Lesson 4: 2.3- People and Culture of the US and Canada Guided Notes
Duration of Days: 3
Lesson Objective
Students will be able to describe the population distribution in the United States and Canada.
Students will be able to describe the ethnic and religious diversity of the United States and Canada.
Students will be able to analyze the influence of diverse cultures on life in the United States.
Students will be able to explain changing gender roles in the United States and Canada over the 20th century.
How has diversity shaped the cultures of the United States and Canada?
population density, rural-to-urban migration, metropolis, bilingual, transportation, reservation, ethnic enclave, culture, urban, religion, Protestantism, multicultural, infrastructure, slavery, metropolitan area, rural, diversity, immigrant, urbanization, technology, Commodore Matthew Perry, cultural diffusion, society
1.INQ 6-8.3 - Explain points of agreement experts have about interpretations and application of disciplinary concepts and ideas associated with a supporting question.
3.INQ 6-8.6 - Gather relevant information from multiple sources while using the origin, authority, structure, context, and corroborative value of the sources to guide the selection.
Assessing student learning, providing feedback to students and adjusting instruction. DOK 3 Strategic Reasoning
The Core Interactive Text provides reading at the appropriate level of text complexity for grades 6–8. These readings can be completed with or without scaffolding from graphic organizers and reading tools.
The Reading Passages—Barney and Henry Old Coyote, Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia, and History of YouTube—provide informational texts at the appropriate level of text complexity for grades 6–8. These readings are accompanied by selected and constructed response questions that can gauge student comprehension.
Chromebook, Google Classroom, 2.3 People and Culture of the US and Canada Slides