Cultural Diversity Inquiry Unit: What do Things I Wear Say About Me?
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Inquiry Unit Plan
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Description
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From the unit plan:
"This third-grade inquiry expands students’ understandings of how groups represent themselves through what they wear. The compelling question—“What do things I wear say about me?”—engages students in an examination of material culture by considering the factors impacting their own choices of what they wear such as geography, culture, and religion. Students will examine the similarities and differences they share with their classmates, as well as diverse cultures in their communities and around the globe."
This inquiry is designed to for three, 45 minute lessons, but can and should be adapted to best meet your students.
HTK note: this lesson is designed for 3rd grade, but may be a better fit for 2nd. We've included standards for both grades.
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Language
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English
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Content Standards
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2nd Grade Standards
• 2 – G4.0.3 Use components of culture to describe diversity in the local community.
• RI.2.1: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
• W.2.5: . With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
• SL.2.1a-c: Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
3rd Grade Standards
• 3 – G4.0.2 Describe diverse groups that have migrated into a region of Michigan and reasons why they came (push/pull factors).
• RI.3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
• W.3.2a. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
- (a) Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.
• SL.3.1a-d: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
