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Cultural history Lesson Plans
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Students watch the documentary AIDS: A Pop Culture History and discuss the issues the documentary raises. Students discuss the different facts and myths about AIDS, discuss stereotypes in relation to the disease and discuss common fears associated with AIDS.
Sixth graders study the concept of culture. In this culture lesson, 6th graders participate in different activities that explain culture on global and personal levels. Students brainstorm characteristics of culture, view quilts that display cultural history and geometric shapes, design an individual quilt piece for a classroom quilt, and write a bio poem.
Students examine and compare notions of beauty in cultures around the world and explore the connection between what is deemed 'beautiful' and cultural history. They Develop a "Beauty Around the World" collage representing beauty practices from each continent; examine the historical, cultural, and economic contexts in which ideals of beauty are created.
Students use the Internet to explore millennium celebrations around the world and how these celebrations reflect the cities' cultures, histories and expectations for the future.
Fifth graders identify characteristics of ancient Grecian and Roman culture, history, and geography. They assemble characteristics into a script of a fictional person from ancient Greece and Rome. They then demonstrate how to use a video camera and express script on camera while in an ancient Grecian or Roman costume.
Third graders explore cultures that use clay figures in the art of storytelling. They discover the importance of cultural history being passed through generations. Students form their own storyteller from a clay figure.
Ninth graders build a 3-D map with clay illustrating the topographical features of Japan. For this East Asian studies lesson plan, 9th graders demonstrate knowledge of the location, scale, elevation and landforms of Japan and examine the correlation between elevation and population density. Students discover how elevation and dense population affect the culture, history and lifestyle of the people of Japan.
Young scholars demonstrate the steps to follow in using the software to create a presentation. They use context of cultural history of the four periods of Native American lifestyles in Illinois and create a presentation.
Pupils research Istanbul to determine its importance in the cultural history of Europe. They draw in response to music and create a production of a folktale.
Students explore the architectural landmarks and cultural history of El Pueblo de Los Angeles historical monument and the Fire Station. A reading of the text, A Visit to Olvera Street prefaces the research on the landmarks.
