Culture Project Workday #1

Mari mari! (Hello from the biobio region of Chile where they speak Mapudungun)

Today is your first workday for the Create Your Own Culture Project. These first few days are extremely important because this is where you create the history of your culture and the basis for what type of culture you are going to create.

DO NOW: No DO NOW. Get right to work!

CLASSWORK: work on your Culture Project Packet. Part 1 is due at the end of class on Tuesday!

HOMEWORK: none

Create Your Own Culture Project

mbaé’chepa! (Hello! From Paraguay where many people speak the indigineous language of Guarani!)

Today we start working on our large 3^rd Trimester project. This project is going to take a long amount of time and energy (about 3 weeks!).

DO NOW: Make a list of your three favorite countries/cultures that you learned about this year. For each culture, list 1 reason why they are your favorite.

CLASSWORK: We will learn about our upcoming Create Your Own Culture Project.

HOMEWORK: none

Review Day 2

Today is our last day of review before we take out Final Americas Test.

DO NOW: Answer the following questions:
1. List one way that each group influenced the Latin American culture today
- Europeans
- Africans
- Native Americans(Maya, Inca, Aztec)

CLASSWORK: Jeopardy

HOMEWORK: Study for Test TOMORROW

Review Day 1

Fa waka? (What’s Up? From the country of Suriname where they speak Sranantongo)

We are going to have our final test of the year on Wednesday. But before we do that, we need to study!

DO NOW: Answer the following questions:
1. Give 2 reasons why Maya, Aztec, and Inca priests are different than European priests
2. What are 2 ways the Maya and Aztec are different?
3. What are 2 ways the Maya and Aztec are the same?

CLASSWORK: Word Wrangle

HOMEWORK: STUDY! TEST ON WEDNESDAY

FOOD DAY!!!!!!

mbaé’chepa! (Hello! From Paraguay where many people speak the indigineous language of Guarani!)

Today is your last workday with your partner to create the cookbook for your assigned country. But before we start we need to get our FOOD!!!!!!

DO NOW: With your partner, get ready to discuss how you will tell us about your dish. You must say: What it is? What it is made of?

CLASSWORK: Partners will present their food to the class. What is it? What is it made of?

Then, Work Time. Project is due at the end of class!

HOMEWORK: Start to study. Test on Wednesday

Latin America Cookbook Project Work Day #1

Waah gwan? ("What’s Up?" From Jamaican Creole, or Patois.)

Today is your first workday with your partner to create the cookbook for your assigned country. After you complete your DO NOW, get right to work

CLASSWORK: Work Time

HOMEWORK: Work on Project

Latin America Cookbook Project

Ola'! (Hello! from the Portuguese speakers of Brazil. Brazil was colonized by the Portuguese, so it is their main language.)

We have spent the past couple days learning about what the Americas current culture is and why. Today we are going to start a project that will give you a chance to look more closely at 1 country and its culture.

DO NOW: Answer the following questions independently
1. List 2 reasons the Europeans came to the Americas
2. How are the priests of the Maya different than the priests of the Europeans?
3. Why did many civil wars start in the Americas after they gained independence?

CLASSWORK: Open the Latin American Cookbook Project sheet in eBackpack. We will go through how the project will work.

HOMEWORK: Begin to work on research for your project.

Americas Culture Today

Bon dia! ("Hello" in Papiamento, a mix of Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch spoken in Aruba.)

Yesterday we spent the day reviewing everything that we have learned thus far about the Americas. Today we are going to finish our discussion of America's culture.

DO NOW: Answer the following questions independently
1. What is a conquistador?
2. What is a mission?
3. What is a mestizo?

CLASSWORK: Complete 3.12 Americas Culture Today gallery walk

HOMEWORK: Current Events Due TOMORROW!!!!

How Did the Different Cultures of the Past Influence the Americas Culture Today?

Bonjou! ("Hello" from many Haitian Creole speakers. Haitian Creole is a mix of French and African languages.)

Today we are going to talk about how cultures change over time and what causes them to change. We see this most clearly when we look at the Americas past culture and present culture. We are going to be completing a mini project to show us what happened and why.

DO NOW: What type of things do you do that are influenced by other cultures and other countries. For Example, I had Chana Masala last night for dinner (yes, it was delicious). This food comes originally from India. I also watched my husband run a half marathon. Marathons originated in Greece. 

List 3 things that you do and that were influenced by other countries. 

CLASSWORK: Cultural Diffusion Mini Project

HOMEWORK: none

Culture Project Workday #2

Bonjour! (The official language of Haiti is French.)

DO NOW: Get right to work!

CLASSWORK: Culture Project Packet. Part 1 is due at the end of class TODAY!!!!!

HOMEWORK: none