Culture: Day 8/4a
Do Now: Are you “American”? Explain.
Critical Thinking Question: What does it mean to “become American”? Why might it be difficult or hard for an immigrant to give up their culture, their history, and their language? Why do they feel like they must “become American” to succeed in America?
Content: “How to be More American” Video, Mixed Salad Bowl vs. Melting Pot version of cultural assimilation, “Becoming American” Poem, Burqua Ban Article
Class Activities: Discussion of American traits, Reading Poem, Use of imagery, Reflective writing: How does language and history important to culture?
Homework: Do you agree more with the mixed salad bowl or melting pot theory of society? Should different cultures in America be expected to melt into the mainstream, or can they maintain their own identities?
Do Now: Are you “American”? Explain.
Critical Thinking Question: What does it mean to “become American”? Why might it be difficult or hard for an immigrant to give up their culture, their history, and their language? Why do they feel like they must “become American” to succeed in America?
Content: “How to be More American” Video, Mixed Salad Bowl vs. Melting Pot version of cultural assimilation, “Becoming American” Poem, Burqua Ban Article
Class Activities: Discussion of American traits, Reading Poem, Use of imagery, Reflective writing: How does language and history important to culture?
Homework: Do you agree more with the mixed salad bowl or melting pot theory of society? Should different cultures in America be expected to melt into the mainstream, or can they maintain their own identities?
