1. Warm Up March 7, 2011
1. Many people in Southeastern Asia are farmers living near:
A. rivers
B. forests
C. deserts
D. volcanoes
2. An example of entrepreneurship is:
A. working at a factory
B. teaching at a school
C. starting a computer repair business
D. both A and B

2. Standards
SS7G12: The student will analyze the diverse cultures of the people who live in Southern and Eastern Asia.
a. Explain the differences between an ethnic group and a religious group.
c. Evaluate how the literacy rate affects the standard of living.

3. Essential Questions
What are the differences between an ethnic group and a religious group?
How does literacy rate affect the standard of living in East and South Asia?

4. Today I will learn the differences between ethnic groups and religious groups and literacy ratesbecause both have an enormous impact on the culture of a society.

5. Ethnic Group or Religious Group?
You will view various pictures that represent either an ethnic group or a religious group. If you think the picture is an ethnic group you will hold up the “E” card. If you think the picture represents a religious group you will hold up the “R” card.

9. Ethnic Groups and Religious Groups
Religious Group: made up of people who are similar because of their common belief in a religious claim.
Ethnic group: made up of people who have a similar language and culture who often share common values and religion. In many cases, a group is made of of members of the same race or people who share the same lanugage and culture.

10. Lets stop to check for understanding!
Your teacher will read the following statements. If the statement relates to an Ethnic Group, hold up the “E” card, if it refers to a Religious Group, hold up the “R” card.
1. Mao speaks Chinese.
2. Jamal follows the Quran.
3. Karl celebrates always attends church on Easter Sunday.
4. Khalil is Arabic.
5. Xang is Muslim.

11. Literacy and Poverty Rates
What conclusions can we draw from this chart?

13. Closing
Terquain Poem- Students will draw an illustration about what was learned in today’s lesson. They will then Write an Terquain using the following format:
Line 1 one word subject
Line 2 two or three words describing the subject
Line 3 one word (feeling or synonym about the subject)