Tracing the Silk Road Project

Starting with the map on page 421, imagine that you have just completed a trip that retraced the Silk Road. Create a presentation to share your vacation experience.

Presentation RequirementsYour presentation must include the following locations:

• Either the northern route (Uzbekistan) 
• Bukhara 
• Samarkand 
• Fergana Valley 
• Or the southern route (Afghanistan) 
• Balkh (Mazar-i-Shaul) 
• Herat 
• Kabul 
• Osh, Kyrgyzstan 
• Khyber Pass 

Your presentation should also include information on the following:

• locally produced goods that you purchased 
• foods that you ate 
• descriptions of each location's entertainment or attractions visited 

Evaluations will be based on the following rubric:

	Limited	Developing	Proficient	Advanced	Exemplary
Content	large amounts of missing or incorrect information	most of the required information included	all required content included	Proficient plus personal perspective through narrative/storytelling	Advanced plus hyperlinks to additional resources
Design	disjointed, no consistency in appearance or flow	few minor inconsistencies, lacks polish	attractive, easy to read and understand. consistent look throughout	Proficient plus presentation advances with minimal input.	Advanced plus presentation makes use of multimedia elements (audio, video, etc)