Anthropology Lesson Plans

From Going the Way the Wind Blows to The Cotillion or One Good Bull is Half the Herd, a Black Arts Movement novel by John O. Killens, find teacher approved anthropology lesson plans that inspire student learning.

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6th - 12th Grade
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Students examine the cause and effect relationship between geography and ancient civilizations. After reading an article, they determine how new findings can help scientists examine the migration patterns of these civilizations. Using the internet, they research how climate and geography affected prehistoric humans and create their own dioramas. They reflect on these issues in their journals.

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6th - 8th Grade
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Students examine the effect of cuneiform writing on the ancient Mesopotamian civilization. They explore various websites, complete a timeline, complete an online treasure hunt, and place artifacts in chronological order.

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This lesson will help students examine their preconceptions and assumptions about racial categories and understand the impossibility of constructing a consistent system of human racial classification.

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This computer-based lesson will enable students to test their notions of "racial" similarity and difference by comparing mtDNA sequences as the students do in the first episode of RACE - The Power of an Illusion.

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Students examine perspectives for and against the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba, develop a position on the embargo and articulate viewpoints in a public forum.

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8th Grade
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Students examine Greek and Latin root words. They research the history of the English language, solve word games and puzzles, write paragraphs about the impact of Greek and Latin on the English language, and create flip chart study guides.

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12th Grade
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Students investiage the status of women in contemporary Indonesian society and the business strategies of companies located there. They create a Web page that explains the effects of globalization on Indonesian women and shows solidarity with them.

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9th - 12th Grade
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Students define folklore, folk groups, tradition and oral narrative. Analyze the role of traditional folkways and folk speech in the overall literary impact of the novel. Transcribe orally given narrative into eye dialect. Critical thinking enveloped within the lesson.

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Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
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Students participate in a variety of lessons/activities designed to teach them about Mexico. They discuss the language and the flag of Mexico. Students learn about the celebrations, family values, music and food of Mexico. The final project, a Pinata, ties together different aspects of the unit into a final celebration.

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9th - 12th Grade
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Students study late twentieth-century African American satirical literature as well as its cultural antecedents. they analyze and discuss, within the contexts of race and gender, the social criticism of the middle classes presented by African American novelists and other writers.