Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
Inordertobegin:
Withapartner,chooseacountrytoresearchfromthislist:
Australia
Fiji
Tibet
China
Mongolia
Japan
Korea
Egypt
Now,therearethreemaincomponentstotheproject:
1. Researching
theculture,history,andtraditionalmusicofthiscountry
2. Compiling
videos,recordings,pictures,props,andvisualaidsthatcontributeto
theunderstandingofthisculturesmusic
3. Presenting
yourculturesmusictotheclass,including,butnotlimitedtothe
following:
a. Factsheetsabouttheculture
b. Activitiesthatarenativetotheculture
c. Foodnativetotheculture
Research:
Youneedthreedifferentkindsofsources:
Aphysicalbookfromalibrary
Atleasttwoapprovedarticlesfromascholarlyjournal(seeMs.HuiberforWMU
articlesifdesired)
Adetailedmapofyourcountry/region
YoursourcesmustbegatheredandapprovedbyMr.PaukenorMs.Huiberbyone
weekafteryourcountryorregionisselectedbyyouandyourpartner.
CompilationofMaterials:
Bythetimeyoucompleteyourproject,youshouldhavegatheredalotofsourcesand
materials.Youwillneedtoprovideafolder,eitherphysicalorelectronic,containing
everythingyouusedinordertolearnaboutyourcountryandputyourpresentation
together.Thisfoldermustinclude,butisnotlimitedto:
Youtubevideos
Anonelectronicvisualaidobject,suchasaprogram,aninstrument,atoyor
handcraftedrepresentation
AlistingofALLwebsitesvisitedinthemakingofthisproject
Arecipeforthefoodyousharedifyouchoosetosharefoodwiththeclass
Notesfromwhenyouandyourpartnermetanddiscussedtheprojectdescribing
whattopicswereexploredandhowaspectsoftheprojectweredelegated
Presentations:
Itisimportantthatyourpresentationsincludebothpartnersspeakingequallyaboutthesubjectmatter.
Rehearseyourpresentationsbeforehand,andmakesurethateachpartnertakesabouthalfofthetimeto
talk.Youcaneitheraccomplishthisbygivingonepersonthefirsthalfandanotherthesecond,oryoucan
delegatetopicstoaddressandalternatewhopresentsthem,oryoucanhaveonepersonaskingquestions
thatdrivethediscussionandanotherthatanswersthem.
Minimumrequiredtimeforpresentations:
710minutes
(10points)
Presentationincludesequalspeakingparts
(5points)
Presentersspeakabouttheirsources
(5points)
andexplainwhytheychosethosesources
Presentersinvolvetheclassintheirpresentation,
(10points)
eitherbyhavingtheclassdoanactivity,askingquestions,
orallowingtheclasstoaskquestions
Presentationincludesavisualaidthatcanbelooked
(5points)
at,touchedand/orusedbytheclass
Presentersprovideabasicgeographicaleducation
(5points)
abouttheirregionthroughuseofmap
Presentersgiveabasicoverviewofthe
(10points)
cultureandhistoryoftheregion
Presentationsincludeatleastonemusicalexample
(eitherarecordingoraperformancebythepresenters),
inwhichtheculturalimplicationsoftheexamplecanbeexplained
(15points)