Culture and Government

Webquest

Ellie Smith
12th Grade Government and Civics

Obtained from http://www.frtv.org/2009/10/is-limited-government-an-oxymoron/

Congratulations!
You have been contracted to create an infomercial describing a countrys
economy, culture, government, and current events. Remember to
highlight the good qualities of the country that you choose! The main
objective is to get people to live in that country! At the end of all the
presentation, we will vote and discuss on the better country based on
each of the qualities above.
Before you go choose your roles in each group, first pick a country out of
the list below and get it approved by Ms. Smith.
The countries one can pick are as following:
China
France
Canada
Brazil
Australia

The Government Analyst

You have the job of analyzing the government in the
country that you pick. Make sure to include: What type of
government it is, the leader of each governmental body,
and influential leaders in the countrys history (who
shaped the countrys government into what it is today).
Here are the links for you to use
China: http://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/china/government
France: http://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/france/government
Canada: http://www.canada.ca/en/gov/system/
Brazil: http://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/brazil/government
Australia: http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/our-government

Obtained from http://ian.umces.edu/imagelibrary/displayimage-topn--87-6451.html

The Anthropologist
The role of the Anthropologist is to record the culture and the
history of the country you choose. Make sure to include:
significant figures in the nations history, the society, the culture
of the past and present and describe the class structures.
Here are the links for you to use
China: http://www.livescience.com/28823-chinese-culture.html
France: http://www.everyculture.com/Cr-Ga/France.html
Canada: http://www2.viu.ca/homestay/CanadianCulture.asp
Brazil: http://www.brazil.org.za/brazil-culture.html#.VFaMllPF9uA
Australia: http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/people_culture.html

From:http://thearticulateceo.typepad.com/my-blog/2011/08/cultural-differences-high-context-versus-low-context.html

The Economist
The role of the Economist is to record the nations current
economy. Make sure to include: history of industry in that
country, current economy, and describe where the majority of
the nation in is what economic class.

Here are the links for you to use

China: http://www.economywatch.com/world_economy/china
France: http://www.economywatch.com/world_economy/france
Canada: http://www.economywatch.com/world_economy/canada/?page=full
Brazil: http://www.heritage.org/index/country/brazil
Australia: http://www.economywatch.com/world_economy/australia

Image from: http://onlinembapage.com/research/25-blogs-to-help-stay-smart-on-the-economy/

The Reporter

Image from
http://www.forbes.com/sites/lewi
sdvorkin/2013/05/20/insideforbes-whats-it-take-to-be-agreat-reporter-today-here-are-4leading-the-way/

As the Reporter, it is your job to include all current events in the

country that your group picks. Make sure to include recent bills
that the government proposes, recent economic activity, and
recent political movements.
Here are the links for you to use
China: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/asia/china/
France: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/
Canada: http://www.cbc.ca/news
Brazil: http://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/tag/brazil-news/#
Australia:
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/australia/i
ndex.html

Process
Once each member in your group as chosen a specific task, you will
then begin researching your country using the links on the task that
you chose.
After you research your assigned country, you all will come
together and discuss everything you have learned.
Once everyone has shared, you are to create an infomercial
describing the country that you researched. Make sure to keep your
infomercial around 4-5 minutes. Please highlight everything about
the country (good and bad). While the object of this activity is to
convince students to live in your country, it is important to add
everything that you have learned. It will help with discussion later.

Evaluation

Group did not work

together at all.

Little conversation
was held in the
group.

There was some

conversation in the
group.

The conversation in
the group was not
focused on the
project.

The conversation
was focused on the
project and the
group worked
together well.

No infomercial was
presented.

Infomercial was
about two minutes.

Infomercial was
about 3 minutes.

Infomercial just
under 4 minutes.

Infomercial was
right in the middle
of 4-5 minutes.

No one in the group

worked on the
project.

One person only

worked in the
group.

Two people only

worked in the
group.

One person did not

contribute in the
group.

All members of the

group equally
worked on the
project.

The infomercial did

not contain any facts
related to the
assigned country.

The infomercial
contained little
information from
the group.

The infomercial had

information from
one or two group
tasks.

The infomercial had

information from all
but one task.

The infomercial had

information from all
tasks.

Discussion
Now that all the infomercials have been watched,
we will discuss as a class which country is the best
in each section. Then, we will try to create a
government using the best examples in each
section.