Exploring Cultures Around the World



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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