Communities-Past,+Present,+Near,+and+Far

** Grade ** : 3 ** Subject ** : Social Studies ** CCS ** : Communities past, present, near, and far/Geography/Human Systems/Communities may include diverse cultural groups ** Introduction ** :  · Throughout this unit we will be studying and learning more about the various cultural backgrounds that make up our classroom, school, and community. First your group will be assigned a culture to study. Once you have your topic, you will begin building your research. Upon completion of your research you will be expected to create a presentation to the class. You will present your culture by selecting one of three choices. The first choice is to create a multi-media poster using a web tool called Glogster. This tool basically mimics a traditional poster board that you may have put together for various projects, only it is all digital, so you may insert video and links to websites that you may want to share with others. The second is to create an audio of your report with a web tool called blabberize. This tool allows you to record your voice while you are reading your report. The third and final option will be for you to create a slide presentation using Google Slides. This format is similar to the Smart Board presentations that we use each day in our classroom. Once you have completed your presentation, you must publish it to the web and share the link with the class using Edmodo. Make sure to read all directions thoroughly and look at the rubric found at the bottom of this page to ensure you include everything that is expected.  Before we begin, I would like for you to read this article to help familiarize yourself with the topic by clicking here [|http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home#article/ar830427]  · Now we will begin with a brainstorming activity. The purpose of this activity is to help us determine what cultures are present in our school and community, and which culture your group will ultimately be researching. After we have determined the cultures that will be studied, each group will be responsible for researching their topic, sharing some of the information on a Google Doc, and then presenting your topic using one of three presentation methods (choices are listed under ‘Presenting Information’). ** Have fun ** …let’s begin! ** Step 1 ** : ** Brainstorming **  · Begin by logging onto www.classlab.com and entering the unique classroom code on the Smart Board. Please wait for all students to sign in.  · Now enter the name of a culture that you see represented in our classroom, have seen in our school, or local community. You may enter up to 5 different cultures. For example, if I wanted to contribute to the discussion, I could type the word “Latino” and hit enter. The word “Latino” would then appear on the Smart Board. I will give you a few minutes to think of the various cultures before we take a look at what we have.  · Now let’s look at the various cultural groups that you have entered and make group assignments. ** Step 2 ** : ** Grouping **  · Now that you are in your groups and know which culture you have been assigned, you will begin investigating your culture’s **artistic expression**, **religion**, **language**, and **food**, along with any **other** **facts that you may find particularly interesting**. Additionally, I would like you to research **how our local community celebrates or supports your cultural group**. ** Step 3 ** : ** Gathering Research ** Here is a list of websites that can assist you in exploring your culture. Use the worksheet that appears after the research links to help you gather information.  · [] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> · [] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> · [] (here you will type in questions and search various sites for your answers) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> · [] (on this site you can search the name of your culture or the main country of origin to find information) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> · [] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> · To explore how your culture is celebrated in our community, you can simply do a “Google search” typing in “How does Columbus, Ohio celebrate culture. This will bring up several sites that can help you answer this question. You could also type in the same question on this site [] if you don’t want to use the Google search engine.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center;"> ** Our Cultural Study ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">** Group Members ** :

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">** We are studying ** :

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">** What are some of the countries included in this culture ** ?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">** Fill in the chart as you find the following information so that it can be transferred to our class Google Doc. **
 * ** Artistic Expression ** ||  ** Religion **  ||  ** Language Spoken **  ||  ** Foods **  ||

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">** What sports are popular? **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">** How is the culture celebrated or represented in our local community ** ?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">** Any additional facts we found interesting ** * *  *  *  *  *  *  * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center;"> ** Resources Used ** * *  *  *  *  *

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">** Step 4: Presenting Information ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> · Your group will need to create a presentation to share all of your findings with the class. You may choose one of the methods below to build a presentation for the class. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> o You may make a **multi-media poster** by going to [|www.glogster.com]. Your poster must include text, pictures, and possibly video (if you found one that offers good information about your topic). <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> § Click here to see an example of this [] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> o You may create a “video” using [|www.blabberize.com]. If you do this, you could use your own picture, or a picture that represents your culture when recording your speech. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> § Click here to see an example of this [] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> o You may make a presentation using Google Slides. To do this go to [] and click on the plus sign to make a new presentation. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> § Click on the link below to see an example of this [] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">** Step 5 ** : Publishing your project for us all to see <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> · You will need to publish your presentation by going to [|www.edmodo.com] and posting a link to your project on our classroom board. Once you have accessed the classroom, please post your link by adding a comment that includes your names followed by your link.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">** Name: Score: ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center;"> ** 3rd Grade Cultural Study Rubric-A Project Based Learning Unit ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center;"> My slides/Glogster did not have any grammar, spelling, or capitalization errors. || I provided only the required facts about my topic, which were arranged in logical order. I provided a list of all of my resources. My slides/Glogster had 1-2 grammar, spelling, or capitalization errors combined. || I provided less than the required facts about my topic. My facts were mostly arranged in logical order. I provided a list of most of my resources. My slides/Glogster had 3 or more grammar, spelling, or capitalization errors combined. || I provided no facts or misinformation about my topic. I did not provide a list of my resources. My slides/Glogster had many grammar, spelling, or capitalization errors. || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">** 16 points= E 11-15 points = M 9-10 points= W ****<span style="font-family: Architect,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">8 or less points= N **
 * ** Focus ** ||  ** 4-Exceeds **  ||  ** 3-Meets **  ||  ** 2-Working Towards **  ||  ** 1-Not Meeting **  ||
 * ** Use of Technology ** || I explored my topic using the internet efficiently and independently. || I explored my topic using the internet efficiently, but required some assistance || I explored my topic using the internet, but often required assistance || I could not explore my topic using the internet independently. I required a lot of assistance. ||
 * ** Focus/Information ** || I responded skillfully to all parts of the prompt, and demonstrated an insightful understanding of the topic || I responded thoroughly to all parts of the prompt, and demonstrated an understanding of topic || I responded to most parts of the prompt, and demonstrated a limited understanding of topic || I responded to some or no parts of the prompt, and demonstrated little to no understanding of topic ||
 * ** Support/Evidence ** || I skillfully used relevant text support from resources with accuracy. I developed my topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotes and other information || I used relevant and sufficient text support from readings with accuracy. I developed my topic with facts, definitions and details || I used mostly relevant text support but may lack sufficient details. I developed my topic with limited facts, definitions and details || I did not use relevant or sufficient text support from my resources with accuracy. I used few to no facts, definitions or details ||
 * ** Presentation ** || I provided many facts & details about my topic, which were arranged in logical order. I provided a list of all of my resources.