🎽🎽Performance Task- Language Arts- Our Cultural Heritage🎽🎽

 Welcome 👦👧boys and girls. Today we will be engaged in a performance task activity. In this activity you will be provided with two sources to do your tasks.

Ready!!👦👧boys and girls. Read the sources carefully before selecting and writing your answers in part 1 and part 2👇

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Source 2

Our Cultural Heritage

What is the meaning of cultural heritage?

Cultural heritage is a collection of important assets of a culture that are preserved through societal memory, meaning that it is passed down from generation to generation.

What are some examples of cultural heritage?

Cultural heritage includes tangible assets like books, tools, clothing, food, artwork, and archeological discoveries, along with intangible assets such as oral histories and legends, festivals, religious rites, and songs.

Cultural heritage falls under two main categories: tangible and intangible. tangible cultural heritage is physical or concrete. Modern objects like books, tools, clothing, and food are a part of cultural heritage, as are historic artifacts like paintings, antique musical instruments, and archeological discoveries. Intangible cultural heritage refers to the abstract and exists in the minds of people within that culture. These could involve folklores, superstitions, greetings, and language.

Preserving cultures and traditions is important for maintaining diversity and the richness of human heritage. Here are some ways to help preserve cultures and traditions:

1.     Education and Awareness: Teach younger generations about their cultural heritage and traditions through schools, community programs, parish library display and family traditions.

2.     Documentation and Research: Record and document cultural practices, traditions, and rituals through written records, photographs, videos, and oral histories.

3.     Cultural Exchange Programs: Encourage cultural exchange programs that allow people to learn about and experience different cultures.

4.     Support Cultural Events and Festivals: Attend and support cultural events and festivals to celebrate and promote cultural diversity. Examples: Jamaica Day, Independence Day, Emancipation Day, National Hero Day and National Heritage Week Celebration.

5.     Preservation of Language: Support efforts to preserve and revitalize indigenous languages, as language is often closely tied to culture and tradition.

Part 1:

Instruction: Use the information from the sources to answer the questions below.

1. What is cultural heritage?

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2. Give examples of tangible cultural heritage.

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3. What are some examples of intangible cultural heritage?

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4. Why is it important to preserve cultures and traditions?

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5. How can younger generations learn about their cultural heritage?

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6. What are some ways to document and research cultural practices?

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7. How can cultural exchange programs contribute to preserving cultural heritage?

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8. Why is it important to support cultural events and festivals?

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9. How can language preservation contribute to the preservation of cultural heritage?

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10. Give examples of cultural events and festivals that celebrate cultural diversity.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 Part 2:

Imagine that you recently visited a cultural event or festival in your community. Write a letter to your friend telling him/her about your experience and why you think it's important to celebrate and preserve cultural heritage.