| Objectives:
In order to appreciate the many people of different ethnic backgrounds who came to America, students will:
List common celebrations and ways people express their celebrations
Show graphic examples of arts and crafts that early Americans produced in their leisure time
Design and make a mosaic using symbols of celebration from students’ own cultural background
Complete a web quest utilizing the Islamic Tile Fountain, Bearden’s Quilting Time and Arabic Web sites
Complete the summary “Power Writing” response which requires students to explain what images they chose to represent their heritage and why they chose those images
Standards:
Exerpted from: Michigan Curriculum Framework: Content Standards and Benchmarks: Social Studies
Strand I Historical perspective
Standard I.2 Comprehending the past
All students will understand narratives about major eras of American and world history by identifying the people involved, describing the setting, and sequencing the events.
Middle School Benchmark 2
Indentify and explain how individuals in history demonstrated good character and personal virtue.
Strand II Geographic Perspective
Standard II.1 Diversity of people, places and cultures
All students will describe, compare, and explain the locations and characteristics of races, cultures, and settlements.
Middle School Benchmark 3
Explain why people live and work as they do in different regions
Strand V. Inquiry
Standard V.1 Information Processing
All students acquired information from books, maps, newspapers, data sets; organized and presented the information in maps, graphs, charts and timelines; interpreted the meaning and significance of information; and used a variety of electronic technologies assisting in accessing and managing information.
Middle School Benchmark 3
Interpret social science information about the natural environment and cultures of countries from a variety of primary and secondary sources.
For more information about The Michigan Curriculum Framework, and the K-12 Curriculum and Standards, visit the Michigan Department of Education Web site at http://Michigan.gov/mde
The direct link to the curriculum standards is http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-5235_5682---,00.html.
Social Studies History Theme 1: (Civilization, Cultural Diffusion, and Innovation)
The movement of people, the spread of cultures and technological innovations of diverse groups and visionaries fueled the growth of America.
The History Themes Project is an effort to create for Michigan teachers and students a reasonable and valid selection of important events, people and ideas for United States History.
For more information see: http://michiganepic.org/historythemes/index.html.
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