Assignment: Year of Africa Research Project

WORLD HISTORY-B
2025-08-15T02:50:13Z

Due: Feb 5 by 11:59pm

You chose a country in Africa to research that gained independence during the "Year of Africa," or 1960. If you were absent, pick one of the countries from slide 12 of this slideshow.

You are going to create a 4 slide slideshow and submit that slideshow to Canvas. If you want Ms. W's example / template, click here! Don't worry, you aren't presenting this or anything :)

Here are the requirements for each of the 4 slides. To get the information for each slide, you are doing individual research. Put links to where you got your information either in the description box of each slide, OR on an additional "Works Cited" slide.

The project must be entirely in your own words- no quotes EVERYTHING MUST BE REPHRASED from wherever you got your information.

Slide 1 | Slide 2 | Slide 3 | Slide 4

Name of your assigned country

Your name

Your country's current flag

Map showing where your country is on the continent of Africa

Country that colonized the area

When they gained their independence

Their official name when they became independent

Their official name today (this may be the same as their name from when they became independent)

Image of your choice related to this topic

Picture of flag

Meaning of flag

2 sentences about the flag's meaning. Include all major parts of the flag

National animal, plant, food, or other approved (my Ms. W) symbol of your country

Why the symbol is important to that country (1-2 sentences)

Picture or drawing of that symbol

2 places to visit in with historical/national significance. For each…

Picture of the place

A short yet thorough description (3-5 sentences) of the place

Be explicit about how that place is historically or nationally significant.

People typically lose points here by choosing a destination like a beach or a mall that is not historically or nationally significant.

National motto

If applicable: English translation of the motto

What am I turning in? Completed 4 slide slideshow (5 slides if doing a works cited). Submit a link of your project that shows your edit history

When it is due? 11:59 pm Thursday 2/5

You chose a country in Africa to research that gained independence during the "Year of Africa," or 1960. If you were absent, pick one of the countries from slide 12 of this slideshow.

You are going to create a 4 slide slideshow and submit that slideshow to Canvas. If you want Ms. W's example / template, click here! Don't worry, you aren't presenting this or anything :)

Here are the requirements for each of the 4 slides. To get the information for each slide, you are doing individual research. Put links to where you got your information either in the description box of each slide, OR on an additional "Works Cited" slide.

The project must be entirely in your own words- no quotes EVERYTHING MUST BE REPHRASED from wherever you got your information.

Slide 1 | Slide 2 | Slide 3 | Slide 4

Name of your assigned country

Your name

Your country's current flag

Map showing where your country is on the continent of Africa

Country that colonized the area

When they gained their independence

Their official name when they became independent

Their official name today (this may be the same as their name from when they became independent)

Image of your choice related to this topic

Picture of flag

Meaning of flag

2 sentences about the flag's meaning. Include all major parts of the flag

National animal, plant, food, or other approved (my Ms. W) symbol of your country

Why the symbol is important to that country (1-2 sentences)

Picture or drawing of that symbol

2 places to visit in with historical/national significance. For each…

Picture of the place

A short yet thorough description (3-5 sentences) of the place

Be explicit about how that place is historically or nationally significant.

People typically lose points here by choosing a destination like a beach or a mall that is not historically or nationally significant.

National motto

If applicable: English translation of the motto

What am I turning in? Completed 4 slide slideshow (5 slides if doing a works cited). Submit a link of your project that shows your edit history

When it is due? 11:59 pm Thursday 2/5