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=​ Welcome to Mrs. Lawrence's Folklore Wiki Page= //Virginians will come together to celebrate our rich diversity in folklore in October. Where did our celebrations come from? // //Take a look at an upcoming folk festival hosted here in Richmond, Virginia. //  //Culture is ….. //  //Music……. //  //Dance……… //  //Crafts……. //  //Traditions…. //  //Storytelling…… and of course, food. // 

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// Your assignment is to create a presentation on the culture of your given country/people group.. The goal is to educate us on the culture, traditions and folklore of that group. . Be creative. Use pictures, video clips, animation, etc. Make this unique to your country/subculture. . This will be a test grade. We will determine the due date as I see how things progress. //

__<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode';">You will need to have the following: __ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; msobidifontfamily: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· //<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Music // <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· //<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Dance, // <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· //<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Traditional foods // <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· //<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A folk tale from that country // <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· //<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Arts and crafts // <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· //<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Customs and traditions unique to that country // <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· //<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A fun festival they celebrate today. // <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">You will also need to collaborate with other classmates and locate two websites which would be beneficial for the study of world cultures. Period one should locate eight good sources. Period four should come up with four good sources. Together we should have twelve good sources with NO DUPLICATES!

=**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi;">General **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt;"> = On the left side, you'll see a menu bar with your period. In addition, there is a button for the "Rubric" that you may want to check out. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">

=**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi;">Creating Your Cultural Research **= First, click on your class time with Mrs. Lawrence and then click on your country name. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">

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 * Click "Edit this Page"

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Wikis In Plain English ||
 * You'll want to use the toolbar similar to the one above <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * Just type in the field like a normal word document <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * Make sure you save <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * You cannot change your font, it's pretty plain <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * Use the Globe and Chain to create hyperlinks to websites you are using <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * Use the Tree icon to insert pictures <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * Use the TV icon to insert video, audio, RSS feeds, slideshows, maps, or HTML code. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Warning: ** The TV icon will allow you to create a chat room. Remember, that is a violation of the Student Code of Conduct. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">You can watch this video…. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">[] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Wikis in plain English ….maybe if I can get the video inserted. Or try here if youtube is blocked. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">[] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Finally… See my rubric for grading Requirements with sources/pictures 1. You must use at least 3 different sources and Wikipedia is not to be the only one.

2. Pictures and videos - you should have a minimum of 3 pictures the more the better Videos count as one picture

3. Include as your last page - a works cited page for all content. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Have fun as we explore other folklore and traditions from other cultures! <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Tenative due date will be October 13, 2009.