Understanding By Design Unit Template Title of Unit Curriculum Area Developed By Culture Grade Level Social Studies Time

Frame Cindy, Kristen, Melissa, Alexa and Ashayna Identify Desired Results ( tage !" 3 2-3 weeks

Content tandards CC # (3.W.2) Write in or!ati"e#ex$lanatory texts to exa!ine a to$ic and con"ey in or!ation and ideas clearly. a. %ntroduce a to$ic and &rou$ related in or!ation to&ether' include illustrations when use ul to aidin& co!$rehension. (. )e"elo$ the to$ic with acts, de initions and details. Conduct short research $ro*ects that (uild knowled&e a(out a to$ic. (3.W.+) ,roduce si!$le, co!$ound, and co!$lex sentences. (3.-..) Consult re erence !aterials, includin& (e&innin& dictionaries, as needed to check and correct s$ellin&s. (3.-.2) /y the end o the year, read and co!$rehend in or!ational texts, includin& history#social studies, science, and technical texts, at the hi&h end o the &rades 203 text co!$lexity (and inde$endently and $ro iciently. (3.1%..2) 1e$ort on a to$ic or text, tell a story, or recount an ex$erience with a$$ro$riate acts and rele"ant, descri$ti"e details, s$eakin& clearly at an understanda(le $ace. (3.S-.3) ocial tudies u$%ect tandards# Conce$t 34 5u!an Syste!s4 ,6 3. )escri(e ele!ents o culture o a co!!unity or nation (e.&., ood, clothin&, (elie s) in areas studied. Conce$t .4 1esearch Skills or 5istory ,6 3. 7se $ri!ary source !aterials (e.&., $hotos, arti acts, inter"iews, docu!ents, !a$s) and secondary source !aterials (e.&., encyclo$edias, (io&ra$hies) to study $eo$le and e"ents ro! the $ast. ,6 3. 1etell stories to descri(e $ast e"ents, $eo$le, and $laces Conce$t 34 8eo&ra$hy ,6.3. )escri(e ele!ents o culture o a co!!unity or nation (e.&. ood, clothin&, housin&, s$orts, custo!s, (elie s) in areas studied.

Understandings (verarc)ing Understanding Students will understand their own cultures and how that culture relates to and interacts with other cultures. Additionally students will understand that A!erican Culture is in luenced (y the cultures o its citi9ens.

&ssential 'uestions (verarc)ing Topical What is culture: Where did !y a!ily co!e ro!: 5ow does !y culture !ake !e who % a!: What are the si!ilarities and di erences o the cultures 5ow do you de ine A!erican within A!erica: culture: What cultures exist within 5ow is A!erican culture A!erica: inter$reted:

Related *isconceptions ;hat a $erson can tell another<s cultures (y lookin& at the!. =o culture exists (y itsel (ut rather all in luenced (y each other. +no,ledge Students will know> ;heir own cultures and hel$ the! !ake connections with other class!ates< cultures

-ills Students will (e a(le to> ;he student will (e a(le to orally re$ort so!e acts and newly o(tained in or!ation re&ardin& their culture.

5ow their cultures it into society and connect with it 5ow their culture a ects the! ;heir class!ate<s cultures 5ow to identi y with other cultures as well as their own

Students will &ain research skills throu&h extensi"e study o their culture throu&h electronic !edia, written !edia, and inter"iews. Students will &ain colla(oration skills throu&h workin&

;he co!!onalities and di erences (etween other countries and cultures and their own culture and country.

with $eers. Students will &ain critical thinkin& skills.

Assessment &vidence ( tage ." /erformance Tas- Description S.4 )isco"erin& their own culture S24 Students will (e a(le to write at least two $ara&ra$hs a(out their cultures usin& the in or!ation they &ain on their co!$leted 5erita&e Worksheet. ;he student will (e a(le to orally re$ort so!e acts and newly Goal o(tained in or!ation re&ardin& their culture. S34 7nderstand the si!ilarities and di erences (etween their own culture and the culture o their $eers. Role 1esearcher, $resenter, audience, teacher, artist, *ournalist, historian Audience Students, teacher, a!ily !e!(ers ;he !ain $resentation will (e a cultural air within the classroo!. ,arents and a!ily !e!(ers will (e in"ited to watch the $resentations and (rin& cultural oods to share. S.4 Arti act /roduct0/erformanc S24 1esearch $a$er and re$ort e S34 Colla&e and $resentation tandards See a(o"e.

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(t)er &vidence 6(ser"ation throu&hout (y teacher, class discussion and $resentation, and student $artici$ation. Learning /lan ( tage 1" 2)ere are your students )eaded3 2)ere )ave t)ey $een3 4o, ,ill you ma-e sure t)e students -no, ,)ere t)ey are going3 %n this lesson $lan the students are asked to disco"er their a!ily<s culture and traditions and how it relates to other cultures. %t is i!$ortant or students to understand what culture is and how it relates to the! and their (ack&rounds, and learn a(out other student<s cultures. 5enderson and 8ornik ex$lain the re lecti"e !ulti$ers$ecti"e in?uiry as @lookin& at our students as indi"iduals with distincti"e styles and "oices, which are i!$ortant eatures o teachin& and learnin&.A Askin& students to look at their own cultures and re lect on the! allows ex$ression and also or students to eel "alua(le and i!$ortant to the world, their class, and their teacher. 5enderson and 8ornik &o on to say that. @when indi"idual ex$ression is discoura&ed, inhi(ited, or su$$ressed in the classroo!, !uch o the $assion o education is lostA. A&ain, this re!inds us that allowin& students to ex$ress the!sel"es and their cultures &i"es the! ree ex$ression o who they are and encoura&es $ersonal identity.

4o, ,ill you )oo- students at t)e $eginning of t)e unit3

We will introduce the unit (y $layin& a "ideo a(out what culture is and ha"in& students share a(out their own ex$eriences with culture.

2)at events ,ill )elp students e5perience and e5plore t)e $ig idea and 6uestions in t)e unit3 4o, ,ill you e6uip t)em ,it) needed s-ills and -no,ledge3

;hey will ha"e the o$$ortunity to disco"er in or!ation a(out their culture ro! their $arents and a!ilies throu&h arti acts. ;hey will ha"e the o$$ortunity to research their own culture, $artici$ate in class discussions, and &rou$ work, &i"in& the! the chance to learn a(out how their culture relates to other cultures.

4o, ,ill you cause students to reflect and ret)in-3 4o, ,ill you guide t)em in re)earsing7 revising7 and refining t)eir ,or-3

;eacher will (e !onitorin& throu&hout to ensure students are en&a&ed in the or!al writin& $rocess. ;he students will (e &i"en the o$$ortunity to understand the writin& $rocess throu&h research and re"ision (y $eer editors.. ;eachers will $air students as $eer editors, to re"ise each other<s work $rior to the inal $resentation. ;eacher will $ro"ide the students with a co$y o the ru(ric at the (e&innin& o each lesson, students will (e &i"en eed(ack (y their $eer editors throu&hout the writin& $rocess, classroo! discussions will allow students to (etter understand each lesson, and students will (e &i"en a!$le ti!e to research their culture and $re$are or their oral $resentation. ;he teacher will $ro"ide su$$ort throu&hout each lesson as needed. ;he students will (e a(le to re lect u$on their own work throu&h teacher !onitorin& as well as throu&h the $eer editin& $rocess. ;his unit ocuses on each student, &uaranteein& en&a&e!ent. Students will ha"e the o$$ortunity to use technolo&y, $rint !aterials and in-$erson inter"iews with their a!ily !e!(ers in their research. ;heir inal $roduct will (e a choice, which will &i"e the! a dee$er connection to their work. Students will $resent their research to ellow students, teachers, and a!ilies who will (e in"ited to (rin& in a ood ro! their cultures or dress u$ in cultural attire. ;his unit is or&ani9ed in the ollowin& !anner sel , standard, and society. ;he students will see how the lessons low to&ether and connect on di erent le"els. ;he S. lesson ocuses on the indi"idual student and allows or the! to identi y and see how they it into their indi"idual cultures. %n the S2 lesson, students ha"e the o$$ortunity to research their cultures urther while also (ein& a(le to inter"iew a!ily !e!(ers to &et di erent $ers$ecti"es on their culture. %n the S3 lesson, students will co!$are their cultures with those o their class!ates to ex$lore what

4o, ,ill you )elp students to e5)i$it and self8evaluate t)eir gro,ing s-ills7 -no,ledge7 and understanding t)roug)out t)e unit3

4o, ,ill you tailor and ot)er,ise personali9e t)e learning plan to optimi9e t)e engagement and effectiveness of ALL students7 ,it)out compromising t)e goals of t)e unit3

4o, ,ill you organi9e and se6uence t)e learning activities to optimi9e t)e engagement and ac)ievement of ALL students3

they ha"e in co!!on and what di ers (etween the!. 6"erall, students will (e a(le to connect with their $eers and see how their culture its in to and !akes u$ A!erican culture. Bro!4 Wi&&ins, 8rant and C. Mc ;i&he. (.DDE). Understanding by Design, Association or Su$er"ision and Curriculu! )e"elo$!ent %S/= F 2-E+.22-3.3-E ($$k)