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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
Unit 5
Cultures
CONCEPT QUESTION
What happens
when two ways
of life come
together?
Week 1
Expand the Concept
What can happen when someone’s
clothes are different?
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
Connect the Concept
Literature
Suki's Kimono
Clothing: Bringing Cultures Together
Develop Language familiar, murmur, shreds
Teach Content
 Cultures
Clothing
Festivals
Writing
 Editorial
Internet Inquiry
 Clothes Around the World
Week 2
Expand the Concept
How are communities and families
similar around the world?
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
Connect the Concept
Literature
How My Family Lives in America
Communities Celebrate Cultures
Develop Language accent, accept,
characters
Teach Content
 Cultures
Economics
Family Life
Writing
 Write Your Opinion
Internet Inquiry
 Cultural Celebrations
Week 3
Expand the Concept
What is gained and lost in a move
from one culture to another?
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
Connect the Concept
Literature
Good-Bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong
It's a Small World
Develop Language
applications, birth
certificates, sponsors
Teach Content
 Cultures
Family Life
Location Skills
Writing
 Travel Ad
Internet Inquiry
 Immigration
Week 5
Expand the Concept
How are families changed by the
kind of place they live?
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
Connect the Concept
Literature
Me and Uncle Romie
Country to City
Develop Language constellations,
counselors, vendor
Teach Content
 Communities
Cultures: Housing
Cultures: Entertainment
Writing
 Story Review
Internet Inquiry
 Family Life
Week 4
Expand the Concept
How can food from different
cultures be mixed?
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
Connect the Concept
Literature
Jalapeņo Bagels
Foods of Mexico—A Delicious Blend
Develop Language grated, tofu, wok
Teach Content
 Cultures
Food
Writing
 Answer a Question
Internet Inquiry
 Food from Different
Cultures