Create-A-Country
Check with your teacher for due dates and requirements for your class!
The Create-a-Country Project asks students to use their imaginations (and their mapping skills!) to invent an island nation! Rough draft (including all project components) must be approved in order to get your blank poster. |
Sample Draft |
Example Steps of the Project
This project should not be completed in one evening. Plan ahead for at least 3 work sessions at home for a high-quality completed project! Work in pencil first, then proofread carefully before outlining in marker. Remember that all proper nouns should be uppercase (Feather Lake, Eagle City, Flight Mountains, etc.)!
Examples from previous Years
Keys, Scales, and Compass Roses
Latitude and Longitude Labels
Lakes , Rivers, and Harbors
All words that are part of a place name are proper nouns and need to be capitalized! Rivers are fresh water and should flow into a lake, another river, or the ocean - never connect the ocean to the ocean.
Mountain Ranges and Peninsulas
All words that are part of a place name are proper nouns and need to be capitalized!
Cities, Capitals, and Country Boundaries
Make sure they match the symbols in your key!