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Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit

Social Studies
8
Worldviews
3 Weeks

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Subject: Social Studies
Unit/Topic: Worldview.

Grade: 8
Unit Duration: 3 Weeks

1. Unit Overview Critical Inquiry Question

What is a worldview and what factors influence it?
2. General Learning Outcomes for Unit
8.2 Origins of a Western Worldview: Renaissance Europe through and examination of
Renaissance Europe, students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how
the exchange of ideas and knowledge contributed to shaping the worldview of the
Western World
3. Key Concept(s) for Unit
Worldview
4. Culminating Task Description
Students will create a visual representation (web, poster, chart etc.) which outlines their
individual worldview using the seven components of a worldview. They will use the
seven components of a worldview to guide their answers as to what makes up their
worldview and will present in a visual medium of their choice. Following the completion
of each individual's worldviews, each will be hung around the room and students will do
a gallery walk to view each peers worldview (students will write their names on the back
of their project to ensure privacy of information). There will then be a class discussion by
comparing similarities and differences of their peers worldviews and why each might
vary. Will acknowledges differences, similarities, and will foster a sense of understanding
and acceptance of varying worldviews. Students will write a reflection following the
class/small group discussions.
5. Specific Learning Outcomes for Unit

Knowledge:
Attitude:
8.2.2 demonstrate a willingness to consider differing beliefs, values, and worldviews
8.2.3 recognize how beliefs and values are shaped by time, geographic location and
societal context

Skill:
8.S.1 develop skills of critical thinking and creative thinking:
Evaluate ideas, information and positions from multiple perspectives
Re-evaluate personal opinions to broaden understanding of a topic or an issue
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8.S.3 develop skills of geographic thinking:

Construct and interpret various maps to broaden understanding of given topics
Define geographic problems and issues and pose geographic questions
8.S.5 demonstrate skills of cooperation, conflict resolution and consensus building:
Consider the needs and perspectives of others
8.S.8 demonstrate skills of oral, written and visual literacy:
Use skills of informal debate to persuasively express differing viewpoints
regarding an issue
Elicit, clarify and respond appropriately to questions, ideas and multiple points of
view presented in discussions
Offer reasoned comments related to a topic of discussion
Listen to others to understand their points of view

6. Essential Resources
Worldviews: Contact and Change (Pearsons) textbook
Video: He Named Me Malala or The Gods Must Be Crazy
7. Possible Learning Activities

Interactive notebook
Gallery walk
Group discussion
Video
Mystery bag
Picture analysis

Stage 1 Desired Results

Established Goals:
Students will understand what a worldview is.
Students will understand the factors that influence a worldview.
Students will recognize their own worldview.
Students will demonstrate acceptance and understanding of others worldviews.
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Outcomes
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Assessments
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Mystery Bag

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Picture
Analysis
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Cubing
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Group
Discussio
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Personal
Worldvie
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Reflectio
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8.2.2 demonstrate a willingness to

consider differing beliefs, values, and
worldviews
8.2.3 recognize how beliefs and
values are shaped by time, geographic
location and societal context
8.S.1 develop skills of critical
thinking and creative thinking:

Evaluate ideas, information

and positions from multiple
perspectives

Re-evaluate personal
opinions to broaden
understanding of a topic or
an issue
8.S.3 develop skills of geographic
thinking:

Construct and interpret

various maps to broaden
understanding of given
topics

Define geographic
problems and issues and
pose geographic questions
8.S.5 demonstrate skills of
cooperation, conflict resolution and
consensus building:

Consider the needs and

perspectives of others
8.S.8 demonstrate skills of oral,
written and visual literacy:

Use skills of informal

debate to persuasively
express differing viewpoints
regarding an issue

Elicit, clarify and respond

appropriately to questions,
ideas and multiple points of
view presented in
discussions

Offer reasoned comments

related to a topic of
discussion

Listen to others to
understand their points of
view

Social Studies
8
Worldviews
3 Weeks

Assessment Tool Overview

Assessment
Tool Title
Mystery
Bag

Outcomes

Brief Description

For

8.S.1
8.S.8

Students will be split into small groups and

each group will pick an item out of a bag. They
will discuss the item. The first round will
contain familiar items. Students will discuss
what it is, it's purpose, how they use it etc. The

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Picture
Analysis

8.2.3
8.S.1
8.S.3
8.S.8

SEE-I

8.S.8

Cubing
Questions

8.2.2
8.2.3
8.S.8

Group
Discussion

8.2.2
8.2.3
8.S.1
8.S.5
8.S.8

Personal
Worldview

8.2.2
8.2.3
8.S.3

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Worldviews
3 Weeks

next round will contain items students may not

recognize or are different from what they
might be used to. Students I'll discuss what
they think it is and its purpose or why it might
be different. Will expose students to
differences and how our worldviews influence
what is recognizable to us what items purposes
are.
In small groups, each group will receive a
picture. They will discuss what they think is
happening in the picture and what the picture
might be able. Will relate to how context and
worldview is important to understand as it can
change the meaning or importance of an image
and can tell us a different story about what is
happening.
Students will write a SEE-I (summarize,
expand, exemplify, imagery) for the term
Worldview. They will summarize what a
worldview is and will then expand their
summary. They will also provide an example
of what a worldview is and an image/analogy
of worldview. This will allow students to show
their depth of knowledge and understanding of
the key term of the unit: Worldview.
After watching the movie, students (in small
groups) will each roll a die and will then
answer the corresponding question based on
the number they rolled on the die. They will
then discuss the question as a group.
Throughout the unit there will be several small
group discussions in order to foster discussion,
to help students understand issues they are
confused about and to have an opportunity to
learn from their peers, while fostering
communication amongst students.
Students will create a visual
image/representation of their own personal
worldview and will recognize the factors that
influence their worldviews. Students will be
able to see peers worldviews and can discuss
how they vary and what makes them the same
in order to find connections and to understand
that differences are okay.

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Reflection

8.2.2
8.2.3

Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit

Social Studies
8
Worldviews
3 Weeks

Students will reflect upon their learning during

their personal worldviews assignment and how
recognizing the factors that contribute to their
worldviews are important and how the
discussions changed their perspectives about
acceptance of others, even if they have
differing worldviews.

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