Erin Ropelato

CultureGrams Assignment:

ECUADOR
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People & Places- There are four main regions of Ecuadorthe coastal area, the
mountainous area, the orient or rainforest area, and the Galapagos Island area.

History- Galo Plaza Lasso was the first president of Ecuador to serve a full term in
1948 who was elected by the people after almost 100 years of many different leaders.
Lifestyle

Society- Ecuadorians eat a lot of fruit, especially bananas. The people in the coastal
region eat a lot of shrimp. Cuy, or guinea pig, is a popular dish in the mountain regions of
Ecuador.

Culture Facts & Contacts- Ecuador is located on the equator- the imaginary line that
separates the northern and southern hemispheres. The Middle of the World Monument is
located near Quito, Ecuador marks this location.

PHOTOS of ECUADOR
(I was not able to copy the actual pictures over from Culturegrams and I tried many, many
ways so I listed a description of the photo along with the web link)

Picture of a Street in Quito http://online.culturegrams.com/viewfile.php?

file=/gallery_images/1183675050.jpg

Picture of an indigenous woman in Ecuador with her baby on her back

http://online.culturegrams.com/gallery_images/1183675098.jpg

Picture of an Ecuadorian hat shop

http://online.culturegrams.com/gallery_images/1156931415.jpg

Famous Person from Ecuador: Jefferson Perez is from Cuenca, Ecuador and he won a gold

medal at the 1996 Olympics in the 20km race walk event. He was the first Ecuadorian to win a
gold medal.

Recipe:

Ceviche
Seafood Marinated in Citrus Juice
Note
In Ecuador, ceviche is served with potato chips, popcorn, or sweet potatoes. Ecuadoreans
usually combine 3 citrus juices plus vinegar in their ceviche.
Ingredients
2 pounds whitefish
Juice of 6 limes
Juice of 3 lemons
Juice of 3 sour oranges
4 teaspoons salt
3/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup vinegar
2 medium onions, sliced very thin
Boiling water
2 or 3 red or yellow hot peppers, slivered
Directions

Cut fish into bite-size pieces and place in a bowl. Pour juices over it. Add salt, pepper, and
vinegar. Let refrigerate about 6 hours.

Pour boiling water over the onions, and drain. Add to the fish. Add slivered hot peppers and
let refrigerate overnight.

Serve.

FLAG OF ECUADOR

I compared the countries of Ecuador, New Zealand and South Korean. The categories I
chose to compare were: population, unemployment, cellular phone subscriptions and adult
literacy. I was surprised to see a close rate of unemployment (E-4.2%; NZ- 6.2% and SK- 3.1%).
I was amazed to see the adult literacy rate for all three countries was above 95% with Ecuador
having the lowest rate. I thought it was interesting that all three countries cell phone
subscriptions were all over 104%.

The distance between Ecuador and New Zealand is 7106.15 miles from capital to capital.

THINKFINITY Assignment
The resource in Thinkfinity that I found most useful right now is the Illuminations. I like how you can
look up math lessons and interactives according to the Common Core Math standards. Since I am
not teaching right now, I would use it to supplement the standards that my daughters are learning to
give them extra practice. One of my daughters needs to practice multiplying decimals so this lesson
plan (http://illuminations.nctm.org/Lesson.aspx?id=3766) would help reinforce this concept.