Identity
Culture
Expression
Communication
Turkey
100
True or False: Maddie and Alex have shared identities as students at Georgetown
True
100
________ is the beliefs, customs, or arts of a particular society.
What is culture?
100
True or False: The way our class expresses themselves might be different from the way our partner class expresses themselves.
True! Everyone has their own form of expression.
100
True or False: When you are communicating with someone from another culture, you should yell at them.
False: That's not a good idea. Would you like to be yelled at?
100
What is the official language of Turkey? A) Kurdish B) Arabic C) English D) Turkish
D) Turkish!
200
Which one of these is not part of your identity? (trick question) Hair color, religion, experiences, motives, the way you treat others, political beliefs, your job
These are all part of your identity!
200
True or False: There is no way for me to do cultural learning outside of class.
False! You can watch movies in other languages, you can eat food from other countries, you can help local organizations, you can visit other countries, you can show an interest in world events (this can include sports, music, technology, anything!)
200
Which one of these is not a form of expression? Eye Color, Writing a book, speaking out against violence, dancing, wearing a suit, listening to others
Eye color is not a form of expression. Eye Color is not something you choose and as a result you cannot express yourself through the color of your eyes. All the others are forms of expression (wearing a suit shows you are taking others seriously and want to put forth your best effort, listening to others shows you care about their opinions and that you are a thoughtful individual...etc).
200
True or False: Respectful Communication isn't important because the United States has free speech.
False- Respectful Communication is kind, smart, and thoughtful. When you use respectful communication, people realize that you care. Just because you can say something hurtful doesn't mean you should.
200
What is the capital of Turkey? (A) Ankara (B) Istanbul (C) Modafen (D) Turkey City
A) Ankara
300
__________ is the term for the qualities or beliefs that make a person or a group different from others.
What is identity?
300
True or False: If someone wears different clothes than you, they are weird.
False! Different kinds of clothing are forms of expression! Just because someone is different doesn't make them weird!
300
Which game that we played showed how important respectful communication was? Can you describe it?
What is the Two Islands Game?
300
Istanbul, Turkey, is the location of what? A) Famous Buildings B) Our partner school C) Important Trade D) All of the above!
D) All of the above!
400
When we did our class identity poem, what kinds of things did we have in common?
We all wanted to....
400
True or False: Culture is different from identity because culture refers to a group of people and identity refers to one person.
False! You can have an identity with two people- remember our class identity poem? A good way to tell the two ideas apart is identity refers to specific characteristics (Alex and I are Americans), whereas culture refers to the habits and values of a particular group (Americans believe being on time is important).
400
__________ is the act of making your thoughts/feelings known through writing, speech, or some other method
What is expression?
400
Name a holiday that we celebrate that our partner school doesn't. (Bonus- can you name a holiday they celebrate that we don't?)
What is Christmas/Fourth of July/Thanksgiving/Halloween?
500
How many different kinds of identities are there?
An infinite number!
500
What holiday is specific to the United States? A) Independence Day (celebrating independence day) B) Thanksgiving C) Christmas D) St. Valentine's Day
What is Thanksgiving?
500
_________________ is a good example of how to respectfully communicate.
Not interrupting, being kind, listening well, making sure you pay attention...etc.
500
True or False: Turkey borders water.
True! Turkey borders both the Mediterranean and the Black Seas!
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