Bell Work, Unit 2 #1 What is culture? Name one way culture spreads from one place or person to another?

Culture

Culture Key Terms Culture Culture trait Culture region Ethnic group Cultural diversity Cultural diffusion

Understanding Culture

What is culture? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgXpN6ZBKIM

Bell Work, Unit 2 #2 What is cultural diversity? Do you live in a culturally diverse country?

What does your culture look like? Take 10 minutes and draw a picture of what your culture looks like!

Quick Write Turn to page 81 in your book. Review the picture on the top. Imagine you are preparing to teach your classmates about cultural diversity. Writing at least 4-5 COMPLETE sentences, answer the following questions. What culture traits do these two cultures have in common? How are they different? How does your own culture compare to the ones pictured?

Cultural Diffusion Cultures often spread around the world. It’s interesting to think about what we share with other cultures that are often incredible different from ours. How do those ideas make change? Your book uses the example of baseball and how it has been spread world wide? What “NEW” idea has been spread world wide?

Bell Work, Unit 2, #3 Write as many words as you can to describe your own culture.

Researching your culture Using the iPads, or your own personal device, research your own culture. Use the sheet provided to answer the questions about your culture.

Researching Another Culture Using your iPads or your own device, research a culture from around the world. Use the sheet provided to answer the questions about that culture.

Bell Work, Unit 2 #4 Culture is a part of what theme of geography? Culture is studied by what branch of geography?

Continue researching Continue to research the United States Culture and the culture you were assigned in class. Once you have finished researching, return the iPad and begin preparing for your presentation. Look over the rubric provided to get an idea of what is expected in your presentation. Yesterday, you researched both your culture and a culture from somewhere else in the world. Today, using the sheet provided, you will formulate a presentation for your classmates. You will need to describe the culture you researched to your classmates. You may draw, write or find videos related the culture you researched. You will have the entire class to prepare.

Bell Work, Unit 2 #5 What is the United States population? What is the most commonly spoken language in the United States? What continent is the United States on? What are the coordinates?

NO BELL WORK Begin preparing for your presentations.

Yesterday, you researched both your culture and a culture from somewhere else in the world. Today, using the sheet provided, you will formulate a presentation for your classmates. You will need to describe the culture you researched to your classmates. You may draw, write or find videos related the culture you researched. You will have the entire class to prepare. Your presentation should include a MAP! It should include the capital. Your presentation should be 4 minutes in length.

Presentations The Random Name Selector will choose the order.

Bell Work, Unit 2 #6 Choose one culture that was presented the day before. Write at least 1 thing that stood out to you about that culture.

Continue Presentations

Bell Work, Unit 2, #7 List 1 thing that is different from our culture from the culture you choose Friday in your bell work.

Presentations We will finish presentations today.

Writing Exercise – this will be taken up for a grade. Writing Exercise – Use the following questions as guided questions to write at least 4-5 sentences about the culture you enjoyed the most. What is the name of the culture that most interested you? What more would you like to learn about this culture? What was the most interesting part of the presentation? What stood out to you about the culture? Was the presenter well organized?

Writing Exercise Once you answer those questions, write 4-5 more sentences about the culture you studied and presented. What was the name of the culture you studied? What more would you like to learn about that culture? What is one thing you believe you did exceptionally well in your presentation? What is one thing you think you needed improvement on?

Anthropologists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC8iGmMRM6Q

Retake Day

Bell Work, Unit 2 #8 Write the word CULTURE in the center of your sheet. Think about what the word means. On the right side of your paper, write 3 words that make you think of culture.

Finish Presentations

Finish Writing Exercise

Bell Work, Unit 2, #9 What is popular culture? Give one example of popular culture. What is popular is not always right…(unknown)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_q9W_yyw_w

Making Pop Culture A local billionaire is asking you to design the next “Big Thing”. Working in groups of 3-4: Give it a name Give it a logo How will you make it part of pop culture? Give it a jingle You have the rest of the class to work on this.

Bell Work, Unit 2 #10 1. How does pop culture spread?

Get back in groups and finish your design Get back in groups and finish your design. You have 10 minutes to complete. You will be informally presenting these to your classmates.

Vote on which new “thing” you would like to see funded.

Quick Write Now that you, as a class, have chosen which new idea you would like to design, you must prepare a presentation to the billionaire who will be funding it. In 6-8 sentences, you must prepare your presentation. Tell the billionaire the name, logo, what makes it likely to become popular and why they should fund this project. Defend your project. Keep your Bell Work open. I will be grading the last 4 you have completed.

Review Day

Exam Day Get your notebooks or binders. Take your seat at level 0. You may start your test as soon as you receive it. When you are finished, put the answer key your class period’s folder and lay the test on the table. Go back to your seat. You may read, work quietly on material from another class or draw.