India+Country+Profile

Your task in class today is to create a Google Docs Presentation that outlines some"big ideas, names & terms" associated with the country of INDIA.
Using different internet sources find the information required to complete the activity. Choose your sites carefully, sites like WIKIPEDIA allow just about anyone to edit information - until their web administrator catches mis-information. The following are decent sites to get information from, but you may choose to use your own sources. [|BBC: India Country Profile] [|India Religion] [|Social structure of Indian society] [|American companies in INDIA]

In another window log into your school google account and open a new Google Doc Presentation.

1) Create a TITLE SLIDE with your name on a picture you feel would best represent India.

2) Title Slide #2 - **INDIA: POLITICS** - In 2-3 sentences describe the government of India - Include a picture of their President & Prime Minister (label the pic's) - Where is their national capital? Include a picture & label the picture.

3) Title Slide #3 - **INDIA: RELIGION** - Identify what the most common religion practiced in India is, and also briefly describe characteristics of this religion is. - Provide at lease 4 pictures that display/support what you mentioned in your short description

4) Title Slide #4 - **INDIA: CASTE SYSTEM** - Define what a CASTE SYSTEM is, and what it does within a society. - List the 5 CASTES in Indian society, provide a picture for each & mention at least one job/role that the specific caste provided to Indian society

5) Title Slide #5 - **INDIA: ENTERTAINMENT** - Describe the significance of BOLLYWOOD to India (Find a picture) - How are Bollywood movies different than what we may enjoy in American society (at least 2 examples) - Who are the biggest Bollywood MALE & FEMALE stars? (Provide a picture for each & label) - What is the HIGHEST GROSSING (made the most money / most popular) Bollywood picture of all time (Provide a picture)

6) Title Slide #6 - **INDIA: AMERICAN COMPANIES** - Provide pictures of at least 5 recognizable American companies that OUTSOURCE to the country of India

Check your settings to make sure that anyone with a TG account can view it & and SHARE your Google Doc with Mr. Litecky by THURSDAY, March 15th.