AMERICAN CIVILISATION

marzena.keating@up.krakow.pl
 COURSE REQUIREMENTS
• active participation of students in class is required
• each student will be required to prepare a short presentation and present it in class
• there will be two assessment tests during the semester
• a student may obtain 70 points during the whole course (20 for the first test, 20 for the second test, 15 for
the presentation and 15 for the activity)
• to pass the course he/she needs 42 points (60%)
• you cannot resit the tests; each student has only one attempt.
• in case of illness on the day of the test, it is possible (after consulting the instructor) to take it with another
group or only at the end of the semester during the instructor's consultations
• missing points can be made up by activity and presentation
• All students who score a minimum of 53 points (75%) may be exempted from the exam; the number of
points accumulated = the exam grade.
• The final examination will be oral
• Students who have achieved a minimum of 42-52 points or those who have achieved a minimum of 53
points but are not satisfied with the mark may take the exam on the first date.
• Students who have not obtained at least 42 points by the end of the semester will have to take a resit test
and an examination in the resit session
• one unexcused absence (does not apply to the days when there are tests or student’s own presentation)
 PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS
Delivery
• You can discuss in your presentation interesting
Voice (clear / loud) (2 points)
Pronunciation aspects that you come across.
• You will be given some keywords that have to
Presentation be covered in your presentations. (These will
Rehearsed feature on the test).
Structured
Language Range (3 points)
• Every person in the group/pair has to present
Language Accuracy similar amount of material. Whole group is
responsible for slides, each person for their own
Slides part to present.
Key points (3 points)
• No long descriptions on the slides, mainly
Visuals / pictures
References / evidence images (always state the source where you
found your materials) and keypoints.
Content • The presentation cannot be read! If it is read, I
Exhibiting knowledge of subject matter will stop it and everyone will need to prepare
all key words discussed. (7 points)
the keywords for themselves.
• FIRST TEST (=7th class) will include: first lecture, our
introductory class, map of the states, major cities
discussed in the presentations (their location on the
map, keywords from the presentations)
 UNCLE SAM VS COLUMBIA

https://engines.egr.uh.edu/episode/2756
Pledge of Allegiance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L1s2MRm4co
Watch one episode of "How the States got their Shapes" entitled
"A river runs through it" and answer the questions below:
1. What's wrong with the Georgia-Tennessee border?
2. What is a dry county?
3. What is Poland famous for?
4. How was the Maine-Canada border established?
5. Why was the Hoover Dam built? Where is it?
6. What is the importance of Colorado River for Las Vegas,
California and South West in general?
Blue: Alcohol is not prohibited. Red: Alcohol is prohibited. Yellow: Some alcohol controls/alcohol prohibited in some
municipalities. Data from March 2012. (Photo: Public Domain/Wikipedia Commons)
Watch a short video on the history of Route 66 and answer the
questions below:
1. What is Route 66? Why was it important to build it?
2. How is Route 66 also called?
3. Which city does it start and finish in?
4. How many states does it go through? (name the states)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xhm2_4orcM
Source: https://rfkclassics.blogspot.com/search/label/diversity
 GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS

NON-
CONTIGUOUS
STATES
PRESENTATIONS:
GROUPS