YourName:Alexa,Ashayna,Cindy,MelissaTolson,Kristen EED511:ElementaryPrinciplesofCurriculumDevelopment Instructor:Dr.AndreaTovar InstructionalPlanType:S3:Society/World GradeLevel:3rd Goal/Outcome Forstudentstodiscovertheirclassmatescultures Forstudentstobeabletoidentifywithotherculturesas wellastheirown Forstudentstoseethecommonalitiesanddifferences betweenothercountriesandculturesandtheirown cultureandcountry.

CommonCoreStandard:ELA 3.W.2Writeinformative/explanatorytextstoexamineatopicand conveyideasandinformationclearly.a.Introduceatopicand grouprelatedinformationtogetherincludeillustrationswhen usefultoaidingcomprehension. 3.SL.4Reportonatopicortext,tellastory,orrecountan experiencewithappropriatefactsandrelevant,descriptivedetails, speakingclearlyatanunderstandablepace. StateStandardsforSocialStudies:Concept4:Human Systems: PO4.Describeelementsofcultureofacommunityornation (e.g.,food,clothing,beliefs)inareasstudied. WhatisAmericanCulture?

EssentialQuestions Learning Structures/Activities AfterS2researchlesson,studentswillbemorefamiliar withtheirculturesandcountries. Teacher:Sofarwehaveidentifiedourindividual culturesandresearchedthoseculturesmoreindepth. WearenowgoingtoexplorewhattheAmerican CultureiswhatotherculturescontributetoAmerican Culture.Letstakesometimetoshareoutafew interestingfactsyoulearnedaboutyourculture(teacher chooseafewstudents). Teacherwillmodelanexampleofthegraphicorganizer

(seeattached).Teacherwillputthegraphicorganizer onadocumentcameraandaskstudentstoselect4 statesforcomparison.Theteacherwillengagestudent inadiscussionaboutthesimilaritiesanddifferences betweenfourchosenstatesanddifferencesbetween allstates.Teacherwillthenlistthesimilaritiesinthe middlecircleanddifferencesintheseparatecircles. Studentswillthenhave30minutestosearchthrough providedmagazineswiththeirtablegroupstofinda minimumoffivepicturesandwordseachthatrepresent theirculture/country.Picturesandwordswillbegluedin theoutlineoftheUnitedStates. Withintheallottedtime,studentswilleachfillouta graphicorganizercomparingandcontrastingtheir classmatescultures.Theteacherwillmonitortoensure thatstudentstostayontask.Studentsmaycollaborate anddiscusstheirculturestofindsimilaritiesand differencesinadditiontothoseonthemapcreatedby group. Whenthestudentshavefinishedtheircollagesand graphicorganizers,eachgroupwillpresentthe similaritiesanddifferencestheyfoundtotheclass. Wrapupdiscussionfollowingpresentations:Does Americahaveitsownculture?Whatdoyoubelieve AmericanCultureis?(teacherwillprovideafew examplesstudentsnotrealizeareAmerican). Teacherwillputupthecollagesintheclassroomona bulletinboard. magazines(NationalGeographic,TIME,Newsweek, educationalmagazines),newspapers paper glue outlinemapoftheUnitedStates webdiagramgraphicorganizer pencils erasers documentcamera

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Assessments

PreAssessment:Teacherwillinitiateareviewdiscussion includingessentialquestionsaswellasGivemeanexample of...fromyourresearchofyourculture.Teacherwillbeableto assessstudentretention. FormativeAssessment:Teacherwillmonitorwhatpictures andwordsarebeingfoundandpasted,askingstudentsabout theirinterpretationsandwhattheywriteintheirorganizers. Teacherwillmonitordiscussionsandanswerquestionsduring thegroupworktime. SummativeAssessment:Theteacherwillassessstudents ontheirpresentationsaccordingtotheprovidedrubric: ContentAccuracy,ContentUnderstanding,andCollaboration withPeers.

Rationale

Nowthatstudentshaveidentifiedandresearchedtheirown cultures,theywillbeabletoidentifysimilaritiesand differencesbetweentheirownandtheirclassmatescultures. Thiswilldevelopempathyandtoleranceinthestudents,as wellasinspirecuriosityabouttheworld.TheMultiperspective InquiryMapstates,Thisreflectiveinquiryrecognizesand embracestheexistenceofmanyplausibleandilluminating interpretationsofthesamestoriesandhumanevents (Henderson&Gornik,2007).Theculturestheyhave researchedandidentifiedwithprovideamoreindepth perspectivewhilethecomparisonsenablethemtosee additionalperspectivesandcultures.TheDIinthislessonwill supportdiverselearningstylesandthedialogueandcultural topicsdiscussedthroughoutthelessonarepresentedinthe endbythestudents(Henderson&Gornik,2007).

Henderson,J.,&Gornik,G.(2007).TransformativeCurriculumLeadership.UpperSaddle River,NJ:Pearson.