Explore the complexity of culture with this rich and comprehensive lesson plan, which will prompt your learners to think critically and respectfully discuss our current definitions of culture, and how those definitions might evolve.

Concepts

american culture, world cultures, cultural awareness, cultural diffusion, cultural diversity, multiculturalism, cultural values, cultural traditions

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• As an extension assignment, ask pupils to research how culture has evolved in their communities over the past 50 years, or to compare and contrast their culture from that of their parents

Pros

• Includes all activity materials and student handouts
• Great list of discussion questions

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a L.9-10.3.a