Everything is Illuminated Lesson Plan

Cultural Origins, Part 2

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Students will begin to work together to share ideas and collaborate on an individual project that helps them better understand how traditions are started and evolve over time.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1

Structure:

During the first lesson students started to familiarize themselves with a cultural tradition that they found interesting. This activity is the second part of a multi-day lesson that will expand students' understanding of these topics. It will conclude on Day Four of the lesson plan with a short individual or group presentation on their topic using a medium of...