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Border Identity: AngloChicaNorteña
Students analyze concept of identity in the context of the border region, and in particular by considering the concept of identity in a movie concerning a famous border personality.
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Student/Teacher: Using Student-Generated Writing Prompts
Learners select writing prompts for the class.
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3D Insight and Influences - Lucas Samras
Ninth graders discuss life of Lucas Samaras, identify familial, cultural, and personal characteristics, and create 3-dimensional containers exploring external and internal characteristics
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Visual Arts Lesson: St. Michael, the Archangel
Sixth graders examine art of indigenous cultures of Mexico, and how sculpture represents European and indigenous traditions; students describe the process and materials used, and create their own sculptures in a lightweight material.
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Visual Arts Lesson: Virgin of Guadalupe
Sixth graders paint symbols of their culture after examining painting of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
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Exploring Cultural Rituals
Students analyze images and music of common rituals in America with those of other countries. They use worksheets to compare and contrast the events.
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African Novel Study
Seventh graders participate in literature circles as they read African novels. They read, work on word studies, and complete comprehension activities. They share their reading with other literature circle groups in the class.
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JAPAN, IMAGES A PEOPLE
Students interpret Japanese and American paintings; evaluate paintings as sources of cultural and historical information
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Issues in Public Education During the Kentucky Civil Rights Era
Pupils conduct oral history interviews and research historical and contemporary media articles about multiculturalism and diversity.
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Developing Awareness: An Intercultural Communication Lesson Plan
Students, divided into two groups, are put into a new culture, where they must create their own body language for greetings, etc. They learn aspects of other cultures such as body language, discourse patterns, male and female roles.
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RUNAWAY JOURNEYS MIGRATION
Students analyze the influences on urban life in the early and late 19th century, different economic, cultural, and social characteristics of slavery after 1800, the rise of racial hostility, and the ending of the Atlantic slave trade.
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All About Me
Students create a collage from magazines, and the internet that is reflective of themselves and write a friendly letter via email to a pen pal. They take their letters through the writing process and write their final draft on Microsoft...
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Chris' Culture Club Cruise
Third graders ride the virtual highway on a field trip to museums, cultural centers, and exhibition spaces to discover exciting roles of public and private facilities.They follow various links on a cultural cruise of new knowledge and...
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Let's Get Cooking
First graders create food from their cultures and present food and its history with the rest of class. They read "Everybody Cooks Rice" and everyone tastes the meals brought into class. They write a paragraph describing the reason for...
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Molly's Pilgrim
Third graders recognize and discuss multi-ethnic nature of America's citizens through a variety of activities.
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TEACHING OUR MANY GRANDCHILDREN
Students study the connection between where Villages are set up and the natural resources nearby. They interact with Elders to gain historical appreciation of their culture and investigate how their Village came to be located where it is.
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WHAT IS A JAPANESE FAMILY CREST?
Pupils become familiar with family crests in general and Japanese family crests in particular. Students become familiar with the history of Japanese family crests.
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Stirring the Melting Pot
Students consider the interrelationships among race, ethnicity and culture. After reading the article, Young Japanese-Americans Honor Ethnic Roots, they examine ways in which they identify with and celebrate their own ethnicities.
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It's Your Move
Students study about the creation of a German village in South Korea for returning emigrants. They examine other cases of migration and relocation from modern world history.
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JAPANESE CULTURE
First graders explore what life in Japan is like including, home and daily life, food and eating customs, school life, games and sports, holiday customs, and religion.
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Ancient Civilizations: China
Students read about the daily life, history, dynasties, and ancient celebration of ancient China.
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Australian Aborigines
Students research the art and culture of the Australian Aborigines.
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What Effect Does A Communities Attitudes/Values/And Beliefs Effect Student Behavior And Influence Curriculum
Pupils examine how race relations effect the kinds and amount of educational resources individual schools receive within a school district.