Appendix
Culture Section Anticipation Guide:
Students will answer True, False, or N/A to the following statements beginning with "In my culture..."
-it is okay to eat pork.
-it is acceptable to have more than one wife.
-we respect our elders.
-soccer is more popular than basketball.
-money is important.
-we bury our dead.
-strangers are welcomed into homes and cared for if they are lost.
-parents choose who their children will marry.
-the individual is more important than the group.
-men are valued more than women.
NCSS Standards 16
Learners will understand:
-"Culture" refers to the socially transmitted behaviors, beliefs, values, traditions, institutions, and ways of living together of a group of people.
-That individuals learn the elements of their culture through interpersonal and collective experience
-How people from different cultures develop diverse cultural perspectives and frames of reference
National Geography Standard 17
Standard Six: How culture and experience influence people's perception of places and regions.
Culture and experience shape belief systems, which in turn influence people's perceptions of places and regions throughout their lives. So it is essential that students understand the factors that influence their own perceptions of places and regions, paying special attention to the effects that personal and group points of view can have on their understanding of other groups and cultures. Accordingly, it may be possible for students to avoid the dangers of egocentric and ethnocentric stereotyping, to appreciate the diverse values of others in a multicultural world, and to engage in accurate and sensitive analysis of people, places, and environments
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