Exploring Other Exploring Other CulturesCultures

Unit 3 Project: Cultures Unit 3 Project: Cultures ReportReport

Today you will write 1-2 Today you will write 1-2 paragraphs about 1 of these topics:paragraphs about 1 of these topics:–A minority culture in ChinaA minority culture in China–Another country’s cultureAnother country’s culture

You will also draw a picture of You will also draw a picture of something that is a part of the something that is a part of the culture you choose (like food, culture you choose (like food, clothing, etc.)clothing, etc.)

Unit 3 Project: Cultures Unit 3 Project: Cultures ReportReport

Write 1-2 paragraphs about these things:Write 1-2 paragraphs about these things:– Where the people in the culture liveWhere the people in the culture live– What language they speakWhat language they speak– What foods they eatWhat foods they eat– What their clothing looks likeWhat their clothing looks like– Anything else that is interesting about Anything else that is interesting about

themthem Draw a picture of something from their Draw a picture of something from their

culture (food, clothing, etc.)culture (food, clothing, etc.)

Example: Native AmericansExample: Native Americans

Native Americans TodayNative Americans TodayOver 1,800,000 Native Americans Over 1,800,000 Native Americans

live in America todaylive in America todayThere are more than 550 tribes There are more than 550 tribes

(groups)(groups)The 10 largest tribes are The 10 largest tribes are

Cherokee, Navajo, Chippewa, Cherokee, Navajo, Chippewa, Sioux, Choctaw, Pueblo, Apache, Sioux, Choctaw, Pueblo, Apache, Iroquois, Lumbee, and CreekIroquois, Lumbee, and Creek

Where They LiveWhere They Live

Native American LanguagesNative American LanguagesThere are more than 250 Native There are more than 250 Native

American languages in the United American languages in the United StatesStates

Some tribes use sign language to Some tribes use sign language to help communicate between tribeshelp communicate between tribes

None of the tribes had written None of the tribes had written languages until the Europeans languages until the Europeans arrived in Americaarrived in America

Native American LanguagesNative American Languages All of these states’ names came from All of these states’ names came from

Native American words:Native American words:– Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas,

Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa,Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa,Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,Nebraska, New Mexico, North/South Nebraska, New Mexico, North/South Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, and WyomingTexas, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming

Houses: Tipi, Wigwam, Taos, Houses: Tipi, Wigwam, Taos, HoganHogan

FoodsFoods

FoodsFoods

ArtArt