2. Essential Questions
•What is culture?
•What do different societies value?
•What is OUR society and what do we
value?
•How do aspects of culture reveal what a
society values?
3. Aspects of culture
• Art • Language
• Celebrations/Holidays • Literature
• Clothing/garb • Music
• Customs • Religion
• Economics • Social Structure
• Education • Sports/Games
• Food/Cuisine • Technology
• Government
4. Time Periods
• Greece – Greek myths, The Odyssey
• Middle Ages – Catherine Called Birdy
• *Rome -Roman Mysteries: Thieves of Ostia
• European Renaissance – The Apprentice
• Africa – Baboon King
• *Period 3A/B only
5. Timeline
•Week 1: Nov. 12-16 Original Class
• Overview and sorting
•Week 2: Nov. 19-22 Jigsaw Class
• Background/historical context
•Weeks 3-5: Nov. 26-Dec. 14 Jigsaw Class
• Begin reading novel
6. Timeline Con’t
•Weeks 6: Jan. 7-11 Jigsaw Class
•Intensive research of aspects of the
society’s culture
•Week 7-9: Jan. 14-Feb 1 Original Class
• Work on products
•Week 10: Feb. 4-8 Original Class
7. Final products
•a slide show
• summary of the important points in
your essay
•an expository essay
• What was important to the
society/time period you studied?
8. What are Values?
•With your table group/partner,
come up with a list of values to
share with the class.
