Thursday, April 11, 2013

11 - 12 April - Research Day

Announcements: 

No Current Event Today!

Types of Newspaper Articles:

National News: Focuses on facts about events in the nation

In our case, this will be England.

International News: Focuses on facts about events around the world.

In our case, this will be about countries that are part of the British Empire.

Feature Article: Focuses on human interest events/people and are slightly less formal, for example, a profile of a person who works in the community, a movie review or a piece on a local art show and gallery owner.

Editorial: Articles that contain the writer's opinion, often explicitly meant to be persuasive.

Possible Locations to Research (not a complete list):

South Africa
Malaysia
Singapore
Ireland
Somalia
Egypt (occupied)
Gambia
Gold Coast
Rhodesia
Sierra Leone
Sudan
Uganda
Canada
13 British Colonies
Caribbean Islands
Honduras
Cuba
India
Burma
Indonesia
Pacific Islands
Hong Kong
Kuwait
British East Africa (Kenya)



6 Cultural Traits

1. Economic  (resources, scarcity, production, distribution, types of economy, technology, division of labor, transportation)

2. Social  (family life, customs, class, roles, education)

3. Belief  (religion, philosophy, myth, ritual)

4. Political  (citizenship, leadership, institutions)

5. Aesthetic  (art, music, dance, literature, food, fashion)

6. Communication  (language, symbols, body language)



Journal Notes Check! (2 days)


To Library!

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