1. Stage 1 – Identify Desired Results
Established Goals:
 Students will know and use the attributes of diverse icons to recognize, compare, and contrast
national icons.
 Students will know the importance of icons to culture and use that knowledge to compare effects of
icons on their nation.
 Students will know and use the importance of icons on outside perspectives to determine
national/cultural stereotypes stemming from the nation's icons.
 Students will demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products
and processes using technology.
 Students will use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively,
including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
 Students will use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve
problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
What understandings are desired?
Students will understand that:
1. Icons represent and shape an entire nation to the rest of the world.
2. Successful icons rely on longevity, ubiquity, and distinction.
3. Icons develop within a variety of areas (music, acting, politics), then transcend all areas of the culture.
4. American icons share similar and distinct characteristics.
What essential questions will be considered?
1. What is an icon and why are they important?
2. Do icons reflect culture or shape it?
3. How do icons affect people's views/perceptions of a nation?
4. Why do some famous people become icons and others do not?
What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?
Students will know: Students will be able to:
 Vocabulary terms relating to icons  Recognize, define, and use icon vocabulary in
context
 Key facts about specific American and
 Use research skills to find out about various
Taiwanese icons icons in their nation
 The attributes that all icons encompass  Express their findings orally and in writing
using various forms of technology
 The similarities and differences between
 Describe how people create places that reflect
icons culture, human needs, current values and
 The contributions of icons to a culture ideals, and government policies
 Effectively work in groups