Cultural Celebration

A WebQuery for 5th Grade

Designed by

Imelda Arneson
arnesoni@cwu.edu

Happy Holidays Hanukkah


Introduction | Task | Process | Resources | Evaluation | Conclusion

Introduction

(The class will be decorated in a variety of holiday decorations from all different cultures)
Welcome! Today is the first day of our cultural celebration from around the world. This month we are going to be learning about different major cultural holidays and bringing them to life in our class. We will be looking at holidays that we are used to, and also some holidays that we are not accustomed to. These will include Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and much more. Like many of you, I enjoy celebrating many of the different holidays and just as much as I love learning about them too. There are so many different and wonderful holidays that it is hard to pick which one I like more.  This is why I have chosen to combine two of my favorite holidays together to make one SUPER celebration! Your job is to research two of your favorite holidays and come up with one new holiday!

Task

You will work individually on this assignment. You are going to be researching different major cultural holidays and present on a holiday that you do not celebrate. Then you are to pick two of your favorite holidays and combine them together. You will be making poster of your new holiday to the class. The presentation should be at least 5 to 10 mintues long. The information presented must be accurate, but feel free to add new ideas to YOUR holiday. Remember to be creative and have FUN!

Research: You can narrow your topic by religious holidays or what holidays a country celebrates:

The Process

As you can tell, there are many different countries and it may be overwhelming. Start by doing a little reasearch on the countries that interest you to help narrow your country of choice. Or you can choose a religion to help narrow down the topic of holidays.

Resources

Below is a list of resources that might help in your research.  

Evaluation


Holiday Celebration Rubric

CATEGORY
4
3
2
1
Title
Title can be read from 6 ft. away and is quite creative.
Title can be read from 6 ft. away and describes content well.
Title can be read from 4 ft. away and describes the content well.
The title is too small and/or does not describe the content of the poster well.
Grammar
There are no grammatical mistakes on the poster.
There is 1 grammatical mistake on the poster.
There are 2 grammatical mistakes on the poster.
There are more than 2 grammatical mistakes on the poster.
Graphics - Originality
Several of the graphics used on the poster reflect a exceptional degree of student creativity in their creation and/or display.
One or two of the graphics used on the poster reflect student creativity in their creation and/or display.
The graphics are made by the student, but are based on the designs or ideas of others.
No graphics made by the student are included.
Graphics -Clarity
Graphics are all in focus and the content easily viewed and identified from 6 ft. away.
Most graphics are in focus and the content easily viewed and identified from 6 ft. away.
Most graphics are in focus and the content is easily viewed and identified from 4 ft. away.
Many graphics are not clear or are too small.
Knowledge Gained
Student can accurately answer all questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the poster.
Student can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the poster.
Student can accurately answer about 75% of questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the poster.
Student appears to have insufficient knowledge about the facts or processes used in the poster.
Content - Accuracy
At least 7 accurate facts are displayed on the poster.
5-6 accurate facts are displayed on the poster.
3-4 accurate facts are displayed on the poster.
Less than 3 accurate facts are displayed on the poster.


Map of Country Rubric
CATEGORY
4
3
2
1
Title
Title tells the purpose/content of the map, is clearly distinguishable as the title (e.g. larger letters, underlined, etc), and is printed at the top of the map.
Title tells the purpose/content of the map and is printed at the top of the map.
Title tells the purpose/content of the map, but is not located at the top of the map.
Purpose/content of the map is not clear from the title.
Spelling/Capitalization
95-100% of words on the map are spelled and capitalized correctly.
94-85% of the words on the map are spelled and capitalized correctly.
84-75% of the words on the map are spelled and capitalized correctly.
Less than 75% of the words on the map are spelled and/or capitalized correctly.
Labels & Features - Neatness
90-100% of the labels/features can be read easily.
89-80% of the labels/features can be read easily.
79-70% of the labels/features can be read easily.
Less than 70% of the labels/features can be read easily.

Conclusion

Now that you have researched different cultural holidays that you do not celebrate, you should have a better understanding of why that holiday is celebrated and its importance to that country/religion. You can use this new found knowledge to help embrace new students and find out more abouot what holidays they celebrate.  




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