In order to effectively prepare for the upcoming culture fair (March 1), there are two main components that must be addressed.

1. Activating the 5 senses.
2. Presentation of information.

The two components are explained below.

Activating the 5 Senses

• Have some way to activate the five senses.
• For taste, be sure to have bite size examples of food or beverage that visitors can easily sample.  No need to make so many that you feed everyone.  Visitors can choose two samples from entire class, so not everyone will be sampling everything.

Presentation of Information

• Students need to prepare a posterboard presentation (ideally one that can stand on its own).
• The majority of the board’s content should relate to the culture of the people rather than facts about the country. (Example “Social Norms” is more in line with goals of project than “Area and Geography”. Except in the case of teaching about how geography affects the culture of the people.)
• On board they need to include the following components:
  • 5 (or more) paragraphs. Each one is related to a cultural topic of interest, such as religion, history, rituals, music, celebrations, entertainment, diversity, foods, customs, etc.
  • A Graph (or more) about some aspect of the culture and/or people.  The circle graphs create about Haiti are good examples.  Students could also design a bar graph, if they’d prefer.
  • A Map of the country (this can either be printed or pulled off the board in the classroom)
  • Explaination of how the 5 senses are being activated.
  • Name of culture (there is a difference between France and French culture)
  • Some proverbs.
  • Examples (and translations) of language. Perhaps phrases, numbers, and/or collection of words.
  • Flag (printed or drawn)
  • An image or two (or more)
  • List of sources used.