Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Class/grade: Year 2
Transdisciplinary theme
Who we are: An inquiry into the nature of the self; beliefs and values;
personal, physical, mental, social and spiritual health; human relationships
including families, friends, communities, and cultures; rights and
responsibilities; what it means to be human.
Central idea
Knowing about our families and cultures enables us to develop personal
identity.
2.
What are the key concepts (form, function, causation, change, connection,
look for?
Students will create a portfolio representing some aspect of their personal
identity and culture. They will write a poem or short narrative about him
or her and additionally chose two ways of expressing their personal
identity. This will be teacher assessed and student assessed using a rubric.
Connection
Perspective
Reflection
What lines of inquiry will define the scope of the inquiry into the central
idea?
This column should be used in conjunction with How best might we What are the learning experiences suggested by the teacher and/or students
learn?
to encourage the students to engage with the inquiries and address the
What are the possible ways of assessing students prior knowledge and driving questions?
skills? What evidence will we look for?
Mind map or round robin with key words, culture, diversity, tradition, family.
**Round robin- place blank pieces of paper on the table with the word
on it and have students write down all they know about it.**
Visual Art - Students learn about an Angolan cultural element - the Pwo
Chokwe Mask, denoting the importance of the ancestral female. They learn
about the artistic, symbolic and material elements used on the mask, its
significance, its traditional family remembrance role and respond with their
own Chokwe mask design. They then go on to look at a range of other
What are the possible ways of assessing student learning in the context of cultural traditional elements
the lines of inquiry? What evidence will we look for?
Interview/hot seat- interview students on their own family tradition, for the development of the attributes of the learner profile?
history and culture. Students as well as the teacher will be able to ask