Using video clips of young adults from around the world describing their cultures and how they can be misunderstood, learners compare their own cultural point of view to that of others through discussion and writing.

Concepts

world cultures, cultural awareness, cultural traditions, cultural values, cultural diversity, multiculturalism

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• This could be a good opportunity to discuss the dangers of cultural stereotyping

Classroom Considerations

• This lesson is the fourth in a series of twelve lessons analyzing culture and our understanding of cultural diffusion and diversity

Pros

• Valuable lesson in discussing how culture can be misunderstood by others
• Includes answer key
• Extension activity suggestions included

Cons

• Links to videos in the resource do not work; refer to the links in the additional materials section of this review
• Pictures and video are a bit old, with poorer image quality

Common Core

SL.9-10.1.a SL.9-10.2