Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- how people in the target culture tend to spend their days.
- what holidays are celebrated in the target culture and how they are celebrated.
- a few games, fairy tales, songs, and rhymes in the target culture.
Skills
Novice High Level
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
- identify the products, practices, and perspectives that are unique to native culture.
- identify the products, practices, and perspectives that are unique to the target language culture including celebrations, music, games, and rhymes.
- compare and contrast native and target culture products, practices and perspectives.
Students are able to:
- compare and contrast daily life activities in the target and native cultures, such as schooling, working, freetime activities, and daily routines.
- compare and contrast holiday celebrations and traditions in the target and native cultures.
- identify games, fairy tales, songs, and rhymes from the target culture and compare them with those of the native culture.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- daily routines may differ between cultures as a result of several contributing factors.
- different cultures may celebrate holidays in diverse ways.
- different cultures may celebrate different holidays.
- different cultures have original games, stories, songs, and rhymes.
- custom and tradition vary within a culture, as well as between cultures.
- by studying another culture, one can better understand and appreciate their own.
- other understanding will depend on theme being taught.
