Unit 1 Assessment – Components of Culture

Instructions

In Unit 1, you learned that culture is a complex term in the Humanities.  Culture is a presentation of the arts and other manifestations of human achievement collectively ‘and’ culture is the collective customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group. In other words, culture can be ‘vast’ as in popular culture such as a music icon or it can be ‘intimate’ such as a street performer playing a stringed instrument.

For this first assignment, you will research aspects of any culture that has influenced your life directly in a positive and uplifting way.

Then, you are to create a PowerPoint presentation with images that explores the culture you chose in these 5 specific areas:

• Society (this can include customs, holidays, government system)
• Geography (include the location in the world and topography information (mountains, oceanfront, metropolitan city, etc.)
• Fashion
• Climate
• Cuisine

Topic examples: Some students were or are a part of the military and have been deployed to places all over the world. Perhaps you spent a winter in the snow-covered German mountains or lived with a view of Japan’s Mount Fuji and the experience gave you deeper insights into yourself, your life goals, etc.

Format: 

• Title slide that provides your name, course name, date, and names the culture being explored (Slide 1)
• Content slides that state the cultural component, include an image, and state key points in bullets or in the ‘notes’ feature. Aim for 3 relevant bullets per slide ‘or’ provide a well-developed paragraph in the ‘notes’ feature (Slides 2 – 6)
• Reflection slide: in a well-developed paragraph, share the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ this culture impacted your life. (Slide 7)
• Reference slide: for images/sources used. (Slide 8)