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People all over the world celebrate special occasions and holidays.
The way people celebrate is a reflection of their culture.
This is also true for this time of year.
We will be examining Hanukkah (Chanukah) and Kwanzaa soon.
This activity focuses on how Christmas is celebrated around
the world.
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REQUIRED ASSIGNMENT
Due: December 20, 2006
20 Points (counts in all four major
subjects)
You
will research and present ONE Christmas custom from around the world. You may NOT present an American Christmas custom.
Your
presentation must:
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Identify
the custom (What is the custom?)
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Describe
the custom (What do the people do? If a special food, include a copy of the recipe.)
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Identify the
country of origin (Where it came from?)
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Explain a
brief history of the custom and any special meaning.
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Write a brief
report or make a poster on the custom or food you chose.
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Presentation is well written, correct grammar, punctuation, mechanics
has custom clearly identified with THOROUGH description includes the country of origin, a brief history, and the special meaning
of the custom.
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Presentation has MINIMAL errors in grammar, punctuation, mechanics has
custom clearly identified with ADEQUATE description country of origin, a brief history, and the special meaning of the custom.
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Presentation has SOME errors in grammar, punctuation, mechanics has custom
identified with BASIC description country of origin and some information about the meaning.
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Presentation has MANY errors in grammar, punctuation, mechanics has custom
identified with LITTLE or NO description.
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Non-Scorable.
Presentation is unreadable OR
no report submitted.
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OPTIONAL EXTRA CREDIT
ASSIGNMENT
Due: December 22, 2006
20 Points (maximum, 10 points max in
a class)
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Bring
in a sample of the actual item you researched.
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If you choose to research a food dish, bring in enough to serve a minimum of 12 people.
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You may also select to create a food dish, instead of the item you presented OR in addition
to the item, if it was not a food dish.
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A maximum of 10 bonus points may be given to a subject.
For example, 20 bonus points
= 10 points for math and 10 points for English.
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