Agenda:
- warm up
- change seats
- culture v. ethnicity
- culture compare/contrast
- US v. India as case study
}Objective:
SWBAT pick five countries and compare/contrast their etiquettes.
}Warm
up: What is the difference between transculturation and acculturation? Provide
an example for each.
}Homework:Finish first two paragraphs of etiquette paragraphs for Monday.
Country Etiquette Three
Paragraphs + A Thesis Statement
Compare and
contrast your assigned country to at least five countries (one from each
continent/region).
Look for
similarities and differences in etiquette practices and cultural practices.
Write at least three paragraphs (compare, contrast, and personal experience) detailing
the regional similarities and differences between the continents based on their
greetings, eating customs, and family life.
Thesis:
· A statement declaring a big
picture idea about regional similarities and differences between etiquette
practices (think cultural imperialism)
Compare (paragraph one):
· Describe the practices of
the first country.
· Cite a detail from the
presentations about similarities between your country and the five you chose.
· Touch on similarities
about:
o
Greetings
o
Eating
customs
o
Family
life
Contrast (paragraph two):
· Reference the practices of
your original country again. This can be as simple as, “As previously stated…”
· Cite details from the
presentation about differences between your country and the five that you
chose.
· Touch on differences about:
o
Greetings
o
Eating
customs
o
Family
life
Your family (paragraph three):
· Describe (both comparing
and contrasting) how the etiquette traditions that you researched for your
country are similar to and/or different from those of your family.
Conclusion:
An overarching/general
statement about cultural differences or similarities between continental
regions.
Example Paragraphs from period 4:
Even though the US and India are on opposite sides of the
world, there are a surprising number of similarities between the two countries.
Their more notable commonality is that both countries use handshakes when
greeting each other. It is common for people in both countries to bring gifts
when visiting someone’s house for a dinner party. Further, it is polite to
greet elders first in both countries. Finally, by comparing India to the US,
people can learn that the US and India have many cultural similarities.
Contrast:
A significant distinction between India and the United
States is that, in India, guests turn down the first offer of food and in the
US guests accept food when offered the first time. Unlike in the US, there are
large numbers of people with dietary restrictions because of religion. Muslims
do not eat port and Hindus do not eat beef. Further, it is customary to eat
with your right hand in India, while people eat using utensils in the United
States. The differences between the US and India are important because it
allows people to understand the distinct cultural identities.
