Exploring Cultures Around the World - Ms Ellis's Website
Exploring Cultures Around the World!
In Nectar in a Sieve, we learn about the Indian-Hindu beliefs through Rukmani and her family as they struggle to escape poverty. Unfortunately, poverty is not exclusive to small villages but runs rampant throughout the world. This is just one shared experience between languages, cultures, and countries. The widespread use of technological advances like the Internet and cell phones, has exposed the world to many traditions and values from small corners of the world that might have otherwise gone unnoticed.
Your assignment is to explore a culture through several different avenues: the Internet, magazines, books, television, and interviews. You will need to use at least two of the sources (different ones) above to complete the assignment (if you would like to use more than two, please do!).
Directions:
Within your group of three or four people you will explore a culture of your choosing from the approved list. Then, each member of your group will be assigned a different aspect of the culture to research, and prepare a presentation. Each person will be graded on the quality of his or her own presentation and work.
Below each section is listed along with the topics that person is expected to present.
1. Traditions 2. Entertainment 3. Politics
-Religious traditions -Music & Dance -Type of Government
-Holidays -Movies & Television Programs -Political Parties
-Languages -Sports: professional & recreational -Political Affiliations
-Foods -Theatre -Prominent Policies/Laws
-Clothing -Health Care: availability, cost, quality
Project Components:
Each group member will need the following 4 components for the project:
1. A bibliography
- A typed list of your two sources. Remember, they must be from different types of media! You may use the Internet, magazines, books, television, and personal interviews.
- The bibliography is due on February 15th
2. A written report
- Must by typed, at least two pages (double-spaced).
- The written report is a short, typed report of the information you will be presenting on your portion of the project. Each person will turn in their own portion of the written report.
- The written report is due on February 22nd
3. A visual
- To be used during your presentation.
- Use your imagination (and your research, of course!) to decide what you will use. Things like authentic food or clothing, photographs, charts and graphs, or short powerpoint presentations are acceptable. Remember, it needs to be school appropriate!
4. The presentation itself!
- Make sure you cover all of the aspects outlined for your section of the culture.
- Must include a visual of some sort.
- Use good presenting skills, such as; projecting your voice and speaking clearly, making eye contact with the audience, good posture, no gum chewing, etc.
- Your group will present on February 23rd or 24th. All digital materials that you may be using for your presentation are due on February 22nd NO EXCEPTIONS!
You and your group members will become class experts of a culture from the following list. No country/culture will be used more than once, so please come up with a few options.
Name:_________________
Grading Rubric
You must hand this paper to your teacher before you present!
| |(10) |(9-8) |(7) |(6) |(5-0) |
|Bibliography |Assignment turned in on |Assignment turned in on |Assignment turned in on |Assignment turned in on |Assignment turned in but |
| |time with two different |time with two different |time but either is missing|time but is missing a |is either late or missing |
| |sources documented |sources but there are very|a source or there are |source and there are |a source and there are |
| |correctly. |few mistakes. |several mistakes. |several mistakes. |many mistakes. |
| |(20-18) |(17-14) |(13-10) |(9-5) |(4-0) |
|Written report |Assignment is turned in |Assignment is turned in on|Assignment is not at least|Assignment is turned in |Assignment is turned in |
| |on time, and is at least |time, is double spaced, |two pages in length and is|late, but is 2 pages |late, and is incomplete. |
| |2 pages double-spaced in |but does not cover all |missing one or more |double-spaced in length. | |
| |length and covers all |required sections. |required sections. | | |
| |required sections. | | | | |
| |(30-27) |(26-24) |(23-20) |(19-18) |(17-0) |
|Presentation |Thoroughly discusses each|Discusses most topics in |Discusses topics too |Discusses topics too |Presentation lacking depth|
|(includes visual) |assigned topic, |depth, good visuals, good |generally, or missing one |generally, enforces |of content, visuals, |
| |outstanding visuals, |presentation skills. |topic, competent visuals |stereotypes, does not |generally shows little or |
| |great presentation | |or missing 1 visual, |address several topics, |no effort, fails to meet |
| |skills. | |competent presentation |missing 2 visuals, poor |requirements. |
| | | |skills. |presentation skills. | |
Total Points: _____________
Americas:
Argentina
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda (UK)
Bolivia
Brazil
British Virgin Islands (UK)
Canada
Cayman Islands (UK)
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Greenland (Denmark)
Guatemala
Haiti
Jamaica
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Puerto Rico (USA)
Africa:
Algeria
Angola
Botswana
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo
Egypt
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Europe:
Albania
Armenia
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Asia:
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Cambodia
China
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
Mongolia
Myanmar
North Korea
Pakistan
Palestine
Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Syria
Taiwan
Thailand
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen
Oceana:
Australia
Fiji
Guam (USA)
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
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