Curriculumplanningchart

GenerativeTopic(Blytheetal,1998):Nigeria
Concept*

Standard

Culture,whichis
manifestedthrough
language,religion,
cuisine,social
habits,art,music,
literature,products,
etc.,reflectswhat
isimportantand
valuedtoagroup
ofpeople.

EssentialQuestion
Whatandhowcan
welearnabout
anotherculture?

Name:KelseyJurewicz

Assessment

Facts

Skills

Problemstopose

(Howwillyouhave
evidencethatthey
knowit?)

("Thestudentswill
know")

("Thestudentswill
beableto")

("Guidingquestions"
or"unitquestions")

FromPASAS:
8.4.3.A.Identifytheelements
ofcultureandethnicity.
8.4.3.B.Identifytheimportance
ofartifactsandsitestodifferent
culturesandethnicities.
8.4.3.C.Compareandcontrast
selectedworldcultures.

Participationin
andcontributions
towholeclassand
smallgroup
discussions

Compareand
contrastNigerian
culturewithU.S.
culture

Whatdowewant
toknowabout
Nigeria?

FromELACCSS:
RL.3.2.Recountstories,including
fables,folktales,andmythsfrom
diversecultures;determinethe
centralmessage,lesson,ormoral
andexplainhowitisconveyed
throughkeydetailsinthetext.
W.3.2.Writeinformative/
explanatorytextstoexaminea
topicandconveyideasand
informationclearly.
W.3.7 Conduct short research
projects that build knowledge
about a topic.
L.3.2 Demonstrate command of
the conventions of standard
English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when
writing.

Responsesto
literaturereadin
class

Byexamining
Nigeriancultural
artifacts(maps,
art,literature,etc.)
wecanlearnalot
aboutwhatis
significanttothe
peopleofNigeria,
whatisvaluedin
Nigerianculture,
andwhatNigeria
contributestothe
restoftheworld

("Thestudentwill
understand")
Enduring
Understanding

Subject:SocialStudies&Literacy

Classgenerated
KWLchartof
Nigeria

Gradedmapbook
Gradedfable
writing
assignment
Gradedtravel
brochure(endof
unitproject)

Muchcanbe
learnedabouta
placeby
examiningvarious
typesofmaps
geography,
landforms,
climate,
population,
resources,etc.
Nigerianproverbs
andfablesreveal
importantvalues
inNigerianculture

Useprovided
resourcesto
conductresearch
onparticular
elementsof
Nigerianculture
Constructa
productthat
reflectstheir
research
Readandinterpret
varioustypesof
mapstogather
information
AnalyzeNigerian
proverbsand
fablesinorderto
makeinferences
aboutNigerian
culture
Usegeographic
vocabulary
correctly
(continent,
country,city,etc.)

Howwouldyou
explainyour
culturetoanother
person?
Whatinformation,
artifacts,and/or
resourceswould
helpsomeonelearn
aboutyourculture?
Whatinformation,
artifacts,and/or
resourceswillhelp
ustolearnabout
Nigerianculture?
Whatcanwelearn
andorinferabout
Nigerianculture
from_______?

Activities:

Virtualfieldtripto
Nigeria
CreateaKWLchartabout
Nigeria
ExamineNigerian
proverbs,folktalesand
otherliteraturetodraw
inferencesaboutNigerian
culture
Createaseriesofmaps
thatconveyvarious
informationaboutNigeria
Writeafableusinga
Nigerianproverbasthe
moral
Designatravelbrochure
thathighlightsthemost
importantaspectsof
Nigerianculture

Howcanwebest
conveythis
informationto
others?

*Itisimportanttonotethattheconceptmightremainthesameacrosssubjects(e.g.,theconceptonthemathcurriculumtablemight
bethesameastheconceptonthesocialstudiescurriculumtable),ORitmightbedifferent.

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GenerativeTopic(Blytheetal,1998):Nigeria
Concept*

Standard

Whilethereare
manypointsof
difference
betweenourselves
andpeopleof
othercultures,
therearealso
commonalities.
Essential
Question
Whatmakesa
cultureunique?
Howarewealike?
Howarewe
different?

Name:KelseyJurewicz

Assessment

Facts

Skills

Problemstopose

(Howwillyouhave
evidencethatthey
knowit?)

("Thestudentswill
know")

("Thestudents
willbeableto")

("Guidingquestions"
or"unitquestions")

FromPASAS:
7.1.3.A.Identifyhowbasicgeographic
toolsareusedtoorganizeandinterpret
informationabout
people,placesandenvironment
7.1.3.B.Identifyandlocateplacesand
regionsasdefinedbyphysicalandhuman
features.
7.3.3.A.Identifythehuman
characteristicsofplacesandregionsusing
thefollowingcriteria:population,culture,
settlement,economicactivities,political
activities.
8.4.3.A.Identifytheelements
ofcultureandethnicity.
8.4.3.C.Compareandcontrastselected
worldcultures.

Contributionsto
wholeclass
discussion
comparingand
contrasting
Nigeriawiththe
U.S.intermsof
geographyand
literature

Nigeriaisa
countryin
westernAfrica

IdentifyNigeria
onamapof
Africa

HowNigeria
differsfromother
Africancountries
and/ortheUnited
States

Readand
interpretmaps
togather
information

Aretherethingsall
humanshavein
common,regardless
ofwheretheylive?

Abilitytodraw
inferencesabout
Nigerianculture
fromNigerian
proverbsand
fables

HowNigeriais
similartoother
Africancountries
and/ortheUnited
States

FromELACCSS:
RL.3.2.Recountstories,includingfables,
folktales,andmythsfromdiverse
cultures;determinethecentralmessage,
lesson,ormoralandexplainhowitis
conveyedthroughkeydetailsinthetext.
W.3.2.Writeinformative/explanatory
textstoexamineatopicandconveyideas
andinformationclearly.
W.3.7 Conduct short research projects that
build knowledge about a topic.

Gradedfable
writingassignment

("Thestudentwill
understand")
Enduring
Understanding

Subject:SocialStudies&Literacy

Gradedmapbooks
(criteria:accuracy,
neatness,
completeness)

Nigeriantravel
brochurehow
didtheyevaluate
whatwas
importantto
include?Howdid
theysupporttheir
claims?

WhatNigeria
contributestothe
restoftheworld
intermsof
goods,produce,
resources,etc.

Createmapsto
convey
information
Makeinferences
aboutNigerian
cultureby
analyzing
Nigerian
literature
Citeareasof
differenceand
commonality
between
themselvesand
peoplewholive
inNigeria

Whyarethere
differencesbetween
cultures?
Dodifferences
betweencultures
matter?Ifso,how?

Activities:

Virtualfieldtripto
NigeriausingGoogle
Maps
Createandanalyze
variousmapsof
Nigeria
Compareandcontrast
Nigerianproverbs
withEnglishproverbs
AnalyzeNigerian
proverbsandfables
Writeafableusinga
Nigerianproverbas
themoral
Nigeriantravel
brochure(endofunit
project)
Reflectivejournal
responsestoprompts
usedtorelatetopics
ofstudytostudents
lives

Responsesto
reflectivewriting
prompts

*Itisimportanttonotethattheconceptmightremainthesameacrosssubjects(e.g.,theconceptonthemathcurriculumtablemight
bethesameastheconceptonthesocialstudiescurriculumtable),ORitmightbedifferent.

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GenerativeTopic(Blytheetal,1998):Nigeria
Concept*

Standard

("Thestudentwill
understand")
Enduring
Understanding
Studyinganother
culturepreparesus
tobeglobal
citizenswhoare
engagedinthe
worldand
knowledgeable
aboutitsdiversity.
Furthermore,it
allowsusto
developadeeper
understandingof
ourownculture.
EssentialQuestion
Whyisitimportant
tolearnaboutother
cultures?

FromPASAS:
7.3.3.A.Identifythehuman
characteristicsofplacesand
regionsusingthefollowing
criteria:population,culture,
settlement,economicactivities,
politicalactivities.
8.4.3.A.Identifytheelements
ofcultureandethnicity.
8.4.3.B.Identifytheimportance
ofartifactsandsitestodifferent
culturesandethnicities.
8.4.3.C.Compareandcontrast
selectedworldcultures.
FromELACCSS:
SL.3.1.Engageeffectivelyina
rangeofcollaborativediscussions
(oneonone,ingroups,and
teacherled)withdiversepartners
ongrade3topicsandtexts,
buildingonothers'ideasand
expressingtheirownclearly.
SL.3.2.Determinethemainideas
andsupportingdetailsofatext
readaloudorinformation
presentedindiversemediaand
formats,includingvisually,
quantitatively,andorally.

Subject:SocialStudies&Literacy

Name:KelseyJurewicz

Assessment

Facts

Skills

Problemstopose

(Howwillyouhave
evidencethatthey
knowit?)

("Thestudentswill
know")

("Thestudentswill
beableto")

("Guidingquestions"
or"unitquestions")

Responsesto
reflectivejournal
prompts

Whatis
encompassedin
thewordculture

Participationin
andcontributions
towholeclassand
groupdiscussions

Various
componentsof
Nigerianculture

Articulatethe
purposeof
learningabout
anotherculture

Whatistobe
gainedbylearning
aboutanother
culture?

Reflectivejournal
responsestopromptsused
torelatetopicsofstudyto
studentsownlives

Reflectontheir
ownculture

Istheredangerin
notlearningabout
othercultures?

Nigeriantravelbrochure
(endofunitproject)

Gradedtravel
brochure(endof
unitproject)

Areaswhere
Nigerianculture
andU.S.culture
arealikeor
different

Compareand
contrastNigerian
culturewithU.S.
culture
Recognizeand
appreciate
differences
betweencultures
Viewdifferenceas
anassetfrom
whichtheycan
learn

Whatcanwelearn
fromother
cultures?
What
commonalitiesand
differencescanwe
findbetween
ourselvesand
peopleofother
cultures?
Howcan
knowledgeofother
culturesinfluence
ourlives,with
particularregardto
ourrelationships
withothers?
Whatvaluesseem
tobeconsistent
acrosscultures?

Activities:

Classdiscussionsabout
culture
Variousopportunitiesto
compareandcontrast
NigeriaandtheU.S.

*Itisimportanttonotethattheconceptmightremainthesameacrosssubjects(e.g.,theconceptonthemathcurriculumtablemight
bethesameastheconceptonthesocialstudiescurriculumtable),ORitmightbedifferent.