Kuwait-+MattB&Sarah

Purple- source citation Blue - Matt's work Black - Sarah's work SD:Kuwait is one of the smallest countrys in the Middle east, spreading 6,880 square miles. Its bordered by Iraq to the north, the Persian Gulf to the east, and Saudi Arabia to the south. All together there is 2.5 __million__ people living there. Kuwait is one of the smallest countries in the Middle east. Kuwait." (Blackbirch Press Archives) // The Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World // . Online Ed. Blackbirch Press, 2009. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/KidsInfoBits Languge is the vocal sounds or words common to a particular nation or group of people. In Kuwait, the offical languge is Arabic. Other spoken languges is English. Kuwait is unique because it is one of the only countrys in the Middle east where two languges are spoken. Arabic is a unique languge in the Middle East because every country speaks it. The Arabic language might have been passed on through trade. " Hebrew, Arabic, and English characters." (Blackbirch Press Photo Bank)  // The Blackbirch Kid's Almanac of Geography // . Blackbirch Press, 2000. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/KidsInfoBits  Population Density is the average number of people per square mile. In Kuwait there are 339 people per square mile. In Kuwait there are a total of 2.5 million people spread over 6,880 miles. Kuwait is unique because it has the least number of peple living there but doesnt have the smallest area of land. Kuwait must be a very resourceful place to live if there are that many people living there. "Muslims at Kuwait Citys Grande Mosque pray on the last Friday of Ramadan." //Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices //. Ed. Thomas Riggs. Vol. 2: Countries: A-L. Detroit: Gale, 2006. //Gale Student Resources In Context // . Web. 27 Mar. 2012. Religion is a system of beliefs and worship often involving a code of ethics and philosophy. The main religion of Kuwait is Islam/Muslim (sunni). Kuwait is unique because it is one of the many countrys where two kinds of Islam/Muslim religion is spread. Kuwait has a lot in common with different country's in the middle East, that's why I think Islam is the main religion. Kuwaiti Men Reading Koran." //Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations Online //. Detroit: U*X*L, 2010. //Gale Student Resources In Context //. Web. 27 Mar. 2012.

MB:Oil wealth per capita is the amount of oil everyone will have if shared equaly. The oil wealth per capita in Kuwait is 15,247, this means everyone would get about 15,000 gallons of oil if they shared it equaly. The worth of this oil is 55,000 dollars per person. Exports of Kuwait." (Illustration by XNR Productions/Cengage Learning, Gale.) // The Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World // . Online Ed. Blackbirch Press, 2009. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/KidsInfoBits  The literacy rate of a country is the percentage of people who can read and write. The percantage of men who can read and write is 97%. The percatage of Women is 93%. This is much higher than other countires. The only country that has a higher rate is Isreral. This shows that people of Kuwait see the importance of education.   "Literacy in Kuwait." (Illustration by XNR Productions/Cengage Learning, Gale.) // The Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World // . Online Ed. Blackbirch Press, 2009. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/KidsInfoBits   The Urbanizion of kuwait is 93%. This means most of kuwait is covered by citys and towns. This also mean that kuwait has many technologys and luxuriance other country's don't. Isreral is the only other country that has a better urbanization. "Aerial view of Kuwait City, Kuwait." //Cities of the World //. Ed. Karen Ellicott. 6th ed. Vol. 4: Asia, the Pacific, and the Asiatic East. Detroit: Gale, 2002. //Gale Student Resources In Context //. Web. 27 Mar. 2012 All this showes that kuwait is a more __technology__ advanced than other countries in the middle east. The percentages and rate in Kuwait are higher for the better and lower for the worst.

I was confused when you said Arabic is an unique country in the middle east. I notices that you said, " Language might have been passed down through trade." I suggest that you don't say "I" at all in it. The author does use the visuals to deliver their message because it shows examples of what the terms might look like. The pictures that were most effective were the exports in Kuwait and literacy in Kuwait because it shows in Percent how many people are literate or exports in Kuwait. None of the pictures are confusing. The paragraphs do flow. Don't use "I" in you sentences. Not all the paragraphs have a comparison. There is no conclusion. -Angela C.

I noticed that there were some spelling errors, and you left out some of the compass directions in the beginning of the essay. Also, I think the picture that's the most effective is the one with the Hebrew writing because it goes best with the paragraph about language. Something that I would suggest is to add in more details about the technology and the urbanization, also since Israel is a country it should be capitalized in the paragraph of urbanization. Lastly, I would suggest using a different word than I when your explaining the opinion, and also i loved the pictures and how you started each paragraph with a clear sentence and definition. (Ali B.)

I noticed that Sarah you had some great opinions that taught me more about Kuwait too, I would suggest that Matt you add some more opinions to yours though. I would also suggest always uppercasing proper nouns like "Kuwait". I think the most effective picture would be the religion one because it shows the Muslims which is what you wrote about. I think for the most part you guys used your fonts alright but I would suggest making Matts bigger and more noticeable because I could hardly notice your conclusion paragraph. Good job -sam

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I noticed that Matt, you didn't really have the part in your paragraph were you show your own opinion. This happened with urbanization and Oil Wealth per capita. The author does a good job with the visuals to really deliver a image of what they were writing about ment. I thought they fit perfectly. In urbanization, the i in Israel needs to be capitalized and luxaryses should of been luxuriance. I also noticed how good your opinion was with the literacy part, it was very well worded. You should add the comparison in Oil Wealth per capita. You guys are also missing a conclusion. I think your literate picture could be a bit more clear on what the green meant. Great Job Mark D.

After reciveing peer feed back on my rough draft and wiki, I made the following three changes- 1) I went back into my first paragraph and reworded the sentence that started with the word "Arabic." 2) My feedback stated that people couldn't notice the conclusion paragraph. So I went back and made thing bolder. 3) My feed back told me that I used the word "I" too much. SO I went back into my paragraphs and reworded every sentence that used "I" in it.

From the feedback process, I learned I need to proofread my partners and my work. People found a lot of grammar mistakes in the wiki and that made me notice that I have to do this. I learned that things like capitalizing the first letter in a proper noun really matter. When we were in the computer lab, I checked over my work a bunch of times. Next time I will make sure I concentrate and say things out loud to see if they make sense. I liked having peer feedback because they caught stuff I didn't catch. -Sarah Dudinski