ENDURING CULTURES CBA Name: ________________________________ Background Information: Knowing about different cultural groups will help you make connections with your community, your country, and our world. You will compare and contrast two cultural groups and the history of their development and their reaction to their environment. You will create a poster presentation that will do the following. State a position on how two groups responded to challenge(s) of their environment and then analyzes how the two groups’ responses are similar or different in a final paragraph STEPS: 1.) Research Mesopotamia and Egypt and how they responded to their environment. 2.) Provide background information on how your group responded to the environmental challenges. Provide multiple examples to support your similarities and differences. Create a large poster Venn diagram (colored, neat, names of civilizations, similarities and differences, pictures etc.) 3.) In a paragraph write an analysis of how the two groups’ responses were similar or different based on your own assessment of your information 4.) Make reference (specific word for word with citation) to where you got the information. Need 3 sources minimum and a bibliography. Citation #1 Citation #2 Citation #3 Mesopotamia Notes Environmental Factors: Responses: Egypt Notes Environmental Factors: Responses: Planning CBA Mesopotamia same Egypt Paragraph Analysis: Write a paragraph that analyzes the information above. Include 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) Two facts about how Mesopotamia were effected by their environment Two facts about how Egypt was effected by their environment Cite two sources for example “According to Mackevinia book on Egypt…….” Summarize your findings. Rubric All points times 2 Venn Diagram (content) Similarities and Differences Paragraph (organization) Analysis Research (Paper) Bibliography (3 sources) Citation (in paragraphs) 4 Provides background info on 2 cultures. Similarities and differences, neatness, colored Appropriate analysis and organization Topic sentence supporting details Completed research and turned in notes Used online has more than 3 sources Has cited in their paragraph at least two sources and provided examples for each civilization 3 Missing 1 element 2 Missing 2-3 elements 1 Missing more than 3 elements Missing 1 element Missing 2-3 elements Missing more than 3 elements Missing 1 element Missing 2-3 elements Didn’t turn in research Used online has 3 sources Used online has 2 sources Didn’t provide sources Has cited from 2 sources or not for both civilization Has cited from 1 source No citations