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Culmination of study on Ethiopia

Objective: Learning about the culture of Ethiopia.

Procedure/Activity: Throughout the course of study the students will read a variety of nonfiction books aboutEthiopia, view slideshows of authentic photographs, engage in hands on activities where the students view and

touch real artifacts from Ethiopia, practice the Amharic language (use attached worksheet) and utilize

websites (example: www.culturegrams.com ) to gain an understanding of the culture of Ethiopia. As a

culmination of their study, the students will use the attached graphic organizer to take notes on what they

have found out.

Materials: variety of nonfiction books, photographs, artifacts, computers, pencils, Ethiopia graphic organizer,Amharic key vocabulary worksheet, and final writing response.

Assessment: The completed graphic organizer and the writing piece that the students complete that comparelife in Ethiopia to their own life.

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Lets Learn

Amharic Greetings:Hello: tena yist ll ny

seulam

How are you? deuhna neuh? (male)deuhna neush? (female)

Goodbye: chow

Numbers:1: and 6: s d st2: huleutt 7: seubat3: sost 8: s m nt4: arat 9: zeuteuny5: am st 10: ass r

Key phrases:OK/Yes shi

There isnt (in place of no) yeulleumThank you ameuseug nalloExcuse me yik rta

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Ethiopia

Type of Government:_______________________________

EconomyMoney Jobs Products

LandGeography Climate

CultureLanguage Food Clothing

Religion Holidays Symbols/Memorials

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Name: _______________________

We have been learning all about Ethiopia life thereis both similar and different from where we call home.Choose one of the statements below and defend youranswer. Feel free to use the word box to help you construct your response.

Choose one of the statements below and defend your opinion:Life in Ethiopia is very different than life in our city.

OrLife in Ethiopia is very similar to life in our city.

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You can use the following words below to help you with your answer:

Your paragraph must include:

___topic sentence ___at least 5 detail sentences thatgive specific examples of how lifethe same or different ___concluding sentence

___edited for spelling,capitalization, punctuation,grammar

home water government school religion culture

climate money transportation land jobs food

clothing games language holidays products animals