Sixth Grade “My Culture Project

Sixth Grade "My Culture" Project

Due: Tuesday, September, 24, 2013

We've been exploring culture and what it means. To culminate this unit, students will create a project demonstrating their understanding of culture and how it applies to them. Students can use any format below to make their project. If they have another one they want to use, it must first be approved by the teacher. Students need to use all the answers they have on their homework assignment called "Your Culture" to create their project and classify each answer with the appropriate culture trait. They must also include a picture for each category. The drawing can be drawn or printed. This will be due on Tuesday, September 24, 2013. This project is a test grade. My grading rubric is below for this project. Extra credit is given if students put the meaning and/or origin of their last name.

10 Culture Trait Categories to use are: 1. Values and beliefs 2. Communication 3. Social Relationships 4. Food 5. Clothing and body decoration 6. Religion ? Include holidays 7. Family Structure 8. Traditions and Customs 9. View of Time 10. Recreation/relaxation

Forms of Media: You can complete your project in one of the following ways:

Create a shadow box

(descriptions can be written or oral)

Create a digital movie

(descriptions can be written or oral)

Create a poster or tri-fold board

Create a scrapbook

Create a Powerpoint or

Prezi

Write a report with illustrations

Grading Rubric for the Project:

EXCELLENT

ABOVE

100

AVERAGE

90-99

CONTENT from the homework assignment "Your Culture"

All of the important information about their culture is included from their homework and categorized in one

All of the important information about the culture is included.

of the 10 traits.

NEATNESS

Product is extremely neat. Information and graphics are positioned in an easy-to-read pattern.

Product is neat. Information and graphics are positioned in a somewhat easyto-read pattern.

GRAMMAR

DUE DATE: 9/24/2013

All grammar including proper nouns, spelling and spacing make the project easy to read. Product is turned-in on due date.

Most grammar including proper nouns, spelling and spacing make the project easy to read. Product is 1 day late, minus 10 points.

AVERAGE 80-89

Most of the important information about the culture is included.

Product is of average neatness. Information and graphics could be positioned better to help viewers more easily read the information. Some grammar including proper nouns, spelling and spacing make the project easy to read. Product is 2 days late, minus 20 points.

BELOW AVERAGE

70-79

Some of the important information about the culture is included.

Product is somewhat messy. The information and graphics are somewhat difficult to understand due to positioning or clarity.

POOR below 70

Very little or none of the important information about the culture is included.

Product is very messy. Information and graphics are difficult to understand.

Little grammar including proper nouns, spelling and spacing make the project easy to read.

Product is 3 days late, minus 30 points.

Poor grammar including proper nouns, spelling and spacing make the project easy to read.

Product is 4 days late, minus 40 points.

Return this to your Social Studies Teacher after it has been signed:

I have read the Culture Project assignment. I understand it's a major grade due by Tuesday, September 24, 2013 Student Name___________________________ Student Signature___________________________

Parent Name___________________________ Parent Signature_____________________________ Date________________________________________

TEKS Covered are: (15 B) identify and describe common traits that define cultures. (18 A) explain the relationships that exists between societies and their architecture art, music, and literature. (21 A) differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as computer software; interviews; biographies; oral, print, and visual material; and artifacts to acquire information about various world cultures; (22) Social studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to:

(A) use social studies terminology correctly; (B) incorporate main and supporting ideas in verbal and written communication based on research; (C) express ideas orally based on research and experiences; (D) create written and visual material such as journal entries, reports, graphic organizers, outlines, and bibliographies based on research; (E) use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation;

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