culture shock

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1、CULTURESHOCKOverview:Thislessonasksstudentstothinkabouthowculturalcustomsdifferthroughouttheworld.Studentswillresearchaforeignculture'scustomsandwritestoriespretendingtheyareonvacationwithafriendfromthecountrytheyhaveresearched.Theyandtheirfriendwilltraveltoanewcountrythatne

2、itherpersonisfamiliarwith,andstudentswilldescribeeachperson'sreactionstothenewcultureandhowthesereactionsdifferbasedoneachperson'sownculturalcustomsandhabits.ConnectionstotheCurriculum:Geography,socialstudies,history,artConnectionstotheNationalGeographyStandards:Standard4:"T

3、hephysicalandhumancharacteristicsofplaces"Time:TwotothreehoursMaterialsRequired:·ComputerwithInternetaccess·Constructionorposterpaper·MarkersorcoloredpencilsObjectives:Studentswill·discussthetopicstheywouldincludeinaCultureShock!bookfortheUnitedStates;·researchotherculturesa

4、ndtakenotesontheircustoms;·discusswhattheyhavelearnedfromtheirresearch;and·writestoriespretendingtheyareonatripwithafriendfromthecountrytheyhaveresearched,visitingacountrythatneitherpersonisfamiliarwithanddescribingtheirreactionstothenewculture.GeographicSkills:AcquiringGeog

5、raphicInformationOrganizingGeographicInformationAnsweringGeographicQuestionsAnalyzingGeographicInformationSuggested   ProcedureOpening:TelltheclassthatthereisabookseriesentitledCultureShock!(GraphicArtsCenterPublishingCompany)thatdescribestheculturalcharacteristicsofvariousc

6、ountries.Thebooksdiscusstopicssuchashowpeoplegreeteachother,customsusedatthedinnertable,andbusinessetiquette.Thistypeofbookcanbehelpfulforpeoplewhoarevisitingacountryforthefirsttimeorwhohavetomovetothatcountryforwork.Development:Askstudentstodiscusswhattheywouldincludeinasim

7、ilarbookfortheUnitedStates.WouldeveryonefromtheUnitedStatesagreeabouthowourculture"works?"RemindstudentsthattheU.S.isaverydiversecountrywithmanydifferentcultures,andthatdifferentpeopleintheU.S.mighthaveverydifferentideasaboutwhatisculturallyacceptable.Askstudentstoresearchan

8、othercultureontheInternetorinthelibraryandfindoutaboutthatculture'scustoms.