Cultural RelevanceWEEK TWO

Before we go over our worksheet, let’s take a look at some food from around the world!

See if the pictures look like what you thought they might look like based on what you know about different cultures

Food from around the world

Russia:

China:

India:

Italy:

How do we celebrate… New Year? Weddings? Birthdays?

Worksheet: Food around the world

Away from food and back to culture We will have a staged role play about

cultural interaction Three groups of students Volunteers for observers?

Let’s shift our focus…

Observers: for recording your observations Participants: for following your culture’s

rules This will be a 10 point in class assignment Tomorrow, a quiz will be given asking you

about the role play from class today PAY ATTENTION TO THE INTERACTIONS! Afterwards we will debrief and discuss what

occurred with the help of our observers

How you will be graded:

Watch closely as two different cultural groups—the Pandyas and the Chispas—interact.

You may move among the participants, but you may not touch or speak to them.

Your observations will help the class view the lesson with a wider perspective during debriefing!

Observers:

CHISPAS PANDYAS You will be given the norms and behaviors

for YOUR CULTURE DO NOT SHARE THEM WITH ANYONE!!! This will result in a zero for the day and

dismissal from class You will be graded on how well you act out

the norms If you break a rule, YOU LOSE POINTS!

Two cultures meet:

Follow the guidelines for interacting as stated on your sheet

We will have roughly five-ten minutes to interact

I will meet with each group privately before we begin

If you are being to silly, goofy, or over the top you will lose points or be asked to sit out

Rules to follow:

Two student groups from imaginary countries have been invited to a party sponsored by an international student-exchange organization.

The party organizers hope the two groups will get acquainted and learn about each other.

When students return to their home schools, they will present culture reports to their classmates. The students are welcome to mingle, hang out, and talk.

The prompt:

The music playing in the background will serve as a simulation for background music at the party

When the time is up, I will stop the music, we will return to our seats and then discuss what we saw

TOMORROW: A quiz on the discussion and your reaction to what happened in class!

Music

Each group will have 5 minutes to create a brief report. The Chispas' report will describe Pandya behavior and the values that their classmates could expect to encounter if they visited the Pandya nation. The Pandyas will create a similar description of the Chispas' culture.

Reports:

Let’s go over several aspects of the interaction

Try to participate at least once in the discussion

Discussion