Scott Foresman Reading Street

CULTURES

Discuss the Big Idea

What happens when two ways of life come together?

Write the unit theme and Big Idea question on the board. Ask students to think about the selections they have read in the unit. Discuss how each selection and lesson concept can help them answer the Big Idea question from this unit.

Model this for students by choosing a selection and explaining how the selection and lesson concept address the Big Idea.

	Critically analyze unit theme.
	Connect content across selections.
	Combine content and skills in meaningful activities that build literacy.
	Respond to unit selections through a variety of modalities.

North and South

Write a Letter Discuss the

details of life in both Harlem and the South before students begin their letters. Make a list of the details on the board for students to refer to as they compose their letters.

Part of My Culture

Share Your Culture Allow

several days for students to prepare their presentations. Schedule a special time, such as a mock television broadcast, for students to share their drawings, songs, and so on.

Finding My Roots

Make a Map Have a large

outline map or world map available so you can create a composite map of the students' information. Have students summarize the information in a chart.

Unit 5

Wrap-Up

Where do different parts of your family come from?
Find out where some of your relatives were born. Then make a map. Show where you live and where your family came from. If you find out any dates, write when your
family moved from one region to another.

In Me and Uncle Romie, James discovers how different
life in Harlem is from life in the South. Pretend you are James. Write a letter home to tell your family about your experiences in New York.

Ask your family about a part of your heritage that is shown
in your food, dress, art, crafts, music, or some other form of culture. Make a picture, learn a song or dance, or find another way that you can share this part of your culture
with your class.