2POL1 CosPlay of Comparative Politics

This activity is inspired by Queen Amidala in the film that we recently watched as introductory reading.  The dresses that she choose from her wardrobe oftentimes seem to reflect the mood of the situation that she is in.

For your task, you are to pick a particular sovereign state of which you are interested in.  You will post here as comment your chosen state, which will reserve that for you.  ONE STATE PER STUDENT, NO SHARING OF STATES.  FIRST POST, FIRST RESERVED.  There are enough states around the world to accommodate all of you.

After choosing your state, you will review that state’s profile and current political conditions.  From this you will choose the costume for your CosPlay.

Each student will be given 2 minutes to go in front of the class on August 4, 2014, explain why he or she chose that costume and defend what is currently interesting (politically) about that state.

No purchasing or renting of expensive costumes or attire.  Use your practicality, creativity, social skills, and cleverness to dress yourself up for the CosPlay.

You will be graded based on:

Reasoning and Content 5pts each (convince me to get interested with your state, and that your state is political)

Costume 5pts x 2 (creative, matches your concept)

Preparation 10 pts

Total of 30 pts