South America Country Project

South America

Country Research Project

The first part of this mini-project will require you to research a South American country. You will be required to take notes with your shoulder partner on the following topics. Each page should contain bulleted notes and a large title. You should not copy notes word for word, but rather shorten them up and put them into your own words.

You will use two websites to find your information, CultureGrams and Grolier. I have indicated which resource is best for each page of notes that you will have to take.

CultureGrams

Grolier

Intro Page (Contents)

• Page One (Full Page) [CultureGrams]
• Country Name
• Map and Flag
• Page Two (Full Page) [CultureGrams]
• Country and Development Data
• Page Three and Four (Two Full Pages) [CultureGrams and Grolier]
• History
• Page Five (Full Page) [ CultureGrams and Grolier]
• Land and Climate
• Page Six (Half Page) [CultureGrams]
• Population
• Page Six (Bottom half page) [CultureGrams]
• Language
• Page Seven (Top Half page) [CultureGrams and Grolier]
• Religion
• Page Seven (Bottom Half) [CultureGrams]
• General Attitudes/ Personal Appearance
• Page Eight (Full Page) [CultureGrams]
• Customs and Courtesies
• Page Nine and Ten (Full Pages) [CultureGrams]
• Life Style
• Page Eleven and Twelve (Full Pages) [CultureGrams]
• Society
• Page Thirteen (Full Page) [Grolier]
• Economy
• Page Fourteen (Top Half page) [CultureGrams and Grolier]
• Fun Facts
• Page Fifteen (Bonus Page)

Once you have completed these notes, we will use the information that you have discovered to create either a flipchart or a PowerPoint. You will have to create a page for each of the above topics. You will have to summarize the notes that you took in your notebooks into the most important 3-4 pieces of information that you want to share with the class.

You will only have Three Days to complete the research portion of this project. This means you will have to finish at least 5 pages of notes per day in order to finish. If you need to work on this from home, the password and user name for both websites are “Sarasota.”

Bonus Page

Go to the United States Culture grams page.

Look at the following categories and write the major similarities and differences between your country and the Untied States.

1.) Personal Appearance

a. Similarities

b. Differences

2.) Gestures

a. Similarities

b. Differences

3.) Dating and Marriage

a. Similarities

b. Differences

4.) Diet

a. Similarities

b. Differences

5.) Economy

a. Similarities

b. Differences

Super Bonus:

Contact the embassy of your country. Tell them that you are a student and that you are interested in finding out more information about the country. The contact info can be found on the culture grams website in the bottom left corner.