There are many ingredients of culture. Far more than the 10 I give. But, I give 10.
- language
- government
- values
- ethnicity
- arts
- food
- dress
- customs
- standard of living
- religion
I've got a bulletin board in the back of my room showing this:
We've finished up taking the notes defining and giving examples for each of the ingredients. Tomorrow they're going to draw pictures for each ingredient. Today, for bellwork, they had more quotes from The Hunger Games. They had to determine which ingredient of culture matched the quote. Here they are:
Quote 1: "Besides, the Capitol accent is so affected, almost anything sounds funny in it." p. 8
(You might remember that the same quote was used on Monday as an example of ethnocentrism. As ethnocentrism is not an ingredient of culture, that cannot be the answer today.)
Quote 2: "I notice her blouse has pulled out of her skirt in the back again..." p. 15
Quote 3: "At first one, then another, then almost every member of the crowd touches the three middle fingers of their left hand to their lips and holds it out to me. It is an old and rarely used gesture of our district, occasionally seen at funerals. It means thanks, it means admiration, it means good-bye to someone you love." -p. 24
Quote 4: "He could be my brother. Straight black hair, olive skin, we even have the same gray eyes." p.8
Quote 5: "...(we) eat the rough bread made from the tessera grain." p. 16 (This one fits 2 ingredients)
If students want extra credit, they were supposed to read and discuss this post with an adult. If they've done that, quiz the adult. See how many ingredients they get right. No pressure (as they weren't in class.)
When you're finished, write how it went on a scrap of paper. Have the adult you read and discussed with sign the paper. Turn it in tomorrow. Make sure your name, date, and hour are on it.
See you soon.
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