1. ROLL CALL: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT HOLIDAYS? REVIEW: WHAT DID YOU FIND INTERESTING ABOUT THE SLIDESHOW YOU CREATED? Welcome to Global Studies Week 3: Day 1/2

2. RL.6.7. COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE EXPERIENCE OF READING A STORY, DRAMA, OR POEM TO LISTENING TO OR VIEWING AN AUDIO, VIDEO, OR LIVE VERSION OF THE TEXT, INCLUDING CONTRASTING WHAT THEY “SEE” AND “HEAR” WHEN READING THE TEXT TO WHAT THEY PERCEIVE WHEN THEY LISTEN OR WATCH. RI.6.7. INTEGRATE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN DIFFERENT MEDIA OR FORMATS (E.G., VISUALLY, QUANTITATIVELY) AS WELL AS IN WORDS TO DEVELOP A COHERENT UNDERSTANDING OF A TOPIC OR ISSUE Common Core Standards Language Arts

3. 6.C.1.1. ANALYZE HOW CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS REFLECTED THE VALUES OF CIVILIZATIONS, SOCIETIES AND REGIONS (E.G. ORAL TRADITIONS, ART, DANCE, MUSIC, LITERATURE, AND ARCHITECTURE). 6.C.1. EXPLAIN HOW THE BEHAVIORS AND PRACTICES OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS INFLUENCED SOCIETIES, CIVILIZATIONS AND REGIONS. Social Studies

4. 6.SI.1 ANALYZE RESOURCES TO DETERMINE THEIR RELIABILITY, POINT OF VIEW, BIAS, AND RELEVANCE FOR PARTICULAR TOPICS AND PURPOSE. 6.TT.1 USE TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCESSING, ORGANIZING, AND SHARING INFORMATION. 6.SE.1 APPLY RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIORS WHEN USING INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES. P21: 21ST CENTURY SKILLS Information & Technology

5. THINK CREATIVELY USE A WIDE RANGE OF IDEA CREATION TECHNIQUES (SUCH AS BRAINSTORMING). CREATE NEW AND WORTHWHILE IDEAS (BOTH INCREMENTAL AND RADICAL CONCEPTS). ELABORATE, REFINE, ANALYZE AND EVALUATE THEIR OWN IDEAS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE AND MAXIMIZE CREATIVE EFFORTS. WORK CREATIVELY WITH OTHERS DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT AND COMMUNICATE NEW IDEAS TO OTHERS EFFECTIVEL. BE OPEN AND RESPONSIVE TO NEW AND DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES; INCORPORATE GROUP INPUT AND FEEDBACK INTO THE WORK. DEMONSTRATE ORIGINALITY AND INVENTIVENESS IN WORK AND UNDERSTAND THE REAL WORLD LIMITS TO ADOPTING NEW IDEAS. VIEW FAILURE AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN; UNDERSTAND THAT CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION IS A LONG-TERM, CYCLICAL PROCESS OF SMALL SUCCESSES AND FREQUENT MISTAKES. IMPLEMENT INNOVATIONS ACT ON CREATIVE IDEAS TO MAKE A TANGIBLE AND USEFUL CONTRIBUTION TO THE FIELD IN WHICH THE INNOVATION WILL OCCUR. COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS DEMONSTRATE ABILITY TO WORK EFFECTIVELY AND RESPECTFULLY WITH DIVERSE TEAMS. EXERCISE FLEXIBILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO BE HELPFUL IN MAKING NECESSARY COMPROMISES TO ACCOMPLISH A COMMON GOAL. ASSUME SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR COLLABORATIVE WORK, AND VALUE THE INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY EACH TEAM MEMBER.. 21 st Century Skills

6. ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOVE IN YOUR JOURNALS! HOW ELSE COULD THE DIVERSITY OF THE U.S. BE REPRESENTED? A PLACE WHERE IMMIGRANTS OF DIFFERENT CULTURES OR RACES FORM AN INTEGRATED SOCIETY: "CANADIANS... LIKED TO THINK OF THEIR COUNTRY AS A MOSAIC RATHER THAN A MELTING POT" Is the United States a “melting pot,” or a “cultural salad.”

7. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN OR HEARD THIS SAYING? LOOK AT THE AMERICAN SEAL WITH THE EAGLE, A DOLLAR BILL AND A QUARTER. IN WHAT LANGUAGE IS IT WRITTEN? (LATIN) WHAT DOES IT MEAN? (OUT OF MANY; ONE) WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE SAYING "OUT OF MANY; ONE)? DO YOU THINK THIS STATEMENT IS IMPORTANT TO THE UNITED STATES? WHY, WHY NOT? “E Pluribus Unum”

8. IMAGINE THAT AN ALIEN FROM OUTER SPACE HAS JUST LANDED THEIR SPACE SHIP IN FRONT OF YOUR SCHOOL. THIS ALIEN KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT YOUR CULTURE, AND YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE ALIEN'S CULTURE. WHAT ARE 5 THINGS THAT YOU WOULD TELL THE ALIEN ABOUT YOUR CULTURE? WHAT ARE 5 THINGS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE ALIEN ABOUT THE ALIEN'S CULTURE? Perspective Taking Don’t make assumptions about what an alien knows or doesn't know. For instance, when answering the first question, if you tell an alien a “FOOD” you like, you are assuming that the alien also eats food and therefore that the alien is familiar with the concept of food. Think through how you would check for understanding of concepts when talking with the alien.

12. IN GROUPS ASK STUDENTS TO THINK ABOUT THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES THAT SOMEONE WOULD FACE COMING TO THE UNITED STATES FOR THE FIRST TIME. ASK STUDENTS TO FOCUS ON ONE OF THE CHALLENGES AND CREATE A PLAN THAT WOULD HELP “NEW” U.S. AMERICANS OVERCOME THAT CHALLENGE. Connecting

13. Exit Ticket How would you feel if you met someone from another region of the world who had stereotypes about you before you’d even met them? What would you do to address the stereotype(s)?

15. ROLL CALL: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO VISIT IN THE US? REVIEW: DISCUSS IN YOUR JOURNAL ABOUT POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES THAT YOU’VE HEARD ABOUT PEOPLE FROM OTHER WORLD REGIONS. Welcome to Global Studies Week 3: Day 2/3

16. U. S. AMERICANS ARE… U. S. AMERICANS ARE NOT… U. S. AMERICANS LIKE… U. S. AMERICANS DISLIKE… I WILL DIVIDE YOU INTO FOUR GROUPS. EACH GROUP GETS A CHART WITH ONE OF THE ABOVE QUESTIONS WRITTEN AT THE TOP. EACH GROUP WILL BRAINSTORM AN ANSWER FOR THEIR QUESTION. NOW PASS THE CHART TO THE NEXT GROUP. ONCE EACH GROUP HAS WRITTEN THEIR ANSWER ON EACH CHART WE WILL READ THE ANSWERS WRITTEN ON EACH CHART AND ENGAGE IN A CLASS DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT WAS WRITTEN. US AMERICANS ARE…

17. NOT EVERYONE IN THE WORLD WOULD HAVE RESPONDED TO THOSE FOUR PHRASES IN THE SAME WAY…EVERYONE IN THE CLASS MAY NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THE RESPONSES POSTED DURING THE BRAINSTORMING SESSION. NOW INVESTIGATE SOME COMMON STEREOTYPES ABOUT U.S. AMERICANS. YOU WILL BE IN GROUPS OF 3-4 TO RESEARCH U.S. AMERICAN STEREOTYPES USING THE INTERNET. I WILL PASS OUT THE CHART PAPER AGAIN SO YOU CAN REPEAT THE PROCESS OF ANSWERING THE SAME QUESTIONS AS IN THE ACTIVATING ACTIVITY BUT BASED ON OTHER COUNTRIES' PERCEPTIONS OR STEREOTYPES OF U.S. AMERICANS. *NOTE ON THE CHART PAPER THE NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES BESIDE THE PERCEPTION.* I WILL POST THE CHART PAPER AROUND THE ROOM. YOU WILL PARTICIPATE IN A "GALLERY WALK" READING THROUGH THE STATEMENTS OF THE OTHER GROUPS AND DISCUSSING AMONG YOURSELVES. NOW DISCUSS YOUR RESPONSES WITH ANOTHER CLASS MEMBER. YOU WILL HAVE 3-4 MINUTES FOR DISCUSSION. AS A CLASS EXPLAIN WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK THE STATEMENTS WERE ALL 100% ACCURATE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE IN OTHER COUNTRIES THAT PERCEIVE THE STATEMENTS TO BE TRUE. WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE U.S. HAVE SUCH PERCEPTIONS OF U.S. AMERICANS (E.G., BEHAVIOR OF TOURISTS THEY’VE SEEN, HOLLYWOOD MOVIES, MAGAZINES, REALITY TV SHOWS) What is a stereotype?

18. IN YOUR JOURNAL WRITE 3 INTERESTING FACTS THAT YOU GATHERED FROM YOUR STEREOTYPE SHEETS! Exit Ticket

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