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- 3rd
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Students study factual information about Louisiana including the state flag, bird, tree, and important geographical points using the Internet and maps. They explain the different groups that settled the state in this mini-unit. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students identify characteristics of traditional and modern rituals found in different cultures. Through reading articles and watching videos of several rituals, students identify some of their characteristics. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students apply paper-crafting techniques to create a mask, turning a two-dimensional surface into a three-dimensional sculpture. They discuss historical and cultural characteristics and celebrations. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students investigate the history of the Venetian Carnival and the use of the carnival masks in French and Italian traditions. Masks are then created noting the emphasis non fantasy, stylization, and abstraction features. Full Review »
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- 1st - 5th
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Students discover the significance of similarities and contrasts of three separate cultures of the United States through music. They take out maps and trace the expedition of the Spanish along the coasts of Mexico and North and South America and the Caribbean Islands. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students study mythology. They view clips of Hercules and Clash of the Titans, discuss the basis of mardi Gras and re-enact the Greek olympics. Afterwards, they create a wall-sized family tree of the mythological gods. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students observe the PBS film, "New Orleans," to explore such topics as race relations, cultural history, and urbanization. After examining n interactive map displaying the city at various dates in its history, students role-play as visitors to the city and write letters to family members in their preselected states or countries. The lesson, which also covers such topics as civics, history, and geography of the city, conclues with a student discussion Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students create examples of Mardi Gras masks using paper plates, popsicle sticks, feathers, and markers in this Visual Arts lesson for the early-elementary classroom. The lesson includes examples of student work and a vocabulary list. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students realize that adults entertain themselves at work and in their private lives and that much of adult play, like children's play, is part of adults' folklife and that they play in various folk groups. They consider the elite, popular, and folk culture elements of adult play and recreation. Students also investigate tourism in their region and around the state and examine it in relation to how local insiders interact with the same activities and events. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students identify and define the term material culture as refering to a vast array of objects and activities that people make and do traditionally. They identify diverse crafts and decorative arts that are made and practiced indoors and outdoors throughout the seasonal round all across the state, Students also identify traditional Louisiana crafts of the past and present through research. Full Review »
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