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=** Cultural Heritage Lesson Plan **= ·  This lesson plan is targeted toward a 4th grade audience. It is a lesson in Social Studies. [|**Sunshine State Standards**] 1.  [|SS.3.G.4.2: Identify the cultures that have settled the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.] 2.  LA.4.2.2.1: The student will locate, explain, and use information from text features (e.g., table of contents, glossary, headings, charts, graphs, diagrams, illustrations); 3.  [|LA.4.5.2.5: The student will make formal and informal oral presentations for a variety of purposes, audiences, and occasions, demonstrating appropriate language choices, body language, eye contact, gestures, and appropriate use of available technologies.] 4.  [|LA.4.6.4.1: The student will use appropriate available technologies to enhance communication and achieve a purpose (e.g., video, presentations); and] Using books and the Internet the 4th grade students will come up with a PowerPoint presentation explaining the culture of their choice and then present it to the class using 90% accuracy. Analysis- The students will read information about cultural backgrounds and sort the data into an outline in preparation for their slideshow. Knowledge- The students will use this knowledge they find about their culture and create a PowerPoint presentation with a minimum of three slides. The students must begin by taking this lesson home. They need to find out from their parents what their cultural background is and then they can begin their research. This project can be done independently after a short introduction about what is expected as well as what it means to be culturally diverse. This can be completed either in or outside of the classroom. The students can obtain all their information from books or the Internet. However, they may also use personal information such as family traditions. **Utilize Materials:** I will give the students an introduction about the cultures of the world. I will also show them an example of a PowerPoint so they have an idea of what their own should look like. **Require Learner Participation:** Students will not only find out what their personal culture is, but they will research it and make an outline of all key points they would like to use. After all the information is gathered, they will make a PowerPoint presentation and finally present it to the class. 1.  I will give a brief introduction of what it means to be culturally diverse and explain a few different cultures that are present in the world today. The students will then go home and talk to their parents about their own cultural background and personal family traditions. 2.  The students should choose what culture they want to focus on. They must then find books using the school library, or use the Internet to learn more about this culture. 3.  Using all the information they have found, students should pick the key points they want to talk about and make an outline of all information they plan to use. This should all be in order and ready to insert into their PowerPoint. 4.  With all the points in order, students should begin to create their PowerPoint. This slideshow needs a minimum of three slides. They can include graphics if necessary. 5.  Students will present their information to the class. They will show their slideshows and explain a little about the culture they are presenting. The students will be given a rubric at the start of this project so they know what is expected of them. Based upon the information provided in their slideshow, I will be able to tell if the instructed ways of gathering information was useful. I will decide if all expectations were met after the students present their final project to the class. **Resources:** The only key resources needed are books, the Internet, and a computer with Microsoft PowerPoint software.
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