Important Reminder!!

Milestone 2
Due Thursday, January 27, 2011
All students are required to submit their Milestone 2 in an outline format:
o During your child’s Learning Team Meeting, we discussed the 11 main criteria for your child’s
Country Interest Project.
o The eleven main topics need to be in Roman Numerals and written in complete sentences:
o Each Roman numeral (I, II, III) needs to be 1-2 sentences in length.
o Each sub-topic (a, b, c) needs to be 2-3 sentences in length, unless noted otherwise.
Please refer below for clarification.

Outline Template

Driving Question?

I. Location: (1-2 sentences)

a. Must be labeled on a blank World Map (don’t include on

outline)

b. In what continent does your country lie? (1-2

sentences)

c. Location in relation to the U.S. (miles) (1-2

sentences)

d. Bordering Countries (1-2 sentences)

II. Capitol City: (1-2

sentences)

a. Name the capitol (1-2

sentences)

b. When did it become the capitol? (1-2 sentences)

c. Label the correct location on your country’s map (don’t include on

outline)

III. Flag: (1-2 sentences)

a. You must provide a picture of the flag (don’t include on

outline)
 b. What does each of the symbols represent? (2-3
sentences)

c. What does each of the colors represent? (2-3

sentences)

IV. Geography:

a. Climate (1-2 sentences)

b. Landforms (2-3 sentences)

c. Plant life-preferably those that differ from the U.S. (2-3

sentences)

d. Wildlife-preferably those that differ from the U.S. (2-3

sentences)

e. Well-known landmarks (2-3 sentences)

V. Historical facts: (1-2 sentences)

a. 1st historical event (war, independence, etc) and importance (2-3

sentences)

b. 2nd historical event (war, independence, etc) and importance (2-3

sentences)

c. 1st important person (leader, athlete, etc), their contribution (2-3

sentences)

d. 2nd important person (leader, athlete, etc), their contribution (2-3

sentences)

VI. Economy: (1-2 sentences)

a. What are the major sources of income? (tourism, exports, etc) (1-2
sentences)

b. What types of jobs are available? (1-2

sentences)

c. Currency? How does the value compare to the U.S. dollar? (1-2
sentences)

VII. Population: (1-2 sentences)

 a. How many people live in your country? (1-2
sentences)

b. Identify the major ethnic groups, represent with percents (1-2

sentences)

c. Compare the population of your country to the U.S. (1-2

sentences)

VIII. Culture & Traditions: these should be unique to your country (1-2
sentences)

a. Holidays-NOT typically celebrated in the US. (2-3

sentences)

b. Clothing-NOT typically worn in the US. (2-3

sentences)

c. Food-NOT typically eaten in the U.S. (2-3

sentences)

IX. Religion: (1-2 sentences)

a. List of major religions practiced (1-2

sentences)

b. Display your information in a graph, chart, or table (don’t include

on outline)

X. Language: (1-2 sentences)

a. List of different languages spoken (1-2

sentences)

b. Display your information in a graph, chart, or table (don’t include on

outline)

XI. Plan a vacation to the country, visiting 2 cities: (1-2

sentences)

a. 1st city: what specific things can you see and do? (2-3
sentences)

b. 2nd city: what specific things can you see and do? (2-3
sentences)
 o Make sure that you write specific names of events or places
that you can find in each of the cities. (e.g. museums, festivals,
landmarks, beaches, parks, etc)

o General information like swimming and bike riding are not

specific enough.

*Present your vacation information (#11) in a creative manner. You could

create a travel brochure, TV commercial, or a billboard, just to name a few.
Use pictures and drawings to sell your country to potential visitors.