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A Meat By Any Other Name. . . Lesson PlanA Meat By Any Other Name. . . Lesson Plan
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A Meat By Any Other Name. . .

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Young scholars, using a New York Times article as a springboard, discuss how food reflects different aspects of a culture and reasons why cultural differences in food are seen as bizarre or, oftentimes, cruel by members of other societies.

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cultural taboos, food, social studies
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Year
2001
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