Name______Period______

ABC’s of Culture Project

Major Grade

Project is due January 21/22 on the block day

I. Product- Visual Media (Powerpoint)

a)Introduction (Title, picture, name)

b)Author biography ( This is about you and your family)

  1. Introduces your culture and why it’s important to you
  2. Photo or accurate image of you or your family

c)26 items in alphabetical order

  1. One item per letter of the alphabet
  2. Picture/ image of each item (You will need 26 pictures)
  3. Short description of each
  4. Description of why the item is important or significant to your culture

d)Each item is to be unique to your culture (EX: You may only mention that basketball is part of your culture if your people invented it or it has particular significance, not because lots of people play it, or you like to play it)

e)High- level writing skills- this may be ABC’s, but it’s not for little children

  1. Make this your own- This is your culture and should reflect who you are

II. Interview

a)Interview a family member about your culture (at least 10 open- ended questions)

  1. Think opening, guiding, and closing questions
  2. Type and staple the questions and the answers to be turned in on the project due date

b)The interview can take place in person, over Skype, on the phone, and over e-mail

c)The results (findings) of the interview should be reflected in the product

d)Have family member sign the interviewee form to also be turned in on the day the project is due

III. Presentations

a)Pick three of your favorite slides to present to the class

b)This presentation will at the maximum be 2 minutes long. If you go over, you will lose points on your project

c)You may dress up in clothes worn in your culture

d)You will present your project on the 21/22 of January

Project is due January 21/22 on the block day

Dear Interviewee,

Thank you for agreeing to help with this assignment. I hope you enjoyed participating in this project,that it brings back fond memories, and that it helps to bring your family a little closer. Please sign the below form to acknowledge that you were asked to questions and gave answers that the student typed, and that you were asked to participate in the interview, not told that you needed to do it. Parents/ Guardians may sign on behalf of interviewee if the interviews are conducted over the phone, on Skype, or over e-mail.

Sincerely,

English II Pre-Ap Team

I, (name)______, (relationship)______of

(Student)______, was asked to participate in this interview, and the attached document is an accurate transcript of our conversation.

SIGNATURE______DATE______