately ** || No missing curriculum content from assignment guidelines  ||  Very few minor issues with accuracy and no content is left out  ||  Minor accuracy errors and one or two pieces of content are not included  ||  Several accuracy errors and two or more content requirements are missing  ||  Major accuracy errors and major pieces of content are missing  ||
 * ** 2) Assignment is well organized and connects content/concepts ** || Assignment illustrates organization and group made clear connections in content  ||  Connections in content material are defined well and organization is acceptable  ||  Some minor issues with the organization of the the assignment and most connections in curriculum are made  ||  Major issues with content organization and content connections that are required  ||  Unacceptable and complete lack of organization and very few content connections are made  ||
 * ** 3) Ideas are presented clearly and directions are followed ** || Assignment is easily understandable and directions are completely followed  ||  Assignments is understandable and the are very few deviations from the guidelines/directions  ||  Minor parts of assignment are difficult to understand and minor errors in following directions  ||  Several errors in following directions and project does not provide clear presentation of required content  ||  Project is difficult to understand, presentation is unclear and there are major errors in following directions  ||
 * ** 4) Effort is clearly displayed in the results ** || Assignment shows considerable effort and is of outstanding quality  ||  Effort is displayed in final result and there are no lapses of focus during its creation  ||  Minor lapses in focus and effort displayed in final result is acceptable  ||  Effort is below average as shown by final result and several lapses in focus  ||  Unacceptable effort is displayed in final result and major issues with focus  ||
 * ** 5) Assignments show creativity and innovative thought ** || Students use innovative thoughts and ideas to create a creative and unique assignment  ||  Assignment shows unique and innovative thoughts/ideas with very few exceptions  ||  Some creative thoughts and ideas are displayed in final result  ||  Few creative or innovative thoughts and ideas are presented  ||  Little to no creative or innovative thoughts or ideas are presented  ||