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Culture and Society
Unit 2Grade 7 Humanities
Essential Questions
• How is identity shaped by culture and society?
• What is the relationship between society and culture?
LA-SS-Me
• Language Arts
• Required Reading - Dystopian novels
• Class Novel - Lord of the Flies
• Writing - biographies
• Speaking - Digital and oral presentations
LA-SS-Me
• Social Studies
• Cultural Universals
• Different cultures/societies throughout history
• Create-Your-Own Culture and Society
LA-SS-Me
• Me
• Explore your own culture and society
• Personality/Character Strengths inventories
• Create-Your-Own Culture and Society
Calendar
• Week 1 - Introduction to culture and society
• Weeks 2-5 - Culture and Society rotations
• Jan & Feb - Create-Your-Own Culture and Society
• Jan & Feb - Lord of the Flies
• March - Culture and Society presentations
Week 1• Monday - Introduce unit, Cultural Universal
Vocab
• Tuesday - Culture (Day 1)
• Wednesday - Culture (Day 2)
• Thursday - Society
• Friday - Begin rotation with your current Humanities teacher
Weeks 2-5
• Society Rotations
• Days 1-4 - Learning about the culture and society
• Day 5 - Check in with Humanities teacher, vocabulary assessments, society assessments
Weeks 2-5Mr. Forbes
Pre-Colonial South America
Weeks 2-5Ms. Bradshaw
Ancient Greece
Weeks 2-5Mr. Ginder
Ancient Rome
Weeks 2-5
Medieval England
Mr. Robinson
Creating a Society
• 3-4 group members
• Earth-bound society
• Direct evidence of the cultural universals
• Include additional culture components
• Group members will report out on their society
• Interactive cultural activity
Required ReadingDystopian Novels
How did the society get
here?
Required ReadingDystopian Novels
How did the society get
here?
Where do we see disfunction in our society
today?
Required ReadingDystopian Novels
How did the society get
here?
Where do we see disfunction in our society
today?How do we ensure that
society does not disintegrate into a dystopia?
Required ReadingDystopian Novels
How did the society get
here?
Where do we see disfunction in our society
today?How do we ensure that
society does not disintegrate into a dystopia?
To the library 11/27 or 12/12
Required ReadingDystopian Novels
How did the society get
here?
Where do we see disfunction in our society
today?How do we ensure that
society does not disintegrate into a dystopia?
To the library 11/27 or 12/12
Due February 6
Lord of the Flies“After a plane crash
strands them on a tropical island while the rest of the world is ravaged by war, a group of British schoolboys
attempts to form a civilized society but descends into brutal
anarchy.”
AR
• Still responsible for AR points goals
• Points due March 11
• Still responsible for AR projects
• T2 Project 1 due January 19
• T2 Project 2 due March 6
Unit Assessments
• Society Previews
• Creating a Society
• Required Reading
• Biographical Sketches