Coming+To+America+Reinforcing+Activity

Description of Learners: 5th or 6th Grade Social Studies (Grades 3-5, PS A: Compare practices and products of North American cultural groups. Grades 6-8, GEO D: Explain reasons that people,products, and ideas move from place to place and the effects of that movement on geographic patterns.)

Objectives: For students to be able to explain different cultural groups practices by using a Venn diagram, verbally or by a handwritten explanation. (Whichever fits their learning style better) Key Vocabulary & Academic Language: Green cards, passports, ESL, assimilation, Islam, climate differences, baklava, halal, ka'bah, difference between Islam and Muslim.

Materials, Resources, & Technology: -Document camera -White sheet paper -Markers

Procedures: Opening: -Short Discussion- -Transition- -Small groups- -Large Group-
 * Ask students if they have any special 'family traditions'? (i.e. stories, recipes, religion, games, language, dance, etc.)
 * Do you know other families that share some of those 'traditions'? (People who attend same place of worship, same 'school'--like Japanese school)
 * Share something of my own.
 * Connect into broader scale with U.S. --> different religious groups, cultures, foods, dances, music, etc.
 * Break into small groups of 2-3
 * Big white sheet paper--> brainstorm together all you know about particular group (One Jewish, one Islam, one Christian, one Jehovah's Witness, etc.), which we will put up around the room.
 * Seeing groups posters will be a type of pre-assessment; I'll have a better idea of what they already know.
 * Share what they put
 * Introduce "Coming to America"
 * Read aloud
 * Ask questions to check comprehension throughout---i.e. "What is baklava?" "What is halal?"
 * Come back to group that had Islam poster---complete it with more we learned from book-->also put down questions for later lessons puposes.

Closure/Homework:
 * Make a chart or diagram or written explanation of 'customs' of your family and compare with a group we talked about in class today.