Culture Culture=the way people live. How are cultures similar and how do they differ?

Customs and Traditions way  Custom= The way events in our life are celebrated.  Tradition = happens often –Birthdays –Special times of the year.

Religion  How people from around the world practice their faith.

Clothing  What we wear because of our religion, region, climate and money.

Values and Beliefs  Our values are the beliefs that guide us through life. These strong beliefs hardly ever change. [loyalty, trustworthy, honesty]  Our ordinary beliefs change as we change as a person. –Thunder was a mad monster in the sky.

Shelter  Where and how we live.  This depends on our climate, money and the environment around us.

Languages  How we communicate our thoughts and ideas.  EX: Sign language, drawings, non-verbal

Food  The food we eat depend on our beliefs, where we live, and our ethnic background.

Arts and Recreation  Arts  Arts: what we are good at as a person; a skill.  EX: painting, drawing, singing, dancing, etc.  Recreation:  Recreation: How we like to spend our time.

Tools We Use  The specific “items” that we use in our daily life.

Things We Make  What we as people make so that our lives are that much easier.

Government  How our people are ruled. Democracy- *In America we are a Democracy- a government for the people by the people. People VOTE.

Creating your shoe box LID/TOP = Pictures of the most important things in your life 4 SIDES= Things you would like to tell us about you INSIDE= 3-4 additional pieces of information you may like to share with us plus HOW did you get your name? [write it on paper] DUE DATE: September 24!!!

CATEGORY Content ___/20 Shows a full understanding of the topic. Shows a good understanding of the topic. Shows a good understanding of parts of the topic. Does not seem to understand the topic very well. Preparedness ___/20 Student is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed. Student seems pretty prepared but might have needed a couple more rehearsals. The student is somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking. Student does not seem at all prepared to present. Enthusiasm ___/20 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. Speaks Clearly ___/20 Speaks clearly throughout the presentation Speaks clearly sometimes. Difficult to understand presentation. Often mumbles or can not be understood Appearance of box ___/20 Shows much time and effort. Neat. Colorful. Shows some time and effort. Neat. Some color. Shows a lack of time and effort. Messy. Lacks color. Shows no effort. Messy. Lacks color. Total ____/100 Name ____________