January 4, 7, 8

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January 4
What is culture? define it
What are some aspects/elements of culture?

School is a culture. From the list we made, how does school culture fit some of the list - in particular, clothing, music, and government? (Get some answers.) 

Homework:  Take a stand on school uniforms.  Should students have to wear a school uniform?  
keyword search: debate about school uniforms

Vocabulary - Aspects of culture: https://quizlet.com/18587230/12-aspects-of-culture-flash-cards/original 

13 Aspects of Culture: http://www.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_12_aspects_of_culture

January 7
Instructions:

Conduct the following research online:

1. Select a culture, any culture, so long as it is not one of your own.
2. List 3 physical characteristics the culture you selected has in common.
3. Find 4 cultural ideas that the people have in common.
4. Create an infographic with your findings, include images. (http://www.easel.ly/)
   

Share the culture they discovered and state the 3 physical or 4 cultural ideas that the people have in common.

Essentially, what I would like you to do is to research a culture and make an infographic to share your research with others.

Learn about what makes a powerful infographic here: http://conversations.marketing-partners.com/2014/09/anatomy-of-effective-infographic-design/

January 8

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Define: Metaphor
Example: Culture is a backpack.  It is hard to carry but it provides necessary things.

Write a metaphor to define "culture".