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

http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ci=108&ch=business_finance&sc=corporate&sc2=features&sc3=&id=1488

http://www.africaguide.com/images/library/people/pf019.jpg

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

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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?

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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