This is a detailed classroom plan involving the study and presentation of various cultures' holiday traditions using teamwork. media, and understanding of their peers.

1. Students will participate in collaborating with their peer about their chosen holiday
tradition outside of their culture realm. Students are required to have an understanding of
their topic and reflect it in their overall performance.
Common ground of learner/content
There are 20 4th
graderstotal,11 girlsand 9 boys.Two are Muslim, 3 are Jewish,and2are
AfricanAmerican.Iwill interview themasa classexploringtheirknowledge of holidays,not
onlywithinAmericanCulture butalsofromthe culturesof theirpeers.Iwill observethemduringclass
discussion,alongwithincorporatingvariousactivitiestoaccommodate eachlearningstyle andgenre of
information.
Objective
Studentswill identifyholidaytraditionsof notonlytheirownculture,butothersaswell,such
as: Christmas,Easter, Halloween,Valentine’sDay, Kwanza,Hanukkah, Ramadan,Muharram,
and Passover.They will alsobe knowledgeableof traditionsothercontinentscarryoutwhile
celebratingotherholidays,all beingapprovedbyme first.We will brieflycoverthe traditionsinclass
usingan informationaldocumentarywithacomprehension/notetakingsheet.Iwill alsopresentpictures
of traditionsandquestionthe students’basicknowledge of the holidays,whilebrieflyelaboratingon
each one. Students willthencomplete the assignment givenwithanassignedpartnerbypresenting
gatheredinformationof theirholidayof choice thatliesoutside the realmof theirownculture.Theywill
presentthe informationbycreating2visual aidstoassistinexplainingtheirchosentraditiontothe class
at the endof a two weekperiod.Intheirpresentationtheyare requiredtothoroughlyexplainatleast
10 traditionsof theirchosenholiday,aswell ascomparingandcontrastingitwiththeirown.The
assessmentisbasedonthe contentof theirclassroompresentation, completionof
comprehension/notetakingtemplate, alongwiththe utilizedmaterials.
Method,Media,and Materials
There iscreative wiggle roominthe methodbeingused.Studentswill read,write,hear,and
can alsophysicallymake theirpresentationif desired.Mediaformatsinclude text,computer
research,television,pictures,andvideos.The electronicmaterialsare athand,as well asart
materialsif studentsdecide todesignarepresentationof theirtradition.
Utilize Media and Materials
Whenintroducingthe newassignment,Iwill have videospulleduponthe drop screenforthe
studentstowatch,as well asa bookto readabout variouscultures,andpictures.Iwill have
art materialsreadyandwill give specificinstructionaboutthe assignmentandwhatitentails.
Require Learning Participation
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2. Evaluate and Revise
I will check the students’ sources of information before they present their holiday, and
evaluate the final products. There will be a rubric created specifically stating what
content is needed to help guide students along the way.
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