Complete and submit your Globetrotter Award application by April 11th to receive your award.
Complete all homework
- Sign and turn in all homework checkoff sheets – this will include reading one book from each of the seven continents.
- Complete five total presentations: 1 My Heritage, 1 Fun Facts, 1 POP!, and 1 food presentation each semester.
AND read two (Middle School) or four (High School) books from the following list:
General level books:
Any continent book you didn’t read for our class book discussion
The Three Princes of Serendip by Rodaan Al Galidi (Iraq)
Angel on the Square by Gloria Whalen (Russia)
The Impossible Journey by Gloria Whalen (Russia)
The Bamboo Sword by Marji Preus (Japan)
Death on the River of Doubt by Samantha Seiple (Brazil)
Once Upon an Eid by S.K.. Ali (Islam)
My Brigadista Year by Katherine Patterson (Cuba)
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin (China)
The Rent Collector (Young Reader’s Edition) by Camron Wright
Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark
All Thirteen (Thailand) by Christina Soontornvat
Dumpling Days (Taiwan) by Grace Lin
Morning in Wuhan (China) by Ying Chang Compestine
Heidi by Johanna Spyri (Switzerland)
Red Scarf Girl by Ji-li Jiang (China)
Advanced level books that contain more challenging content or higher level writing:
The Revolution is not a Dinner Party by Ying Chang Compestine
Longitude by Deva Sobel (Geography)
A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter (Arctic)
Desert Solitaire – essays by Edward Abbey (United States)
Escape from Aleppo by N.H. Senzai (contains violence) (Syria)
Homes by Abu Bakr Al-Rabeeah (contains graphic violence) (Syria)
The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis (Afghanistan)(descriptive Taliban life)
Mao’s Last Dancer by Li Tunxin
AND choose one of the following extra activities:
Watch two extra Geography Nows from each continent (MS only)
Complete Draw the USA by Kristin Draeger
Complete Draw the World by Kristin Draeger
An approved geography/culture project to share with the class, here are some ideas. More. More. More. Be smart and do a cool project, not just the easiest one.
Watch 5 documentaries from this list, all available on Disney+: Expedition: China, Sacred Planet, Buried Secrets of Cordoba, Buried Truth of the Maya, Buried Secrets of Keros, Expedition Everest, Lake of Fire, Deepest Cave, Lost in the Arctic, Hidden Kingdoms of China, Free Solo, The Last Ice, any Lost Cities of Albert Lin episode, The Rescue, Edge of the Unknown (3 episodes counts as 1), any Bertie Gregory episode, Any Primary Survivor episode, Wild Portugal, Into the Okavango, any country/continent’s “From Above” episode. **These have various ratings. As always, consult your parents to make sure they are a fit for you and your family. **
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