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Unit Cultural Theme
Unit Cultural Theme
Family: Honoring Ancestors
Family: Honoring Ancestors
Family includes past, present, and future immediate and extended family. Individuals are responsible for knowing their role in the family and to show the children their roles. It is also important to know where one has come from by looking at his/her family tree. To honor Ancestors shows respect and pride for oneself and one's culture.
Family includes past, present, and future immediate and extended family. Individuals are responsible for knowing their role in the family and to show the children their roles. It is also important to know where one has come from by looking at his/her family tree. To honor Ancestors shows respect and pride for oneself and one's culture.
Understanding Goal
Understanding Goal
Students will understand that to honor their ancestors shows respect and pride for one's self and one's culture.
Students will understand that to honor their ancestors shows respect and pride for one's self and one's culture.
Essential Question
Essential Question
What does honoring one's ancestors look like?
What does honoring one's ancestors look like?
Unit Overview:
Unit Overview:
Students will create a family tree mobile while they learn about their family history.
Students will make a voice thread presenting their family tree.
Alaska Cultural Standard: A
Alaska Cultural Standard: A
Culturally knowledgeable students are well grounded in the cultural heritage and traditions of their community. 2) recount their own genealogy and family history;
Culturally knowledgeable students are well grounded in the cultural heritage and traditions of their community. 2) recount their own genealogy and family history;
Artists Habit of Mind: Develop Craft
Artists Habit of Mind: Develop Craft
Learning to use tools, materials, artistic conventions; and learning to care for tools, materials, and space.
Learning to use tools, materials, artistic conventions; and learning to care for tools, materials, and space.
Experts:
Experts:
Rita Olanna (KTS)
Mary Jane Litchard (OME)
Alberta Westdahl (KTS)
Minnie Aluska (WBB)
Shem Rose Koonooka (GAM)
Jolene Nanouk (UNK)
Rachel Stasenko (Shishmaref)
Most people in Shishmaref, Brevig, Teller and Wales know how to sew the advanced version.
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