home

Cultural Anthropology Cultural Universals
 * Senior Survey **

=
For the last two years our class has explored literacy strategies to improve reading and writing skills. This project is going to concentrate on using your literacy strategies while working on a computer. Through diigo you will be able to text mark web based documents and interactive sites. [|This youtube link] will explain how we are going to use wiki to manage our sources and diigo for text marking useful information.======

=
First you will need to create a diigo account. Watch the diigo [|tutorial] and read the diigo [|instructions]. Then go to [|diigo. com]and create an account. Through your District 211 email you have been invited to our diigo group: 442 Spring 2012.======

You have been sent an email about joining wikispaces.com. our wiki is 442Spring2012. Request to join the group.
Last you will need to create a google account. Watch the google [|tutorial]and create an account.We will be using google docs so familiarize youself with this feature by watching the google docs [|tutorial]. You will get a link through your district email.

__Purpose__: To gain a better understanding of indigenous peoples.
__Objective__: To differentiate between indigenous cultures and to analyze a variety of cultural universals.

__Procedure__: Using the Internet and the suggested websites in the 442 Spring 2012 [|diigo]group, research three indigenous cultures. (Yanomamo, Mbuti Pygmies, Inuit). As you research the web sites, you will be required to highlight and sticky note information that will help you learn about the culture. You will be expected to visit all three sites. As you research the cultures, find cultural universals and complete the[| matrix which is located in google docs.] [|Social bookmarking (diigo) rubic]

__Research Paper:__ Select three (3) of the cultural universals that you think most accurately define a culture. Using google docs, write a 2-3 page paper comparing and contrasting the three (3) cultural universals of the three (3) indigenous groups researched in this project and then compare these cultures to the American culture. [|Cultural Universal Comparison Paper Rubric]

Please link your paper to your name [|Claudine S.] [|Zach T.] [|Pranjal D.] [|Disha P.] [|Gina M.] [|Ricky G.] [|Harsh P.] [|Erica M.] [|Shy M.] [|Kym C.] [|Roz B.]