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Intro to Unit 3: Heritage
Essential Question: "How does heritage define us individually and as a nation?"

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Kayla Briet (Ted Talk Video)
Why do I make art? To build time capsules for my heritage.
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Open Ended
Why does Kayla make art? (Answer in a complete sentence!)
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Unit 3:
Revolves around the idea of Embracing Heritage.
There will be multiple books, short stories, & poems read from a variety of different perspectives, including Hispanic, Native American, & African American.
Throughout the unit, we will be doing multiple projects focused around the idea of embracing different cultures.
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Open Ended
Stop and Think #1:
What do you already know about culture and heritage?
(If you are stuck: Think about what these words mean, what your culture is, etc...)
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Definition:
heritage: (noun) the background from which one comes; something handed down from one's ancestors or the past
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Definition:
culture: (noun) the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time
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Cultures we will read literature from this unit:
Native American
Asian American
African American
Hispanic and Latino American
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Our full class novel for this unit is:
ESPERANZA RISING
This book falls under the hispanic category. There is quite a bit of Spanish, but all words or phrases are either immediately translated, or can be figured out using context clues.
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Open Ended
Stop and Think #2: What can you tell me about this image?
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Heritage Research
In this unit, you will be doing a research project where you will showcase one of the countries from which your ancestors immigrated.
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Now we are going to listen to the first chapter of "Esperanza Rising" as a class.
Be sure to follow along with the book as we listen.
Intro to Unit 3: Heritage
Essential Question: "How does heritage define us individually and as a nation?"

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