Monday September 15

Objective: To be able to define culture and name some of the major themes/ categories that influence large modern cultures around the world.
Entry: What are the dangers of a single story? Why is this important to our study of history?
Activity: Culture definitions and video
- How do we define culture?
  - - Each table group will research definitions of culture and find their favorite one to share with the class via visual representation.
- What are some of the main symbols of culture?
  - - We will watch a video covering some of the major aspects of culture seen across different groups of people.
Exit: What are the most significant cultural influences in your life?

Tuesday September 16

Objective: Introduce Cultural Watershed and Personal Narrative Project. Begin preparing watershed materials.
Entry:
- What is culture? What the the earliest cultural influences on you that you can remember? What pieces of your personal culture are you proudest of?
Activity
- Start Cultural Watershed

Wednesday September 17

Objective: To continue articulating the most important pieces of your personal culture through your cultural watershed visual.
Entry:
- Check-In
Activity:
- Cultural Watershed work time

Thursday September 18

Objective: To continue articulating the most important pieces of your personal culture through your cultural watershed visual.
Entry:
- What are you favorite/ most interesting stories to tell about your childhood?
- What makes them the ones that stick with you?
Activity:
- Cultural Watershed work time

Friday September 22

Objective: To understand the standards your cultural watershed and personal narrative will be evaluated on and develop strategies to translate the information already communicated in your watershed into a clear, well organized narrative.
Entry:
- What are the strategies you use to write essays?
- Do you know a "formula" for mapping out a 5-paragraph essay?
Activity
- Go over effective essay writing strategies.
- Cultural watershed/ personal narrative work time.