a look at the factors that create cultures through you due a-11.4. b-11.03
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Culture Of ME. A Look at the Factors that Create Cultures Through You Due A-11.4. B-11.03. Culture. The beliefs and actions that define a group of people’s way of life. http://www.sonofthesouth.net/texas/pictures/eskimo-family-600.jpg - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
A Look at the Factors that Create Cultures Through You
Due A-11.4. B-11.03
Culture
The beliefs and actions that define a group of people’s way of life.
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/texas/pictures/eskimo-family-600.jpg
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The Culture of Me ProjectWhat is It
Create and illustrate your own personal culture presentation based on the different aspects of culture we have learned in class.
Every page will discuss one aspect of your personal culture. They include a family tree, migration maps, and personal culture descriptions with illustrations that are apart of your life .
Illustrations may be computer images, actual photographs, magazine pictures, or hand drawn. Each cultural element should take up one page (or the inside of an opened page) of your booklet.
The Culture of Me ProjectRequirments
PART.1
1) Create a Family Tree (3 Generations w/ Pictures)
2) Create a Map that traces the movement of your family from their countries of origin to Austin, TX today.
3) Oral History Interview: conduct an oral history interview with one of your relatives, preferably a Grandparent or a Great Grandparent that discuss family history and culture.
The Culture of Me ProjectRequirments
Part.2
4) Choose 2 elements of culture from each column of grouped cultural elements.
2-Personal
2- Ethnic/Social
2-Society
2 Physical Geography
You will have one slide in your presentation for each element. You will have a Total of Eight Elements of Culture
The Culture of Me ProjectRequirments
PART.2 Cont…
5) Put the elements in alphabetical order on the Table of Contents page that directly follows your cover page.
6) Refer to your notes on the ABCs of Culture to help you decide which type of information and pictures to choose for each element.
The Culture of Me ProjectRequirments
PART.2 Cont…
7) Fill-out Cultural Template which is to include:
- Term
- Definition
- A paragraph with a minimum of 5 sentences in each describing the element of culture in your life. Your sentences should be typed. Refer to your notes on the ABCs of Culture to help you decide which type of information and pictures to choose for each element.
8) You will need a minimum of 3 images (of you) that represent the cultural element and how it links to your paragraph description.
The Culture of Me ProjectRequirments
PART.2Cont…
9) When writing about your personal culture you may include the influence of family. You may also want to consider future goals you have for yourself.
The Culture of Me ProjectRequirments
PART.3
10) Select one of your ancestral countries and using the eight elements of culture you chose for yourself describe that countries culture.
11) Include a political and land use map of the Country
12) Write each, a compare and contrast short essay describing your culture with your ancestral countries culture…how do you fit in?
The Culture of Me ProjectRequirments
13) Your presentation is ready the day it’s due. This Grading Rubric should be filled out and should be immediately be printed behind your Cover Page.
14) This is a project about YOU. Have fun with it, BE CREATIVE and go the extra mile to create a spectacular project.
PERSONAL_Beliefs Religious Superstitious
Top: A Muslim in Egypt prays toward Mecca
Bottom: Jews praying at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem
http://www.stevephotography.com/religion-10.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1844076.stm
PERSONAL_Communication Language Signs Body language Slang
Top: In Japan, China, Korea and other Eastern countries, people show respect by bowing in greeting.
Bottom: In France, people greet each other with one or more kisses on the cheek.
http://amyproctor.squarespace.com/blog/2005/5/19/answering-concerns-about-catholic-practice.html
http://www.worldhum.com/how_to/item/kiss_hello_in_france
PERSONAL_Dress & Appearance Clothing Jewelry Hairstyles Fabric Physical features Makeup
For many men in West Africa, scarring is a form of tribal initiation and a sign of bravery. Done with razor blades, the painful process starts at puberty and continues into adulthood. Each tribe has distinctive tattoo designs.http://www.nationalgeographic.com/tattoos/photo1.html
PERSONAL_Jobs Ways to make a living Economic activities
http://www.dannyssteakhouse.com/menu.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/fespaco/week_in_pics.shtml
http://www.kent.edu/photoessays/June2003/
http://www.nextsteps.org/steps/jun03/mirror.html
http://www.ssl.state.ut.us/fire/fire.htm
PERSONAL_Knowledge Education
Length Formal Informal
Literacy rates
http://population.wri.org/pubs_content_text.cfm?ContentID=3637
PERSONAL_Lifestyles Daily Routine Personal Hygiene Dining Dating Dining
http://developingthefourskills.blogspot.com/2012/06/daily-routines-level-beginners-aim-at.html
PERSONAL_Movement Migration Colonial expansion Transportation Immigration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2189594.stm
PERSONAL_Relationships Ancestors Parents Siblings Friends Co-workers Boyfriends/Girlfriends
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2189594.stm
PERSONAL_Shelter Style Materials Shape Size Color Arrangement of
furniture
http://www.cricketump.com/bang_v_nz_1004.htm
PERSONAL_Vacation/Recreation Leisure activities
http://www.sunshine-coast.co.za/surfing_pictures.html
http://www.riverterrace.com/area_information.htm
PERSONAL_Zoology Indigenous wildlife
http://www.wildlife-pictures-online.com/
http://www.werc.usgs.gov/mojave-symposium/
http://www.public.asu.edu/~atjlb/toucan.JPG
ETHNIC/SOCIAL_Art Types Visual Theatre Poetry Music
http://www.lacocinadetitamoning.com/menus_products.html
ETHNIC/SOCIAL_Foods Types Spices Taboos Number of meals Special occasions
Lengua cooked in white wine- Tongue of beef simmered to tenderness in white wine and served with green olives.
http://www.lacocinadetitamoning.com/menus_products.html
ETHNIC/SOCIAL_History History Holidays Concept of time Ancestry
Three Vietnamese men celebrate Tet, the Vietnamese New Year, in Hoi An.
http://www.hanshendriksen.net/pics/vie/vie10.htm
ETHNIC/SOCIAL_Language Written Spoken Slang Body Language
ETHNIC/SOCIAL_Organizations Membership in
organizations World Nation State Local
http://www.senmerv.com/archives/000123.php
http://www.anahuac.mx/ri/
http://www.habitatkent.org/news_17.htm
http://www.meals-on-wheels-inc.org/memory.htm
ETHNIC/SOCIAL_Taboos Unacceptable
behaviors Tattooing Body Piercing Language Foods Clothing
http://tattoo.about.com/cs/tatart/l/blpdwtorso.htm
http://tattoo.about.com/library/bl030505z.htm
http://www.grete-david.co.uk/4670/4724.html?*session*id*key*=*session*id*val*
ETHNIC/SOCIAL_Tradition National, State & Local Family Traditions Wedding Customs
SOCIETY_Economy Trade partners Imports/exports
http://www.leblogauto.com/category/toyota
http://www.20sim.com/assets/Bedrijven/mitsubishi%20logo.jpg
http://www.20sim.com/assets/Bedrijven/mitsubishi%20logo.jpg
SOCIETY_EthnocentrismBelieving that one’s own
culture is best or better than others.
Anti-US banner in a demonstration in Brazil, stating: USA It is necessary to resist. Long live Brazil!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Anti_usa_demo_brazil.jpg
SOCIETY_Government Laws Values Titles Social roles Social order
Top: Iraqi women show off their dyed fingertips after voting for the first time.
Bottom: Iraqi election officials with two ballot boxes.
http://freedomsfidelity.blogspot.com/2005_01_01_freedomsfidelity_archive.html
SOCIETY_National Pride Things that spark
feelings of loyalty and patriotism
Students recite the Pledge of Allegiance in class following a moment of silence in remembrance of the September 11 attacks.
http://www.drewcentral.org/pics02/911/911.htm
SOCIETY_Population Size Composition
Where was this photograph taken?
Homogenous or diverse?
http://www.pbase.com/thewizardrod/image/47799596
SOCIETY_Quality of Life Birth rates Death rates Access to medical
care Life expectancy
(Feb. 3, 2002) Yukichi Chuganji, a 112-year-old retired silkworm breeder from Japan, has inherited the Guinness Book of Records title for the world's oldest man.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2002/02/03/oldestman.htm
SOCIETY_Resources Natural resources Human resources
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/wein/wein_remembering.php3
http://www.koalie.net/Walks/200310-CA-J6/index-20031003172546.html
http://www.hydrogennow.org/Facts/Wind/wind.htm
SOCIETY_Urban/Rural Population distribution
and density Dense? Sparse?
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/immunotherapy/Whats_New/whatsnew.cfm
http://www.corrosioncost.com/infrastructure/highway/
SOCIETY_ X Marks the Spot Absolute and relative
What country can be found at 33N, 44E?
What area of the world is this?
http://www.education-world.com/soc_sci/geography/images/middle_east.gif
SOCIETY_Yearly Income Average earnings per capita
http://staff.science.uva.nl/~bobd/tvbs/table.html
http://webpages.csus.edu/~sac70517/MIS175/history.htm
PHYSICAL GEO._Environment Physical features
Landforms Waterways
http://www.atpm.com/9.01/tetons/
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert.htm
http://www.naturalkansas.org/prairie1.htm
http://www.cet.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/dforest.html
PHYSICAL GEO. _Human/Environment Interactions
Adaptation of the environment
Modification of the environment
Expanding deforestation in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
(Top: August 1, 2001; Bottom: August 15, 2006)
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17404
PHYSICAL GEO._ Weather/Climate Regions
Temperature and precipitation patterns Think LACEMOPS and
Climographs!
http://www.cyclone-tours.com/2005_Chase_Log.htm
PHYSICAL GEO._Xeriscape Natural vegetation of a given climate region
http://www.rozmiarek.info/gallery/Family/100_4760