Tuesday: We watched "Desert Odyssey" to examine the Touareg culture of West Africa.
Wednesday: We finished the video about the Touareg people (about 10 minutes). I then introduced an important integrated project that will be due next Friday (see directions below).
Tonight's homework is to sketch the island and add/label at least 10 physical features.
The Island: A Study of Culture
This week each of you will begin a diary project that is based on the elements of culture that we will study in class. Remember, for our purposes, culture is defined as the customs, the way of life, the art and the beliefs of a large group or society. A way to remember each aspect (or part) of culture is to remember the acronym C.L.A.B.
The Scenario: You’ve been stranded on an island. On this island (the one you’ve imagined) there is EVIDENCE that a large group or society lived there long ago. They have long since vanished, but have left artifacts and/or evidence of their culture on the island. The project you complete will explain the things you find on the island that provide clues about the culture of those people.
Your project will consist of 14 parts.
1. A title page that includes an illustration and a name for the past people.
2. 8 Diary entries describing aspects of the island, and your arrival on the island (completed in Mrs. Sobilo’s class)
3. A page that describes the Customs of the past people
4. A page that includes illustrations about the Customs of the past people
5. A page that describes the way of Life of the past people
6. A page that includes illustrations about the way of Life of the past people
7. A page that describes the Art of the past people
8. A page that includes illustrations of the Art of the past people
9. A page that describes the Beliefs of the past people
10. A page that includes illustrations about the Beliefs of the past people
11. A map of the physical features of the island (at least ten features)
12. A map that shows the evidence of the past group of people
13. An evidence/co-ordinate list of features and evidence
14. A summary page that describes your conclusions about the culture of the lost people
You will complete each section on handouts that are provided for you and then glue them into your diary. You will need to imagine, and then explain, TWO examples for each cultural category. Consider the weather, vegetation zones, physical features and other elements of the island that would dictate how a group of people would have lived there. For example, if the island is warm it would be logical that the people there would dress for warm weather and not wear warm furs all the time.
You will complete some entries in Mrs. Sobilo’s class. You will also plot the coordinate points of physical features and the evidence you find with Mr. Colyar.
BE CREATIVE! Remember, however, that you will have to draw and explain in writing the examples you find (the evidence) on the island. Don’t create elements that will be impossible to draw, or difficult to explain in writing. You will have class time to complete this assignment, but some work might need to be done at home.
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