April 1, 2008

Enduring Understandings:

Change – Students will understand that change includes environmental, political, social, religious and economic transformations

Interdependence – Students will understand that decisions or actions can have an impact on other people or nations

Identity – Students will understand how people define themselves and their place in the world as well as how they are defined by others

How can we determine the bias or perspective of an informational text?

What perspectives do nationals and outsiders bring to informational texts about a country?

What can you learn about the cultural identity of a country from its literature (fiction, creation stories, poetry etc.)

Write a paragraph that analyzes the effects of cultural and personal factors on an informative text. Post it to your country’s blog along with a link to the informational text that you analyzed. This is an individual assignment.

Criteria	Points
Content – demonstration of understanding of how audience, purpose, format, perspective, bias and date can affect a text	/10
Expression – fluency, vocabulary, precision, grammar, punctuation	/5
Total	/15

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