YourName:Alexa,Ashayna,Kristen,MelissaTolson,Cindy EED511:ElementaryPrinciplesofCurriculumDevelopment:Dr.AndreaTovar InstructionalPlanType:SubjectStandards GradeLevel:3rd LivingCurriculum:WhatisMyCulture? CommonCoreStateStandards(ELA): Conductshortresearchprojectsthatbuildknowledgeabout atopic.(3.W.7) Producesimple,compound,andcomplex sentences.(3.L.1) Consultreferencematerials,includingbeginning dictionaries,asneededtocheckandcorrect spellings.(3.L.

2) Goal/Outcome Bytheendoftheyear,readandcomprehend informationaltexts,includinghistory/socialstudies, science,andtechnicaltexts,atthehighendofthe grades23textcomplexitybandindependentlyand proficiently.(3.RI.10) Reportonatopicortext,tellastory,orrecountan experiencewithappropriatefactsandrelevant, descriptivedetails,speakingclearlyatan understandablepace.(3.SL.4) SocialStudiesSubjectStandards: Concept1:ResearchSkillsforHistory PO3.Useprimarysourcematerials(e.g.,photos,artifacts, interviews,documents,maps)andsecondarysource materials(e.g.,encyclopedias,biographies)tostudypeople andeventsfromthepast. PO4.Retellstoriestodescribepastevents,people,and places Concept4:Geography PO.4.Describeelementsofcultureofacommunityornation (e.g.food,clothing,housing,sports,customs,beliefs)in

areasstudied. Objectives:Studentswillbeabletowriteatleasttwo paragraphsabouttheirculturesusingtheinformationthey gainontheircompletedHeritageworksheet. Thestudentwillbeabletoorallyreportsomefactsandnewly obtainedinformationregardingtheirculture. Wheredidmyfamilycomefrom? EssentialQuestions Afteridentifyingandsharingtheirculturesthroughartifacts, studentswilldoindepthresearchabouttheirculturesand countriesoforigin. Studentswillconductinterviews,andresearchusing bothtechnologyandwrittenresources. Studentswillbeprovidedwithaworksheet(attached) thatwillguidetheirresearchandinformtheir summativeassessments. Studentswilleachwritetwoparagraphsabouttheir cultureand/orcountryoforigintobeturnedin Studentswillcreateabrochureforthecountrythey researchedoravisualpresentationoftheircultureto sharewiththeclass(thiscanbesharingavideo,a dance,creatingaposterorpowerpoint,aslongas eachpointoftherubricisaddressed) Studentswillpresenttheirprojectstotheclassand parents Inviteotherclassesandstudents'familiesto theculturalfair. Havestudentsdisplaytheirreports,visuals, andPowerPointpresentations. Askeachgrouptopreparefood representativeofthecountry. Recommendthatstudentsdressinclothes representativeofthecountry. Accommodationofdiverselearners:Ifthereisa learnerthatisstrugglingthroughthislessonthenthey

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canbepairedupwithanotherstudentthathasagood graspoftheconceptoftheprojectsotheycanhelp thelowerachievingstudentsucceed.Preferable matchstudentstogetherwiththesamecountryof originsotheycanlookforthesameinformation together,butthisisnotnecessarilyrequired. Heritage/CountryResearchsheet(attached) Computers Scheduleforsharedcomputertime Pencils Selfassessmentrubric Linedpaperforfinalparagraphs/report Library(scheduledtimetouselibraryresourcesfor research)

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Preassessment:Thislessoncomessecondafteraninitial 2daylessononWhatisCulture?.Beforemovingonto discussingtheresearchportionofthislesson,theclasswill reviewagainWhatisCulture?aswellasdoacrossword puzzlewiththevocabularyintheunittoreiteratethewords thatwillcontinuetobeused.Studentswillhavepreviously identifiedtheirfamilyscultureanduseitforthislessonto furtherinvestigatetheirhistory. FormativeAssessment:Theteacherwillcheckfor understandingthroughoutthestudentsresearchtomake surethattheyarekeepingupwiththeirworkandincludingall necessaryinformation.Theteacherwilluseagridded checklisttomonitorstudentprogress.Theteacherwillalso monitorinclassresearchtimeandaskengagingquestions tohelpfurthertheirresearch. SummativeAssessment:Theteacherwillusethe providedrubrictoassessstudentsfinalproject.Students willusearubrictoassessthemselvesontheirworkand skillsobtained.

Rationale

Thepurposeofthislessonistohavestudentsunderstand theoriginoftheirfamily.Theywillunderstandtheculture, language,andtraditionsoftheirnativelandoforigin.The studentswillalsosharetheirinformationwiththeother studentsintheclasssostudentswilllearnmanydifferent culturesandcountries.Studentswillbegainingvaluable researching,writingandoralcommunicationskills throughoutthisprocess.ThisfitswellwiththeHendersonand GornikMultiperspectiveinquirymapwhichstates,This reflectiveinquiryrecognizesandembracestheexistenceof manyplausibleandilluminatinginterpretationsofthesame storiesandhumanevents(Henderson&Gornik,2007). WorksCited

Connell,G.(n.d.).CelebrateYourHeritage:Heritage/CultureResearchSheet.Available athttp://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lessonplan/celebrateyourheritage Henderson,J.G.,&Gornik,R.(2007).Transformativecurriculumleadership.Upper SaddleRiver,NJ:PearsonEducation,Inc.