Megan+P.+Int.+Unit+Planner

=Integrated Unit Planner=

Critical Content/Concept Web

 * Unit Theme**: Perspective
 * Conceptual Lens:** connections
 * Unit Length:** 3 weeks
 * Grade Level(s):** 9


 * ===Unit Overview=== ||
 * Have you ever wondered what it would be to live in Pakistan at the bottom of the icy Karakoram Range and having to depend on the natives for your necessities? Perhaps you have wondered what it would be like living in a ghetto in Africa and waking up everyday to wonder if the police would take away everyone you knew. In this unit we will look at these, and other cultures, and decide how they are similar and different to us. We will also discover many common misunderstandings about different cultures and how learning about these cultures through different perspectives can help our understanding of different ways of life. ||

-understand new "cultural" vocabulary -connecting the short stories of different cultures to our culture -different genres -perhaps show this on a "quilt" to show that cultures are worldwide and connected yet different. ||  ||   || -Globalism -differences and similarities between different cultures throughout the world -how it impacts US economically, culturally, and politically ||  ||   ||   ||
 * English ||  ||   || Social Studies ||   ||   ||   ||
 * -Point of View

Designer(s): Megan Packard and Michelle Brann
Students will understand that there are many factors in ones environment that influences perspective.

Essential Question: How does environment influence your perspective of different cultures?

Mission Statement: LFHS is committed to providing an educational environment where all learners may develop their academic, social, and civic potential.