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LESSON PLAN

Dec. 20, 2007

Bicultural Family

Topic: Cultural diffusion, adaptation, and interaction

Standard 2: Understands various meanings of social group, general implications of group membership, and different ways that groups function

Benchmark 4. Understands that groups have patterns for preserving and transmitting culture even as they adapt to environmental and/or social change

Discussion Questions

  1. How important are your family traditions in your life?

  2. How well do you represent your culture?

  3. Do you think it is important to adapt to American culture?

  4. Do you think schools should teach more about other cultures?

  5. Do you think Americans are considerate of other cultures?
Media Literacy

News stories can be divided into two types: "News you need to know" and "News you want to know." Of all the headlines and stories in today's show, which of the stories was a "need to know" story, and why?


Writing Experience

 

What are some cultural traditions that your family does around the holiday season? Write one paragraph.


Vocabulary

- Culture

- Bicultural

- Multicultural

- Race

- Heritage

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