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Breaching the Gulf Between Cultures

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Students explore the dynamics, the challenges, and the rewards of adjusting to a new culture through the reading of "Help! My Father is Coming" and "The Visit to Vijay's". In this social culture lesson, students carousel brainstorm about quotations from the story.  Students write journals about making judgments about people and places.

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cultural awareness, the peace corps

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the visit to vijay's, asia & pacific islands, brainstorming, democratic socialist republic of sri lanka, culture, making judgements, peace corps, help! my father is coming!, english language arts
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10th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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