Week+1+October+12th

Learn About the Culture in Your Community or Country

 * [|Culture]** is the set of patterns of human activity within a [|society] or social group and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. Customs, laws, popular styles, social standards, and traditions are all examples of cultural elements. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culture_topics)

Culture Links:

 * [|cultures.com]
 * [|National Geographic Travel & Cultures]
 * [|Countries and Their Cultures]
 * [|Culture Quest]



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Different communities have different cultural make-ups. For example, some are comprised mainly of older people, and some mainly of younger people. Some are ethnically diverse, while others are comprised mainly of one ethnic group. Some support a range of religions, while in others most people attend the same church.======

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In order to determine the cultural make-up of your community, the first thing to do is select one aspect of your community to document. Some examples include people, businesses, architecture, houses of worship, or street names. Once you have decided what (or whom) you will be photographing, partner with a buddy and get the permission and/or accompaniment of a parent, guardian, or teacher to go exploring in your community. Spend a few days visiting various parts of your community and taking photographs (be sure to ask permission from people before photographing them). Be sure that you cover a good cross-section of your community so that you get an accurate picture of its cultural make-up.======


 * Ethnic Groups/People
 * Traditions
 * Language(s)
 * Arts
 * Food
 * Government
 * History of your Community or Country
 * Sports

When you're creating pages to showcase the different cultures in your community be sure to include a summary of your community's cultural make-up and add a caption for each picture.
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Ideas for Pages:

 * [|Image Envision]
 * [|National Geographic Images]
 * [|Epson]