REDISCOVERING SOUTHEAST ASIA

Introduction

Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. Southeast Asia is a unique and fascinating part of the world, filled with interesting geographical features and cultures. Your mission as 4th year High School students is to use webquest to be able to know the different countries in Southeast Asia and report your gathered information in the class.

The Countries in Southeast Asia are the following:

* BRUNEI

* CAMBODIA

* EAST TIMOR

* INDONESIA

* LAOS

* MALAYSIA

* MYANMAR (BURMA )

* PHILIPPINES

* SINGAPORE

* THAILAND ( SIAM )

* VIETNAM

Task

Students will work with a partner researching :

Political : What Southeast Asian countries are members of the ASEAN ?

Geographical : Which countries in Southeast Asia belong to Mainland Southeast Asia ?

Which countries also belong to Maritime Southeast Asia ?

Economics : What Southeast Asian country is the most industrialized/ developed ?

Culture : Describe the culture in Southeast Asia, and what are the major religions in Southeast Asia ?

pls. take salient notes about the Political, Geographical, Economics and Culture of Southeast Asia then transfer your notes and other pertinent information to a powerpoint presentation to be presented to the class.

Process

You and your partner will create a PowerPoint presentation about Southeast Asia that includes the following elements :

1. Political

2. Geographical

3. Economic

4. Culture

Aside from the important notes that you have, you can also refer to these sites for additional information :

a.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia

b.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia#Political

c.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia#Geography

d.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia#Economy

e.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainland_Southeast_Asia

f.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_Southeast_Asia

g.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia#Culture

h.) http://www.seasite.niu.edu/crossroads/russell/seageog.htm

i.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia#Religions

Evaluation

Please use the rubric below to help in the preparation of your powerpoint. The powerpoint should be in the following order :

1st page : Title page

2nd page : Political

3rd page : Geographical

4th page : Economics

5th page : Culture

6th page : References

Evaluation Rubric

	NEEDS IMPROVEMENT	DEVELOPING	PROFICIENT	EXCELLENT	SCORE
Ideas and Content	Information incomplete or inaccurate. Did not meet criteria. Lack of sense of purpose.	Project contained some inaccuracies. Did not meet criteria. Answers are lacking in details.	Project was mostly accurate. Met criteria.	Project was completely accurate. Surpassed the given criteria.	25 %
Organization	Sequence is unclear. Slides are inconsistent and lack closure.	Sequence is inconsistent. Some pages are incomplete. Unclear connections among selections.	Project was mostly complete missing only one page.	Layout of slides provide a good direction	25 %
Oral Presentation	Presenter did not speak clearly or convey information effectively.	Presenter spoke somewhat clearly, but did not completely convey information effectively.	Presenter spoke clearly and conveyed information.	Presenter was enthusiastic and conveyed information in a well organized manner.	25 %
Grammar	Numerous number of grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.	Some grammatical spelling or punctuation errors.	Few grammatical spelling or punctuation errors.	No grammatical spelling or punctuation errors.	25 %

Total Score : 100 %

Conclusion

Upon completion of the activity students would have gained sufficient knowledge about Southeast Asia, and the students can have a clear insight not just of their own culture but also of the culture, economic, and government of other Southeast Asian countries. They can also serve as agents of peace and promote camaraderie as they visit this countries.

Credits

Thanks to Google Image for pictures of Southeast Asia and wikipedia for information.

Teacher Page

Students:

This WebQuest was designed for 4th year High School students.