Culture What is Culture? What types of things do we refer to when we describe culture? What is our cultural mosaic? J.A. Ramey 2007
For a long time people thought of culture as Not Just The 4 D's! For a long time people thought of culture as Dinner Dress Dance & Dialect
Culture is...
Anything that defines who and what you are Culture includes... Ethnicity Physical Environment Economics Politics Beliefs Leisure Art Music Religion Traditions Morals Values and Anything that defines who and what you are
TURN & TALK What is your culture? With a partner, discuss your own culture. What makes YOU who and what you are?
Be sure to include more than the 4 D’s! Cultural Snapshot Create a collage using magazine images to represent your personal culture. Be sure to include more than the 4 D’s!
Our Class Cultural Mosaic A mosaic is something that is made up of various parts or elements. When we combine your collages together to design a class quilt we will have a visual representation of our class culture. This quilt represents the cultural mosaic of our class.
Our Multicultural Society Our cultural mosaic is a clear image of the multicultural society of which we are a part
After The Lesson
Review Prepare a written explanation of your culture block. Show your understanding of the following questions in your response. Support your understanding using examples from our discussions and by referring to the images you have selected for your block. What is Culture? What types of things do we refer to when we describe culture? What is our cultural mosaic?