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Multiculturalism

INTRODUCTION

Today we live in a multicultural world, with people that came out from different countries and cultures. Many families are running away from poverty, insecure societies and war (eg. the refugees).

Throughout this webquest you will learn about the different cultures that live in your city so you can understand them better.

Watch the video about a multicultural school in Australia: 

 

TASK

At the end of this webquest you will have to answer the question Is multiculturalism a problem or a benefit?. To answer that you will work in group in a different culture, searching for they way of life and history. The final product must be accessible to other people so that ideas are spread.

 

PROCESS

Activity 1

You have to answer the question: what is multiculturalism in 2 words? Go to Mentimeter and use the code 428970 to answer that question. Now you have 3 minutes. 

Mentimeter

Activity 2

There are multiple cultures in your school. We are going to work on 5 different cultures: Brazilian, African, Turkish, Libyan, Portuguese, Russian, etc.

Form a group of 4 students and pick one culture randomly.

Now you are going to do a group discussion about the culture you are working on. To do that write a new topic on the notebook application what you know about that culture.Click OK to start.

Activity 3:

Search for information on that culture. The following questions might help you:

Use the following websites and search for your country information:

If you like, you can also interview a student, a teacher or student’s relative from that culture.

 

Activity 4

Create your final product - make a presentation to the class using Google Slide presentations or a Canva presentation (canva.com) and make it accessible to other people of your class.

 

Activity 5

Write 1 or 2 benefits and problems you think that exist with multiculturalism in the society:

 

 

Activity 6

Go to the notebook individually. Create a new topic with the name of the country you chose and write a small conclusion on what you have learnt about living together with other cultures.

EVALUATION

Criteria

Excellent

Very good

Good

Needs Improvement

Task completion

All the steps are completed

80% or more are completed

more than 50% completed

less than 50% completed

Understanding

fully mastered all the material needed to prepare the presentation and the concluding essay

mastered most of the material needed to prepare the presentation and the concluding essay

mastered some of the material needed to prepare the presentation and the concluding essay

still needs to master the material to prepare the presentation and the concluding essay

Teamwork

Excellent teamwork - completely responsible for his role and helps to reach a common goal

very good teamwork - mainly responsible for his role and usually helps to reach a common goal

good teamwork - partly responsible for his role and sometimes helps to reach a common goal

teamwork needs improvement

Communication

is able to communicate by both putting forward his ideas and listening to others

is mainly able to communicate by both putting forward his ideas and listening to others

is usually able to communicate by both putting forward his ideas and listening to others

ability to communicate needs improvement

ICT skills

The presentation has exceptionally attractive formatting.Text and pictures are clear and easy to read.Clearly presents the necessary information

The presentation has a very attractive formatting.Text and pictures are clear and easy to read. Presents the necessary information

The presentation has attractive formatting.Text and pictures are usually clear and easy to read. Presents some of the necessary information

The presentation has unattractive formatting.Text and pictures are confusing. The information is incorrect.

Language competence

Excellent speaking skills engaging audience

Very good speaking skills

engaging audience

Good speaking skills

Needs to improve on his speaking skills

 

CONCLUSION

At the end of this activity students are able to talk about a different culture, to understand their way of life and to accept their differences. 

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Organize a school fair with families showing gastronomy, music, dances, etc.

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