Week 3 Culture, Values and Protest
Section 1 Vocabulary activity
· Two words in each row are similar. Cross out the odd word.
· Use a dictionary and thesaurus to help you.
A / B / C1 / minor / central / major
2 / disprove / disagree / approve
3 / hoard / accumulate / release
4 / rebel / obey / conformity
5 / external / inside / internal
6 / open / enforced / free
7 / stereotype / label / different
8 / majority / largest / minority
9 / accept / allow / protest
10 / internal / outside / external
Section 2 Reading activity
Culture, Values, Protest
Every culture has major values that most people believe in and try to follow. Values are very important. A value is a belief that something is good and worth trying to achieve. For example, in some cultures people try to accumulate wealth and valuable possessions such as money, cars, jewellery, designer clothes, etc. Other cultures disprove of greed and believe that wealth should be shared.
Some people believe that values in Western culture, such as in America and England, are only concerned with what is external. For instance, looking good and appearing to be wealthy. Some people believe that values in non-Western cultures, such as in Arab countries, are only interested in what is internal. For example, religious belief and conformity. This is called stereotyping. When you stereotype people you expect all people in a culture to think and act the same way.
Major values in a culture are learned from families, education and friends. The values are enforced by those in power, for example, politicians, the police, army, even your own family. How do people live peacefully if people in the same culture have different values? In every culture, or country, there are major values and minor values shared by minority groups. Minority groups often have values which are opposite to the major values of a culture, such as not wanting money, not wanting to work, not wearing expensive clothes, etc.
Sometimes minority groups will protest against those in power. Some protest is violent, such as suicide bombing. In England there is what is called peaceful protest. Large groups of people will gather at one place and wave banners, shout, sing, refuse to move, hand out leaflets to the public and even padlock themselves to buildings. America, for example, has army bases in England. Some English people disprove of this and protest outside the army bases. Some English people live in tents and caravans near the army base fences. They have been there for years.
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Section 3 Questions activity
1 Which is the best description of values?
a. an important belief
b. a major belief held by society
c. a cultural belief
d. a belief that something is good
2 People in the West are sometimes seen to value what?
a. religious beliefs
b. internal values
c. appearance and wealth
d. no values
3 Non-Western cultures are sometimes seen to value what?
a. extreme religious beliefs
b. external values
c. no values
d. Arab values
4 Which is the best description of stereotype?
a. belief that all people are the same
b. belief that all cultures are the same
c. belief that all people are different
d. mistaken belief that all people in a culture are the same
5 From whom do we learn our values?
a. politicians and the army
b. family, friends and school
c. family and politicians
d. friends and policemen
6 Who enforces our values?
a. friends and family
b. family
c. almost everybody in your culture
d. those in power
7 What does minority group mean?
a. people who are minors
b. a group of minorities
c. a small group of people who have different values to the major culture
d. a group of politicians
8 Compared to the major cultural values, a minority group's values are often
a. a bit different
b. very different
c. similar
d. the opposite
9 Peaceful protest is always:
a. non-violent
b. violent
c. sometimes violent
d. suicidal
10 Why do people protest?
a. because they have different values
b. because they don't like other cultures
c. to show their disagreement
d. to show they are not scared
There are many people from different cultures in the classroom. Identify what values we share. From whom did we learn our cultural values? Are our cultural values different to other people in the class?
Salwa Marie Diane Olivier
Koroush Sardar Alia Eiman
Birivan Trang Kazia Magdelana
Intisar Stephen
Section 4 Computer activity
Here are the 4 images you will need today. Look at the unedited images and the final image and layers. What tools will you need to use to edit the images?
LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATE / DIPLOMA FOR IT USERS (CLAiT PLUS)
Unit 6: e-Image Manipulation
Scenario
You are a volunteer worker for a Protest Group called No Army Here. You have been asked to produce artwork that will be used at a public protest (Tasks 1, 2, 3 and 4).
You will need the following files to complete the tasks:
FILENAME FILE TYPE
fist .jpg
gun .jpg
crowd .png
no .jpg
TASK 1
Before you begin this task ensure you have the file crowd.
In this task you will edit an image that you will use to create a postcard.
1 a) Load software that will enable you to edit an image.
b) Open the file crowd.
2 Use the colour correction tools of your software to adjust the brightness
and contrast so that the image does not appear under-exposed.
3 Use the image editing features of your software to:
a) Remove the white background.
b) Replace the scratched area.
4 Save your amended image as crowd2 in a .jpg or .jpeg format
(in any file size).
Layout Sketch for Poster (tasks 2, 3 and 4)
TASK 2
Before you begin this task ensure you have the following files:
fist, gun, crowd2 (that you saved in Task 1).
In this task you will combine text and images to create a piece of artwork
that will be used as a poster.
1 Create a new piece of artwork
a) Set your artwork canvas to be:
Width: 18 cm
Height: 12 cm
Resolution: 200 pixels per inch (ppi) or
70 pixels per centimetre
2 Apply a radial fill to the entire background of the artwork, running from white in the middle to grey on the outside.
3 a) Import the image crowd2 that you saved in Task 1.
b) Place this image as a new layer in your artwork.
c) Resize the image so it fills the entire artwork. The image need not be in proportion.
d) Reduce the transparency of this image to 25%.
4 a) Import the image gun.
b) Place this image as a new layer in your artwork.
c) Remove the background of the image.
d) You may resize the image, but you must keep it in proportion.
e) Position this as shown in the Layout Sketch.
5 a) Import the image fist.
b) Place this image as a new layer in your artwork.
c) Crop the area to leave only the fist.
d) Remove the red background.
e) Rotate the fist 90 degrees counter-clockwise. You may resize the image.
f) Position the image as shown in the Layout Sketch.
6 a) Refer to the Layout Sketch for the poster.
b) Enter the text:
End All War
as a new layer.
c) Display this text on one line.
d) Apply horizontal centre alignment to this text.
e) Colour the text black.
f) Ensure that the background of this layer is transparent.
g) Format the shape of this text to give an arc effect around the fist.
7 Save your artwork using the filename NoArmy
TASK 3
Before you begin this task ensure you have the following files:
no
NoArmy (that you saved in Task 2).
1 Using the file NoArmy that you saved in Task 2:
a) Insert the image no as a new layer.
b) Position this as shown in the Layout Sketch.
c) You may resize this image but must keep it in proportion.
d) Remove the white background from this image.
e) Apply an obvious dropped shadow to this image.
2 Refer to the Layout Sketch for the poster shown.
a) Enter the text:
ARMY HERE
as a new layer.
b) Position this text as shown in the Layout Sketch.
c) Colour the text red.
d) Ensure that the background of this layer is transparent.
e) Apply an obvious dropped shadow to this text.
3 a) Refer to the Layout Sketch for the poster.
b) Enter the text:
JOIN
OUR
PROTEST
Call 0113 29292929
as a new layer.
c) Display this text on four lines as shown.
d) Position this text as shown in the Layout Sketch.
e) Colour the text black.
f) Ensure that the background of this layer is transparent.
4 Save your artwork keeping the filename NoArmy
5 a) Print the postcard in colour, in landscape orientation.
b) Ensure your name and centre number are displayed on this printout. This may be handwritten.
Section 5 When you have finished, look at your image and answer the questions.
Protest images are very powerful methods for persuading people to believe what they want you to. Often, a group will want to change public opinion or government rule.
Design: / What / Whyimages
objects
words
colours
font style
position / central / marginal
Main idea:
Purpose:
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Section 6 – In groups analyse a protest image each.
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Section 7 Create two protest images for your portfolio
Task 1 protest for free education
Use a digital camera. Take a photo of the Pakistani Centre and a photo of the classroom, mosque, Harehills, etc)
Layout Sketch
1 Create a new piece of artwork. Set your artwork canvas to be:
Width: 18 cm
Height: 16 cm
Resolution: 80 pixels per centimetre
2 a) Import the two photos you took earlier.
b) Resize the images so that each is on the left and right of the canvas.
c) Use the fade technique to blur the two images in the middle.
3 On a new layer, create 3 boards as shown in the Layout Sketch. Use the rectangle tool and line tool.
4 On a new layer, enter the words as shown in the Layout Sketch.
5 Save as a PNG file called free education and export as a JPEG. Print a copy in colour for your portfolio. Add your name and date.
Section 8
Task 2 protest image of your choice
1. Create a protest image of your own. Decide what you want to protest against.
2. Use the internet to find suitable images. Save these images in your week 3 folder
3. Open Fireworks and create a new canvas. You choose the size.
4. Create a background colour for your image by using the rectangle and fill colour. Call this layer background and lock it.
5. Create a new layer called images. Add the images you found on the internet. Think about the position of each object.
6. Create a new layer called text. Add a title and any other writing to your image.
7. Save your image as a PNG file in your week 3 folder and export as a JPEG.
8. Go to your Week 3 folder and open protest_image.doc. Complete the table and insert your image. Save in your week 3 folder.
9. Print a copy in colour for your portfolio.
Section 9 Add commas in the writing below.
· Write is or are in the gaps. Find the subject to know which to use.
· Use a comma after an introductory phrase: that is, namely, for example, for instance.
· Use a comma to separate items in a list.
· Use commas to show a sub-clause, like this clause, within a sentence.
Culture, Values, Protest
A value ______a belief that something ______good and worth trying to achieve. For example in some cultures people try to accumulate wealth and valuable possessions such as money cars jewellery designer clothes etc.
Some people believe that values in Western culture such as in America and England ______only concerned with what ______external. For instance looking good and appearing to be wealthy. Some people believe that values in non-Western cultures such as in Arab countries ______only interested in what ______internal.
Major values in a culture ______learned from families education and friends. The values ______enforced by those in power for example politicians the police army even your own family.
In every culture or country there ______major values and minor values shared by minority groups. Minority groups often have values which ______opposite to the major values of a culture such as not wanting money not wanting to work not wearing expensive clothes etc.
Large groups of people will gather at one place and wave banners shout sing refuse to move hand out leaflets to the public and even padlock themselves to buildings. America for example has army bases in England.
Section 10 Writing to explain (at home)