Introduction
One thing that sets humans apart from other members of the animal kingdom is our tendency to develop customs and traditions around everything. In fact, humans love doing this so much that the world has been enriched with thousands of different cultures since the beginning of civilization.
Travelling around the world to get to know those cultures involves turning your head. To observe strange customs, to admire people in traditional outfits, to gasp at breathtaking sights or to try to understand why the hell people do what they
do. But some strange customs are stranger than others.
What is the most exotic custom you can find around the world?
Task
You have to explore foreign customs or traditions from a country of your preference through online resources. Get in groups of 4 and create a 10 minutes oral presentation about your research using presentation tools (Power Point, Prezi, Canva, etc). Be ready to present in the school Cultural Festival!
Process
1. Get in groups of 4
2. Research about different cultures around the world. Visit the suggested webpages:
3. Choose one of the customs or traditions.
4. Get more information about your chosen festivity. Visit the Suggested webpages.
5. Include the following information:
- Name of the tradition/custom
- Country in which it is celebrated
- Description of the tradition/custom
- Origin
- Date in which it is celebrated
- Traditional outfits/clothing
- Food
- Images
- What do you think of it?
6. Create a presentation with the information.
7. Use one of the suggested presentation tools.
8. Prepare to present in the school Cultural Festival.
Suggested Websites:
Evaluation
In the Cultural Festival judges will asses your presentation with the following scoring instrument:
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CATEGORY |
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3 |
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1 |
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Knowledge about the topic. |
Includes a full and detailed description of the tradition/costume, mentioning the origin and main aspects of the festival showing pictures and examples. |
Includes a detailed description of the tradition/costume, mentioning the origin and main aspects of the festival. |
Includes description of the tradition/costume, mentioning the origin and main aspects of the festival. |
Includes a brief description of the tradition/costume and do not show more details. |
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Comprehension |
Student is able to accurately answer almost all questions posed by classmates or judges about the topic. |
Student is able to accurately answer most questions posed by classmates or judges about the topic. |
Student is able to accurately answer a few questions posed by classmates or judges about the topic. |
Student is unable to accurately answer questions posed by classmates or judges about the topic. |
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Speaks Clearly |
Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, and mispronounces no words. |
Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, but mispronounces one word. |
Speaks clearly and distinctly most ( 94-85%) of the time. Mispronounces no more than one word. |
Often mumbles or cannot be understood OR mispronounces more than one word. |
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Enthusiasm |
Facial expressions and body language generate a strong interest and enthusiasm about the topic in others. |
Facial expressions and body language sometimes generate a strong interest and enthusiasm about the topic in others. |
Facial expressions and body language are used to try to generate enthusiasm, but seem somewhat faked. |
Very little use of facial expressions or body language. Did not generate much interest in topic being presented. |
Be sure you include all the required information.
Explain your chosen custom thoroughly.
Use all the visual aid and props you want!
Conclusion
Finally, you will have to write about your experience doing this task. You can answer the following questions.
What was the most difficult aspect?
How do you felt working with your group?
What did you like the most about this project?
What have you learned about other cultures and traditions?
The aim of this project was to encourage you to know more about other customes and festivities, and compare them with ours. Now you can see life with a new perspective and an open mind towards different activities. You can now raise awareness regarding the different cultures in the world!
