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//Eye of the Beholder//
Task: You will be working with your group of four people on a research paper on the topic of beauty in other cultures. You will be researching what is considered beautiful in the culture you are assigned AND how that beauty is maintained. For example, if you have American Beauty you might choose to research beauty and hair and how people maintain beautiful hair with coloring, flat ironing, curling, etc.

Each group will be given a culture and you must research beauty in that culture. Some of the cultures might have beauty ideas that are no longer practiced so you would be researching what they were and why they are no longer practiced. As a group you will write your thesis and choose what you want to focus on in that culture. Remember that beauty can be a variety of things from skin care, to clothing, to body decorations.

Your group will be working in school and at home using this Wikispace as a place to keep your work. Final papers will also be on this space. I will be monitoring this site to ensure that all group members are participating equally. Please use the rubric as a guide while working and ask questions WHENEVER you have them. You can even email me at night if you have a question - I will check my email at least once after school. Please see the page about group work tips before you begin your assignment. Good Luck!

__**Culture List**__ 1. American Beauty 2. Padaung Tribe of Burma 3. The Mursi and Surma Women of Ethiopia 4. Chinese Beauty 5. Japanese Beauty 6. Indian Beauty 7. French Beauty 8. Italian Beauty 9. Men and Beauty  Requirements -Each group must complete an outline BEFORE they start writing their paper. Please see Moodle for outline info. - Parenthetical citations (in MLA format) must be used throughout paper. Please see Moodle for info on this. - A works cited page must be included at the end of your paper. Please see Moodle for info on this. - Be sure to do your citations correctly or you will be plagiarizing which will result in a failing grade. -Researched information must be paraphrased correctly or in quotes. Plagiarizing will result in a failing grade. -Each group must use at LEAST two book sources, one internet source, and one database source. - Paper must include photos and video to enhance writing. Please place these throughout the paper where appropriate. If you have something interesting to add in addition to the photos and videos you may do so as long as it fits into your paper. (ex. charts, graphs, power point slides,etc) -Paper must contain correct spelling, transitions, complex sentence structures, and good vocabulary. -Do NOT ask me how long the paper has to be. It has to be long enough to prove your thesis statement using detailed research. -Final outline and paper will be submitted on your groups Wikispace page. Be sure to proofread!
 * - The research paper must contain a thesis statement that is discussed and proven in the paper. Stick to your topic.

 __Presentation__ - Teachers for a class period!
 * After your research is done and your papers are handed in your group will be teaching the class for one entire class period! Your lesson will be on some aspect of your research paper and as a group you will decide what and how you want to teach your peers.

Requirements -Group must submit a lesson plan to Mrs. Kopp for the class they are teaching. Lesson plan must follow the format provided. See page to the left! -Mrs. Kopp must approve lesson plan at least three days before presentation. -Group must submit a diagram of the classroom set up and move the desks in the appropriate way. Must use the website "Classroom Architect" which is linked on Moodle. -Group must submit a 6 sentence paragraph made up of the MOST IMPORTANT sentences in your entire research paper. This should be typed with a heading. -Attached to this paragraph should be a Wordle of the paragraph. The wordle site is linked to Moodle. -The lesson must contain information that you give to the students, activities that the students will complete in class, and homework. Please remember that you can use the smartboard and any other technology available during your lesson. -Lesson should be interesting for students. -Group must keep class in order and under control at all times. -While the group is teaching the teachers can NOT read off of a piece of paper so the group must decide what they will be saying and either memorize it or have notes to refer to but NOT read off of. -Group members should dress professionally - like teachers! -**