1. 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

2. 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

3. Culture is...

4. 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

5. TURN & TALK What is your culture?
With a partner, discuss your own culture. What makes YOU who and what you are?

6. 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!

7. 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.

8. Our Multicultural Society
Our cultural mosaic is a clear image of the multicultural society of which we are a part

9. After The Lesson

10. 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?