Introduction
How well do you really know about the costumes and the clothes of different cultures? Why do they dress that way, does the costume have a meaning to them, do they wear these clothes every single day? This WebQuest will allow you take the opportunity to discover a culture different from your own.
In this WebQuest, you’re going to prepare a poster related to different costumes and clothes of different cultures that will be attached to the digital magazine of the school on behalf of 23rd April International Children’s Day. The magazine will be full of the posters about the different cultures of the different countries. It is advised that you research as much as you can about the culture and make sure that your poster is a great learning experience for others to learn.
By taking an inquiry-based approach to this outstanding posters about different costumes and clothes of different cultures, you will extend your reading and writing experiences while accomplishing educational goals.
Task
In order to prepare your poster, you will work in groups of 4. Firstly with your group members, visit https://www.roughguides.com/gallery/traditional-dress/ . After analyzing this site, choose one of the cultures and its traditional costume to prepare your poster. The cultures and their costumes are listed as below:
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The Sari, India
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Kilts, Scotland
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Tracht, Southern Germany and Austria
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Balinese temple dress, Indonesia
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Maasai beadwork, Kenya
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Herero women, Namibia
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Sámi clothing, Lapland
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Gho, Bhutan
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Bowler hats, Bolivia
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Nagaland, northern India
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Conical hats, Vietnam
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Flamenco dresses, Andalucía, Spain
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The ten-gallon Stetson, Texas, USA
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Sardinian traditional dress, Italy
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Changing the Guard, Seoul, South Korea
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The keffiyeh, shemagh or ghutrah, the Middle East
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Coiffe, Brittany, France
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Kimono, Japan
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Menswear, Todos Santos Cuchumatán, Guatemala
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The Chanel suit, Paris, France
Process
When you check these cultures and costumes, choose the one you are going to prepare and after that, answer the following questions;
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Where does this costume belong to?
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What is a major benefit of benefit of wearing this costume?
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Why is cultural clothing important?
You are expected to write a paragraph of culture and the costume by using your answers to the questions above.
Now, it’s time to prepare your digital poster about costumes of different cultures. You are going to use Canva to prepare your digital poster. In order to use this tool, watch this video to learn how to create a poster through Canva. Click this link to watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92IO9p3kHRA . After watching the video, please visit https://www.canva.com/ and now you can create your digital poster!
You should be ready to present your digital poster in the classroom.
REMEMBER: Keep track of the materials and resources you use and keep them organized. You want to be sure that you do not plagiarize the parts that you write on your own! (To plagiarize is to use something someone else said or wrote and not give them credit for it by including it on your list of references.)
Evaluation
You will be evaluated on four things:
1) Knowledge of culture
2) Research
3) Presentation
4) Interaction with group
These areas are evaluated according to the rubric provided below. Complete your assignment according to the rubric as much as possible for better grades. The project will be graded as a group according to 1-3 on the rubric. Interaction with the group will reflect on each student's grade.
Conclusion
Now that you have learned about different cultures and their costumes. With the culture and its costume you chose to research, prepare your digital poster and present your poster to the class. You can now see how cultures are different but also how they are similar to your own!
Credits
Teacher Page
This WebQuest will take your students to different places around the world without leaving your school. It helps students sharpen research skills at the same time teaching them about the differences and similarities between their culture and the culture they researched. Students will create a poster about the costumes and clothes of different cultures and present it to the class.