Warm Up Complete the questions on adaptation and modification from the back bookshelf. This should be done INDEPENDENTLY and you will be turning in as mastery practice for the adaptation/modification objective.

Your Culture What is something that represents your culture?

SWBAT define culture and identify traits belonging to all cultures Objective

What is culture? Culture is the way of life of people who share similar beliefs and customs. It is a learned behavior. Culture includes basic stuff like dress and language But is deeper than just what we see It includes why we do what we do

Culture as an Iceberg Easy to see stuff: clothing, food, language, housing Hard to see: Beliefs about respect, beliefs about beauty, tradition, family, future, God, etc.

6 Elements of Culture Language Family Structure Food Beliefs/Religion The Arts Clothing

Chart We’re going to watch a few videos that show elements of people’s culture. As we’re watching, please fill in information about customs that you notice from these other cultures.

What Elements Do You See? http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/short-film- showcase/the-changing-face-of-beauty-in-northeast- india?gc=%2Fvideo%2Fpeople-culture http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/short-film- showcase/the-amazing-art-of-bread-baking-in- tajikistan?source=searchvideo http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/short-film- showcase/meet-the-last-speaker-of-a-dying- language?source=searchvideo

Culture in the U.S. As a group, you’re going to complete a list of cultural practices/beliefs that relate to the following categories: School What is school like in the U.S.? Who gets to go? Dress/Appearance What do clothes look like in the U.S.? What do people wear to “dress up”? What types of jewelry do people wear? Food What types of food do people eat? How do they eat that food? Religion What type(s) of religion is practiced in the U.S.? What are some of the traditions associated with religious holidays? One person should be note-taker.