Lesson Objective

Students will be able to analyze the influence that their culture has had in the United States.

How has diversity shaped the cultures of the United States and Canada?

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.

3.INQ 6-8.7 - Evaluate the credibility of a source by determining its relevance and intended use.

Planning instruction to cognitively engage students in the content. DOK 2 Conceptual Thinking

Describe the ethnic and religious diversity of the United States.

Students are able to use any resources from previous classes to complete the assignment and will also have access to their Chromebook to gather further information for their research.

Students' PowerPoint presentations about their cultural identity. 

Chromebook, Google Classroom, Sharing Your Cultural Identity: Guidelines