'Kickin It' with Kids of other 'Kultures'

TITLE:

Multicultural Journeys

CREATED BY:

Paulette Buster (in ETEC 657, Integrating Computers into the Curriculum)

SUBJECT:

Multicultural Education
Speech Communication
Reading
Language Arts/English

GRADE LEVEL:

7 - 12.

OBJECTIVES:

1. Students will be able to (SWBAT) describe and explain significant characteristics of other cultures.
2. SWBAT compare and contrast sub-cultures in the United States.
3. SWBAT observe and identify some aspects of American sub-cultures (i.e. foods, clothing, religion, and language.
4. SWBAT analyze and evaluate the similarities and differences between different cultures.
5. SWBAT will be able to list, discuss, analyze and evaluate stereotypes of different cultures.

RESOURCES/MATERIALS:

• Computers.


• Access to the Internet or WWW.


• Software (i.e Infopedia, or other reference/resource software available).


• Pencil


• Journal or Notebook


• Paper


• Posterboard


• Markers, Crayons, or Watercolors

ACTIVITIES:

1. Students will list and discuss the different cultures in America
2. Students will be placed in groups of two and they will select a culture they are interested in researching.
3. Students will then go to the library and do preliminary research on the culture they selected.
4. Students will go to the computer lab and access the Internet for research on the culture they selected.
5. Students will E-mail someone from the culture they selected and maintain a open line of communication.
6. Students will keep a journal or notebook of all information and research.
7. Each group will make a portfolio to include interesting facts, interview of the person from the other culture, some cultural foods, clothing, religion, and correction of any stereotypes the students found.
8. Each group will make a class presentation and a fact poster on each culture researched.

Each students will design two questions from each culture presented. The class will construct a game titled 'These Are the Facts'. At the end of all presentations, students will play the game to recall some facts about the different cultures. Each student will have to write a critique of each presentation (in order to give some constructive feedback). Also, each student will have to write a personal response of what they did or did not learn from the activities. Each student will receive an individual and group grade to be averaged together for an overall grade.