Global Awareness

 Unit 3: Culture, Language, and Religion Review Instructions: Use the following guided questions to help study for your Unit 3 exam. Please make sure that you use complete sentences.  Guided Questions: 1. Define assimilation. Provide a real world example of a language assimilation. Provide a real world example of a religious assimilation.  2. Define ethnocentrism. Provide a real world example.  3. Define folk culture. Provide a real world example. Explain how folk culture diffuses. 4. Define pop culture. Provide a real world example. Explain how pop culture diffuses. 5. Identify the following indicators for Christianity: types of diffusion, holy sites, founder, ties with the Indo-European language family. 6. Identify the following indicators for Islam: types of diffusion, holy sites, founder, and pilgrimage. 7. Define cultural landscape. Provide a real world example of a religious cultural landscape. Include a visual representation to support your answer.  8. Define syncretism. Provide

  Refugee by Alan Gratz:  Isabel's Story (Cuba) Part 1 Chapter 2-23 Guided Reading Questions:  1. What is the main conflict in Isabel's story? What kind of conflict is this and how does it affect the character? Support with textual evidence (in-text citation).  2. What might motivate Papi and Lito to join the riot? What do they risk as a result? Support with textual evidence (in-text citation).  3. Characterize Isabel. What kind of person is she? Support with TWO pieces of textual evidence.  4. Describe the newest U.S. policy in 1994 when it comes to Cubans trying to flee. Why is this the new policy? Support your answer with textual evidence. 5. What sacrifice does Isabel make to secure seats in the Castillo boat? What would you be willing to give up in order to escape a dangerous situation? Support with evidence. 6. Pick one scene from the chapters that resonates with you. Draw the scene on a sheet of notebook paper. Upload your picture to this blog.  7. Describe the boats peo