Cultural Awareness Student Handout

CULTURAL AWARENESS – STUDENT HANDOUT

Directions: Below are the steps to complete the poster board, PowerPoint, and paper for the cultural awareness project. Read each of them carefully, so that you meet all the requirements.

Poster Board

 Title with the name of your country.  Picture of the country flag.  Pictures of cities within the country, famous landmarks, statues, bridges, tourist attractions, and anything else you can find that is relevant to the country.  Labels with information under them (you must have at least 4): o Religious Beliefs o Education o Foods o Living Arrangements o Holidays o Language o Economy o Entertainment o Business Practices o Weather o Anything else that is relevant to the country’s culture.

PowerPoint

 Title with the name of your country and the names of the members of your group.  Picture of the country flag.  Pictures of cities within the country, famous landmarks, statues, bridges, tourist attractions, and anything else you can find that is relevant to the country.  Individual slides that cover the following information: o Religious Beliefs o Education o Foods o Living Arrangements o Holidays o Language o Economy o Entertainment o Business Practices o Weather o Anything else that is relevant to the country’s culture. ***OVER*** Paper

 Title page with the name of your country, and the names of the members of your group.  Paragraphs that cover the following information (use headings): o Religious Beliefs o Education o Foods o Living Arrangements o Holidays o Language o Economy o Entertainment o Business Practices o Weather o Anything else that is relevant to the country’s culture.  Parentheses references at the end of the sentence when you use words from a website that is not your own (see examples below):

Web Page with Title “The Atmosphere of Venus”

The atmosphere of Venus is mostly carbon dioxide, 96.5% by volume (The Atmosphere of Venus).

Web Page Written by Author

According to John Doe, “The atmosphere of Venus is mostly carbon dioxide, 96.5% by volume (Doe).”

 All of the websites that you used must be cited in the correct format (I want the names of the websites and not www.google.com or www.yahoo.com) (see examples below).

Citing with no Author or Date

The Atmosphere of Venus. Retrieved February 25, 2007, from http://hyperphysics.phy- astr.gsu.edu/hbase/solar/venusenv.html.

Citing with an Author and Date

Doe, John (January 10, 1999). The Atmosphere of Venus. Retrieved February 25, 2007, from http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/solar/venusenv.html.