Objective: Students will have a greater understanding of how the culture of their community is shaped by waves of immigration. Where have we been? Where are we going?
Culture - our way of life including our arts, our beliefs and our institutions passed down from generation to generation
Diversity – the fact or quality of being different End of Day 1
Immigrant – a person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another
Immigration - To enter and settle in a country or region to which one is not a native End of Day 2
Heritage – something that is passed down from preceding generations
Traditions - the handing down of information, beliefs, or customs from one generation to another End of Day 3
Community - a group of people living and interacting in the same area
a gilt tea service Song book
Artifact – an object produced or shaped by human craft, especially a tool, weapon, or ornament of archaeological or historical interest End of Day 4
Folktale – a story made up and handed down by the common people
Fairy Tale - a story about fairies or magical events, creatures and legendary deeds
Journal – a brief account of daily events End of Day 5