Day+5-+Italian+Culture

= **Day 5: Italian Culture** =

**Objective: Learn how to effectively communicate with a stranger by writing a letter, and learning how to find answers to questions through researching on the internet.**

**Materials: Fake address for pen pal, computer, paper, internet browser, word processor.**

**Directions:**

**1) Today is the last day of our Learning About Different Cultures activities. You are going to pretend that you have a pen pal in the European country of Italy today.**

**2) Now write a letter on the computer to your pen pal asking them about their culture and telling them about yours.**

**3) Then write a pretend letter back to them answering the questions that you asked in your letter by researching the answers to your questions on the internet.**

**4) Print out your letters and turn them in to the basket.**

**5) They will be graded based on spelling, punctuation, accuracy of facts, and organization.**