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Compare and Contrast Cultures

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Using informational text to make cross cultural comparisons is a great way to build a global understanding and comparative analysis skills. With several handy worksheets and a Venn diagram the class will read to make cross textual comparisons about specific topics related to all cultures. They'll read several texts and make comparisons about religion, food, and society. 

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compare and contrast, point of view, comparisons, cultural awareness

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comparison, culture, compare and contrast texts, Informational Text, perspective, point of view, english language arts
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3rd
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English Language Arts
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RI.3.9

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