1. Lesson 3: What Are the Common Elements of Culture?

2. What Have We Looked At So Far???
Definition of Culture – Lesson 1
How culture is a universal concept
How culture is classified as material and non-material
Now: Elements of culture

3. Some Elements of Culture
From watching the video, how can we compare some of that culture to our own culture?

4. Read Together Page 11
What examples of culture do you think fall under each element?
How do you think these elements will affect our daily lives???

5. Read pages 12-13 in your groups.
After reading about these pages, discuss in your groups what you learned about each element, and how we use them in our daily lives. Let’s write some down!!!

6. Question Read together page 14
Do you think wikipedia.org is a reliable site? Why or why not?
Do you think all newspaper articles are accurate and reliable? Why or why not?

7. Read the following short story entitled “The Fun They Had” by Isaac Asimov
Discuss in your groups the questions on the checklist on the back page

8. For Next Class
Bring in two or three photos of you. We will be making a class culture collage. Make sure your photos are cultural!
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