September+8

=__**Learning Objectives**__ (copy in your planner)=
 * Use cooperative learning to explore the Essential Question and quotations.
 * Organize thoughts and ideas into graphic organizers in order to facilitate discussion.
 * Plan and Monitor: Make and confirm predictions.
 * Understand the role of conflict in a story.

= = =__Agenda__ (do not copy)= Students, in groups of 3, write the EQ in the center of a sheet of paper. Around the EQ students write the words "identity, truth, and perception." Each student in the group, __responds to each word__ (What does the word mean to the student? What does the student think about each word?). Rotate the paper among the group. 2 minutes per word. Then have the __groups write 3 answers to the EQ__. 10 minutes total. Anthropologists divide culture into four categories: material goods, social connections, values or beliefs, and arts. Students identify the cultures they are familiar with and brainstorm elements for each category (__make a chart and write in it__). Remember: culture may refer to age group, gender, or hobby, in addition to ethnic background.
 * 1. Group work: "When Do You Really Know Someone?"**
 * 2. Cultural Perspectives**