There are 4 parts of the Cultural Celebration assignment:
Poster
Person
Presentation
Party!
Poster Start working on your poster assignment. It should include an image and a description of an item from your culture's food, clothing, language and art. * click on the poster assignment tab to see a sample of the poster layout.
Information on you person, presentation and party to follow. Be thinking of what dish from your culture you would like to bring to share with the class.
* See Poster Criteria under Book Club on the very right of this page.
Social Studies
visitIn honor of Native American History Month, I invite you to do this optional assignment; Totem Pole.
A totem pole is a vertical post that is carved and painted with a series of totemic symbols: plants, animals, and other venerated objects. Some of the native peoples along the northwestern coast of North America erected totem poles in front of their dwellings to signify clan or family relationships and history.
Product Criteria- Your totem pole should 1. express the values and some of the history of the people it represents, 2. be durably and neatly carved from wood or another suitable material, 3. be colorfully painted, 4. have visual and aesthetic appeal and 5. show creativity and originality.
Visit the LAUSD website below: https://www.nps.gov/hdp/exhibits/sitka_tour/totem_trail_index.htm
Mathematics
A calendar -- of any sort -- is a way of organizing time. As a product, the paper calendar that divides a specific year into months, and includes a thematic graphic to illustrate each month, is an excellent way to share both information and images.
Product Criteria- Your 2017 calendar should 1. have an obvious subject or theme, 2. be accurate in every detail, 3. be neatly and durably constructed, 4. effectively communicate with the viewer, and 5. have visual appeal.
Book Club Poster
Room 26 has started a book club!
TIme- 7:50 am to 8:20 am Location- Room 26
We need a door sign or poster that could be visible from the yard.
Poster A poster is a placard or large card that gives information, shares an image, or states a point of view. Posters can be reproductions of works of art, or they can be works of art themselves.
Product Criteria- Your poster should 1. be visually appealing 2. have only a very few words (that are correctly used and spelled), 3. deliver its message quickly and directly, 4. be durable and neatly made 5. have attractive graphics, and 6. express your creativity ad originality