Ms. Kruse’s Vocabulary Work

behavior:  (noun) a way someone acts

embarrassed: (verb) to feel shy or uncomfortable

generation:  (noun) a singe stage in history

history: (noun) things that happened in the past

impressed: (verb) to effect someone’s feelings

intricate: (adjective) to have lots of detail

jabbering: (verb) to talk without making sense

manager: (noun) person in charge

Heritage Lesson 3: Hmong Culture

Please take this survey first

Today, we will be learning about Hmong culture. You will read some Web pages about the Hmong, and share three things you learned. Here are some sites to go to:

photo credit: Hmong Embroidery on flickr

Heritage Lesson 1: What is culture?

Your assignment will be to get information about your family and culture that you will then turn into a poem. You will need to get at least three items for each section. Here are the topics:

  1. Family: You will need to tell me three different things about your family. What’s important to them? What are they like? Who are some of the members of your family? Tell me something that is interesting about your family, and try to include information that will give some information about the larger culture your family comes from.
  2. Place:  Where have you lived? Where does your family (your parents, your grandparents, etc.) come from? What places do you hope to go in the future? Describe where you live.
  3. Food: What foods are important in your family? Are their foods and meals that are important in the culture you come from? What does food or some foods mean to you and your family?
  4. Experience: What things have you experienced in your life? What cultural experiences have you had?

Please send me a comment answering ONE of these now, and include ANY questions you have about what you will be doing. I will expect you to start answering ALL of these the next time we meet. You should take home a paper list of questions, and ask your parents or other relatives to help you by sharing information (like where your family is from) to help you answer them.