Directions to Students
In a persuasive paper or presentation, you will:
1) Explain the challenges members of two cultural groups faced with specific, supported examples.
2) Explain how members of two cultural groups responded to challenges with specific, supported examples.
3) Explain significant similarities and/or differences related to challenges and responses to the challenges with specific, supported examples.
4) Present a plausible position that:
-is clear
-outlines the central challenges and responses
-makes a generalization about the types of challenges members of cultural groups face or the ways members of cultural groups respond to challenges.
Click here to see checklist and rubric.
Possible Enduring Questions
How do different cultures deal with challenges from other invading/encroaching cultures?
How does religion shape how different cultures interact within their society and with other cultures?
How do different cultures deal with politics, government, and/or economic issues?
Keywords
government
religion
economy, economics
education
Resources
CultureGrams Ask your librarian for the password.
Library of Congress Portals to the World: Links to electronic resources from Around the World
The Arab World Wide Web Directory
Background Notes about countries of the world from the U.S. Department of State
The Cultures of China and Japan
Latin American Network Information Center
Country Studies from the Library of Congress for researchers