Ties That Bind, Ties That Break by Lensey Namioka

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Ties That Bind, Ties That Breakby Lensey Namioka

• Final Project Culture A to Z

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Why?

• China is rich with culture and traditions.
• Ailins culture shaped who she was.
• Ailins desire for freedom put her in conflict
  with her culture.
• Although she eventually moved to the United
  States, Ailin retained her Chinese culture.
• Did your family retain its culture?

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What is Culture?
Music
Traditions
Dance
L A N DM A R K S
L A N G U A G E
Food
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Anything Else?
W E A T H E R
H O L I D A Y S
Fashion
Dining
Gestures
Lifestyle
H I S T O R Y
Religion
Any others?
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Assignment

• Create an Alphabet Book that demonstrates your
  original culture and traditions.
• Determine your original culture or a culture with
  which you align yourself.
• Determine what you know about that culture.
• Interview a family member or a person from that
  culture.
• Research the culture.
• Create an A to Z depiction of your culture and
  how it relates to you.

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Where to Start?
Create a KWLH Chart.
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Interview

• Choose a family member who knows something about
  your heritage.

Prepare questions and ask follow- up questions.
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Research and Works Cited

• Research Media Center
• Books on reserve
• Reference Books
• CultureGrams
• Internet Sites
• CIA website
• Google and Yahoo search engine
• Create a Works Cited Page
• Use Citation Maker on the Media Center Web Page
  at http//www.torrington.org/
• Use Modern Language Association (MLA) style

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Create an A to Z Book

• What is an A to Z Book?
• Each letter represents a custom or tradition from
  your country.
• The custom or tradition should be described using
  the DEEEW.
• Each entry should be related to your family and
  the customs, culture, and traditions you observe.
• Each entry should be informative and use
  pictures, Clip Art, photographs, or Internet
  images to enhance the meaning to the reader.

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My Italian Heritage
Example
1. Add the title
F is for Fish
2. Research the topic or find information from
the interview.
On Christmas Eve, my familys dinner consists of
a meal of seven fishes. We have had squid,
clams, mussels, shrimp, lobster, oysters, and
swordfish. This is an Italian tradition that my
family brought to the United States when they
came here. Fishing is important because Italy
is surrounded by water.
3. Add a picture.
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Check Your Progress

• Throughout the course of the project you will
  have
• Research time in the Media Center
• Class time
• Progress sheets to complete
• One on one teacher meetings
• Time to ask questions

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Now Get Started!

• Determine your culture.

Think about what you need to do KWLH.
Research.
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Works Cited

• Arabic Language. June 14, 2007 lthttp//www.arabic-
  language.org/gt.  Barynya. Barynya. June 14,
  2007 lthttp//www.barynya.com/gt. 
• Barynya. Barynya. June 14, 2007 lthttp//www.baryny
  a.com/gt. 
• BigBaer Urban Alternative Music Magazine. June
  14, 2007 lthttp//www.bigbaer.com/gt. 
• Maya Soleil. Afro-World Fusion Music and
  Dance. June 14, 2007 lthttp//www.mayasoleil.com/gt.
   

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Works Cited cont.

• Namioka, Lensey. Lensey Namioka, Writer. June 11,
  2007 
• ltwww.lensey.com/young_adult.htmlgt. 
• Ryszard Lebmor Photography. City Photos. June 14,
  2007 lthttp//www.world-city-photos.org/Paris/paris
  _eiffel_tower_show/gt. 
• The Graphic Organizer. graphic.org. June 7,
  2007 lthttp//www.graphic.org/gt.