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    Cultural Events in My State

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    Subject: Social Studies

    Lesson Length: 50 - 55 mins

    Topic: Cultural Diversity

    Grade Level: 4

    Standards / Framework:

    Brief Description: Students will explore different cultural events throughout their state and learn why they are important.

    Know Before You Start: Students should have an understanding of what culture is and the type of characteristics that make up a culture.

    Hook:

    • Read and discuss the sample comic.
    • Ask students if they ever attend any state cultural events.
    • Discuss and ask questions about the event.

    Activity:

    • Have students explore cultural events in their city or state.
    • Using the sample comic as a guide, have students create a one-to-three-panel comic that introduces a cultural event that takes place in their state. 
    • The comics should:
      • Name the culture.
      • Describe the details of the event that relate to that culture.
      • Give basic information about the event itself, e.g., when, where, why, etc.

    Closure:

    • Have students present their comic to the class.

    Differentiation:

    • Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
    • Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
    • Allow students to work in pairs or groups as needed.

    Resources:

    • Comic to print or display

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