1. Entrance Ticket
How did Thomas Jefferson’s description of black Americans relate to the single story of Africa?
Did his writing make you question the legitimacy of primary sources? Explain.

2. Agenda
1) What is Culture?
2) Outdoor Activity
3) Exit Ticket

3. What is culture? Culture is a “way of life.”
It includes a set of values, beliefs, social habits, languages, and traditions. 
It changes over time and does not apply to everyone in a community (many cultures can exist within one community)

4. The “Iceberg Model” of Culture

5. Outdoor Activity: The Big Dig

6. Exit Ticket
In what ways does the story of “The Sacred Rac” otherize American culture?
As an American, how did that make you feel?