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Standards Based Unit of Study

 

Unit Planning Template

 

Teacher(s)                                          Anne Farra

 

Subject(s)/Course(s):  Social Studies                            Grade/Level:  4th grade

 

Unit Topic/Focus: Early Kentucky Cultures

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Integration with other content areas (if applicable): Language Arts

 

 

Estimated time for implementation: 1 week: 5 meetings, 45 minutes each session

 

Connections to previous/future learning: Kentucky Studies

 

Standards:

 

Academic Expectations

Program of Studies

Core Content for Assessment

 

2.16    Students observe, analyze, and interpret human behaviors, social groupings, and institutions to better understand people and the relationships among individuals and among groups.

2.17    Students interact effectively and work cooperatively with the many ethnic and cultural groups of our nation and world.

 

SS-4-CS-U-1

Students will understand that culture is a system of beliefs, knowledge, institutions, customs/traditions, languages and skills shared by a group of people. Through a society’s culture, individuals learn the relationships, structures, patterns and processes to be members of the society.

SS-4-CS-S-1

Students will develop an understanding of the

nature of culture:

   a)               explore and compare cultural elements (e.g., beliefs, traditions, languages, skills, literature, the arts) of diverse groups (e.g., Native Americans and early settlers) in the early settlement of Kentucky

  b)               examine the influences/contributions of   diverse groups in Kentucky

 

 

SS-04-2.1.1

Students will identify early cultures (Native American, Appalachian, pioneers) in Kentucky and explain their similarities and differences.

DOK 2

 

 

Interdisciplinary, Meaningful and Authentic Connections:  Culture is the way of life shared by a group of people, including their ideas and traditions. Cultures reflect the values and beliefs of groups in different ways (e.g., art, music, literature, religion); however, there are universals connecting all cultures. Culture influences viewpoints, rules and institutions in a global society. Students should understand that people form cultural groups throughout the United States and the World and that issues and challenges unite and divide them.

 

Context (Unit Organizer): Students will study the early cultures of Kentucky (Native American, pioneer, and Appalachian).  Students will understand the similarities and differences of the cultures and how they impacted our state. 

 

Essential Questions:

·        Who were the first people to live in Kentucky?

·        What were the cultures of the first Kentuckians?

·        How were the early Kentucky cultures different?

·        How were the early Kentucky cultures alike?

 

Culminating Activity/Assessment:  The culminating activity will be a presentation that students will be working on throughout the week.  Students will chose an early Kentucky culture to represent and working in groups of three will hold a discussion on the cultures.  The presentation will be a mock-television show where students will act as a person from that culture and will be asked questions from the host (the teacher), audience members (classmates), and fellow guests (representatives of other cultures).

 

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Resources / Technology:

 

 

Outline of Daily Plans

 

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