Investigation Task Card

Knowledge-Level Tasks

1.) Name five countries located in South America.

2.) Draw a map of South America based on the physical map located in your

book on pg. 526.

3.) List two of the major languages spoken in South America.

Comprehension-Level Tasks

1.) Which country in South America would you prefer to live in? Describe why.

2.) Describe what the Roman Catholics did to the temples when they arrived

in South America?

3.) Explain possible reasons for celebrating with a fiesta.

Application-Level Tasks

1.) Construct a model of South America from a medium of your choosing.

2.) Pick a country and make an illustration of that country's flag.

3.) Act out a scenario that depicts the way the people who lived in South

America long ago might have built their homes.

Analysis-Level Tasks

1.) Discuss the possible differences in culture among two countries in South

America.

2.) Describe how the native South Americans might have felt when their homes

were conquered.

3.) Compare and/or contrast the difference in living styles among at least three

countries located in South America.

Synthesis-Level Tasks

1.) Make a pictorial scene showing aspects of living in a particular country in

South America.

2.) Make a brochure showing the events of fiestas and their meanings.

3.) Write a letter to a friend in Argentina telling them of the happenings in your

life in Belize.

Evaluation-Level Tasks

1.) Write a brief paper describing your opinion on whether you feel that learning

about South America is vital to American students.

2.) Devise a list of areas that you would like to know more about in regard to

South America that have not been covered either in your textbook or

through classroom assignments.