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ElementaryInclusiveLessonPlan

Lessontitle:CulturalShowcase
rd
Grade/agelevel:3
gradeElementary

Learning
Objective(s)

Evidencefor
assessment

SWBATanalyzethesimilaritiesanddifferencesofvariouscultures

SWBATdiscusstheideaofcultureandculturalartifactsinclassand
conferwithfamilymembersaboutwhattoshowcase

SWBATsynthesizeinformationintoawrittenform

SWBATdeveloptheirunderstandingofwhataculturalartifactis,in
preparationfortheirfinalproject

Oralpresentationofanobject/recording/imageorperformanceofa
culturalartifact(food,fashion,dance,music,etc.):
Presentationshouldshowcasesomethingwithcultural
significance
Studentshighlightwhichcultureisbeingexplored
Presentationdisplaysthoughtfulpreparation
Presentationclearlyidentifieswhythisisimportanttotheir
familyorcommunity

Groupdiscussionsaboutthevariousculturalshowcaseswith
graphicorganizertosynthesizetheinformationpresented:
Allstudentsparticipateinthediscussion
Severalculturalshowcasesarediscussed
Graphicorganizerdisplaysaclearunderstandingofthe
presentations

Individualwrittenanalysisofsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetween
theirculturalartifactandoneotherculturalartifact:
Writingclearlyidentifiesatleastonesimilarity
Writingclearlyidentifiesatleastonedifference
Writingislegibleandeasilyunderstood
Writingdemonstratesaclearunderstandingoftheartifacts

Rationale

Thislessonisdesignedtointroducestudentstothevarietyofthings
thatcanbeencompassedbytheideaofculture.Havingstudents
presentculturalartifactstotheirclassmatesisengagingforthe
studentsandhelpsbuildaclassroomcommunity,aswellasgiving
concreteexamplesofthedifferentcomponents(music,art,food,
literature,etc.)ofaculture.Thiswillmakesstudentsawareofthe
differentpartsoftheculturetheycanstudywhentheybegintowork
ontheirglobalcommunityproject.Thislessonisalsousefulfor
helpingstudentsbegintheresearchprocessbythinkingaboutthe
differentaspectsoftheirownculture.Asexpertsintheirown
culture,studentswillfeelconfidentabouttheupcomingproject,as
wellasmorefamiliarwithculturestheymightnothaveknownmuch
about.Asthisactivityinvolvesthepresentationofpersonalmaterial,
classdiscussionswilladdresstheideaofrespectandtolerance
towardsculturesotherthanyourown.

ELAStandards:
CCSS.ELALITERACY.W.3.7Conductshortresearchprojectsthat
buildknowledgeaboutatopic.
CCSS.ELALITERACY.SL.3.2Determinethemainideasand
supportingdetailsofatextreadaloudorinformationpresentedin
diversemediaandformats,includingvisually,quantitatively,and
orally.
CCSS.ELALITERACY.SL.3.3Askandanswerquestionsabout
informationfromaspeaker,offeringappropriateelaborationand
detail.
CCSS.ELALITERACY.SL.3.4Reportonatopicortext,tellastory,
orrecountanexperiencewithappropriatefactsandrelevant,
descriptivedetails,speakingclearlyatanunderstandablepace.
CCSS.ELALITERACY.SL.3.6Speakincompletesentences,when
appropriatetotaskandsituation,inordertoproviderequesteddetail
orclarification.

SocialStudiesStandards:
Gathering,Interpreting,andUsingEvidence
ComparisonandContextualization
3.4Eachcommunityorculturehasauniquehistory,includingheroic
figures,traditions,andholidays.
3.5Communitiesshareculturalsimilaritiesanddifferencesacross
theworld.
3.6Communitiesfromaroundtheworldinteractwithotherpeople
andcommunitiesandexchangeculturalideasandpractices.

ArtStandards:
Creating,Performing,andParticipatingintheArts
RespondingtoandAnalyzingWorksofArt
UnderstandingtheCulturalDimensionsandContributionsof
theArts

Prerequisite
Knowledge

Basicunderstandingofonesowncultureandcommunity
culture(Whatethnicitytheyare,ethnicbackgroundof
neighborhood)

Howtoidentifysimilaritiesanddifferencesinpresented
material:Inmusic:tempo,pitch,dynamic,etc.Inart:color,
material,texture,etc.Infood:ingredients,preparation,
plating,etc)

LearningExperience

Assessment

Whatwillyoulook/listento/for?

StartingIt
(20mins)

DoingIt
(thispartofthe
assignmentcould
takeplaceinone

OnaThursdayorFriday,teacher
(andoneotherteacher,ideally)
presentsanartifactfromtheir
cultureatraditionalfood,song
ordance,pieceofartwork,etc.
Asaclass,studentsdiscussthe
teacherspresentationandthe
variouscharacteristicsofthe
artifactandwhatthatmightsay
abouttheunderlyingculture.

S/hethenassignsahomework
assignmentforoverthe
weekend:studentsmustbringin
aculturalartifactandpresentitto
theclass.

Asaclass,brainstormpossible
culturalartifacts.

Studentsshouldbeabletobea
respectfulaudienceduringthe
presentation.

Studentsshouldhighlightdifferent
elementsoftheculturalartifact
(i.e.color,sound,taste,etc).

Suggestionsforartifactscould
include:songs,dances,artwork,
textiles,food,literature,traditional
stories,etc.

Studentswillpresenttheartifact
theybroughtin,individually.
Developasystem(suchas
drawingfromahat)forfair

Studentsshoulddemonstrate
respectfulaudiencebehaviorand
wordtheircommentsina
respectfulway.

entiremorning,orin
smallblocksoftime
overseveraldays,
dependingon
schedulingand
studentattention
span)

FinishingIt
(30min)

(nonvoluntary)participation.
Beforethefirstpresentation,
reviewappropriateaudience
beforeandrespectfulcomments.

Insmallgroups,studentswill
havetimetodiscussthedifferent
presentationswhatthey
noticed,whattheyremembered
aboutthevariouspresentations.
Studentsshouldworktogetherto
putsomeoftheirobservationson
chartpaper.

Studentswillhavetimetowrite
individualreflectionsonthe
presentationsnaming
similaritiesanddifferences
betweentheirculturalartifactand
anartifacttheirclassmate
presented.Writingshouldbe
specificinthesimilaritiesand
differences.

Writingdemonstratesaclear
understandingofwhatwas
presentedandwhichcultureit
represents.Important/salient
detailsarenoted.Writingand
speakingusesrespectful
languagetodescribethe
artifact/culture.

Writingclearlyidentifiesatleast
onesimilarity.
Writingclearlyidentifiesatleast
onedifference.
Writingislegibleandeasily
understood.
Writingdemonstratesaclear
understandingoftheartifacts.
Writingusesrespectfullanguage
todescribetheartifact/culture.

Accessibility
Whataccessibilityand
participationchallenges
haveyoutakeninto
accountandhowhave
youaddressedthem?
(materialandhuman
resources,sequenceof
instruction)

Notallstudentsfeelcomfortablepresentingtoagroup,sothe
teachershouldstructuretheparticipationinawaythatmeansitis
notvoluntary.

Studenthavedifferentculturesandinterests,thereforetheactivity
involvesalotofchoicetoallowstudentstocuratetheirshowcase
accordingtotheirneeds.Thisactivityisaccessibletoallstudents,
nomattertheirdominantintelligence.

Studentsmayfeelshyaboutdisplayingsomethingsopersonal,so
inclassinstructionwillinvolveadiscussionaboutbeingarespectful
audience,evenwhenpresentedwiththeunfamiliar.

MaterialsNeeded

ChartPaper
Markers
Paper(canbesocialstudiesnotebook)andWritingMaterials
Materialsnecessaryforculturalshowcases(i.e.plates,
napkins,CDplayer,spacetodance,etc.)