Religion, culture, and diversity
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/teachers/lp_diversity.html
A lesson plan for grades 5–7 Social Studies
Diversity and pluralism are hallmarks of North American society. Within our culture there coexist a plethora of traditions and values that are bound to conflict with each other and at the same time enrich each other. In a nation of immigrants, each new group challenges the mainstream to accept its religion and culture, and is challenged to keep its identity while getting along and blending in.
In this lesson, students explore some of the tensions associated with religious and cultural differences, learn more about various religions and share their own religious traditions. Resources include segments from Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, Web sites, and interviews with family members and other adults. As a culminating activity, students create art projects on themes of religion, spirituality, and diversity.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 5
- Goal 3: The learner will examine the roles various ethnic groups have played in the development of the United States and its neighboring countries.
- Objective 3.01: Locate and describe people of diverse ethnic and religious cultures, past and present, in the United States.
Grade 6
- Goal 13: The learner will describe the historic, economic, and cultural connections among North Carolina, the United States, South America, and Europe.
- Objective 13.02: Describe the diverse cultural connections that have influenced the development of language, art, music, and belief systems in North Carolina and the United States and assess their role in creating a changing cultural mosaic.
Grade 7
- Goal 13: The learner will describe the historic, economic, and cultural connections among North Carolina, the United States, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
- Objective 13.02: Describe the diverse cultural connections that have influenced the development of language, art, music, and belief systems in North Carolina and the United States and analyze their role in creating a changing cultural mosaic.
