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Culture Project Calendar InSync
Culture Project
As
a final InSync activity, you will each undertake
a project requiring you to do research, to write a short report, and to
make a short presentation to the class on a culture or subculture of which
you are NOT a member. The entire
project will be worth 60 points. Those points are earned by meeting the
specifications given below.
v Decide on a culture and find at
least one good source – 5 points
– DUE Nov. 7
v Create a working bibliography – 5 points – DUE November 14
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Develop a list of 3-4 different sources about your
chosen culture or sub-culture.
Print or copy of at least the first page
or copyright page of each source to turn in with the list.
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One print source and one Web source must be part of
this list.
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As part of the list you turn in, write one or two
sentences about why you think each will be a good source for your paper.
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You may have one, but only one, encyclopedia as a
source.
v Write a 2-3 page report on your
topic – 40 points total
I Outline
– 5 points – DUE Nov.
21
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Have an outline of the
report that clearly shows the 2 to 3 aspects about the culture that you
plan to include in your paper.
II Rough Draft – 5 points – DUE Nov. 28
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Have a draft of the paper
to turn in for peer editor feedback.
III Final report – 30 points – DUE Dec. 2
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Include a title for your report, your name, the
course’s name, the instructors’ names, and the date.
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The report itself is to be typed, double-spaced, with
margins of 1 inch, and using a traditional (Times New Roman) 12-point font.
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The report will have three major sections:
Ø an introduction
that gives some background or geographic context with one sentence that
clearly identifies the main idea (overall impression/your opinion) about
the culture or subculture. Also in
the introduction you might include what prompted your interest in this
culture or subculture.
Ø the body of
the report that explains two or three important or interesting aspects of
the culture or subculture. Please fully explain each aspect in one well
developed paragraph.
Ø a conclusion
which pulls the paper to an end and which presents what you personally learned by doing this
project
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The final page will be a List of Sources. These are
the sources you used to gather information. While you are not being
required to actually cite these sources in the paper, you need to credit
them at the end of your paper. You will be listing them in alphabetical
order using MLA format. Please see the SAMPLE
that is also part of this handout.
v Make a short
presentation to the class about your topic – 10 points –Likely dates for presentations: Wednesday and Thursday, November 30 and
December 1. Presentations should be
two to three minutes long.
v
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Do NOT plan on reading your report. You need to be
able to share what you learned.
v The final draft of your paper,
including your sources page is due no later than December 2.
A Suggested
Outline for your report
Paragraph #1—Introduction: Name the culture,
provide some background, identify its geographical location, and explain
why you chose this culture/subculture.
Paragraph #2—First Important or
Interesting Aspect
Paragraph #3—Second important
or Interesting Aspect
Paragraph #4—(optional)
Third Important
or Interesting Aspect
Paragraph
#5—Conclusion
Sources Page
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