1. Culture Collage Project

2. Make a chart of things that represents culture.
1st: Make a PLAN!
Do this by
BRAINSTORMING:
Make a chart of things that represents culture.
Write examples and symbols of each of these that represents YOUR CULTURE.

3. Miss Johnson’s Culture Brainstorming
Culture is ….
My Examples/Ideas …
Symbols/Ways I can show this in picture form
language
English, South Georgia accent
Put the word: Y’all
religion
Methodist, baptism by sprinkling, belief in God & forgiveness of sins
cross, bible, fish shape,
What I do/job
Teacher, S. Studies
Apple, maps, globes, pencils,
hobbies
Crafting: Globe lamps I had made, Map table I made, walker pouch I made for 93 yr. old friend out of a placemat, Velcro, & hand stitching,
include pictures of some of these projects
how I live – type of house
Small “shoe box” wooden house…
perhaps draw small house
Type of car I drive
Old car was 1999 Chevy Malibu, New car ---Toyota Venza
Fnd picture of Toyota Venza or Malibu
foods
Favorite – Mom’s fried chicken, chicken in other forms: baked, in sandwich, etc.
Picture of fried chicken

4. Miss Johnson’s Culture Brainstorming continued …
Culture is ….
My Examples/Ideas …
Symbols/Ways I can show this in picture form
type of clothes I wear
Casual … my “uniform” seems to be mostly khaki pants and simple printed shirt, tennis shoes --- New Balance…
Perhaps draw or find pic of khaki pants or NB shoes
beliefs
How I think people should be treated ---- fairly, not teased for being different, all live together peacefully.
perhaps have a picture of my Aunt Sue & Uncle Donald, Peace – dove symbol
other beliefs
Honesty is the best policy!
Respect & Love for Nature
Perhaps have word HONESTY on my collage, some of my State Park Pictures,
education
Graduated from Georgia Southwestern
Symbols: Graduation Cap or Diploma, or book to represent learning
family
Come from big family … 19 Aunts/Uncles Total just on Mom’s side of family, I live alone but my mom is important to me … , grew up with 2 brothers, 1 sister, Mom, Dad
Picture of a family similar to mine, or draw a stick figure drawing to model my family with Mom & Dad, 2 boys & 2 girls
Traditions
Sunday dinner at Mom’s
Picture of big dining room table

5. Note:
For those who like Hunting and it is part of their culture, I have requested that they not use a gun or bullets or any form of weapons to symbolize this. I made other suggestions such as camouflage or a picture of a deer or turkey. One could also use a picture of a deer call or feeder or stand … anything but guns or bullets or weapons. I appreciate you guiding your child in this.

6. Have fun planning your own!
This is just the beginning of Miss Johnson’s Brainstorming/Plan for her design of her CULTURE COLLAGE!
Have fun planning your own!
Note: A GREAT PLAN will make it easier to find or draw pictures to complete YOUR CULTURE COLLAGE.
Get READY, SET, GO!
START PLANNING NOW!

7. HONESTY
This was just the start of Miss Johnson’s Culture Collage. I explained where these pics came from as related to my Culture Brainstorming Chart. It was used to demonstrate that a collage was a large variety of pictures or words overlapping each other in places to fill the paper. End product will be done on a sheet of copy paper.

8. Prove it to “Prove it to me Johnson” (Miss Johnson’s family nickname)
that you KNOW
WHAT CULTURE IS
by making a NEAT, COLORFUL, DETAILED CULTURE COLLAGE to represent your culture!
Be prepared to Present/Share your CULTURE COLLAGE
with classmates.
Write your name on back in pencil in small, light lettering.