Respect for others and peace is important to understanding your own culture. Recognizing differences and similarities builds bridges between cultures. Respect goes both ways.
Alaska Native Knowledge Network
Students will:
Create a doll that helps them more fully understand something about themselves and their heritage.
Do research about traditional dolls and elements of their culture that are reflected in each one
Choose an element of their culture they feel a strong connection with and wish to express
Create a plan/drawing of a doll they wish to create, and give feedback and advise to each other
Students will create their own dolls based on their designs and the edits they have made
Students will write about their doll and what it represents to them, and what it shows about their culture
Students will present they dolls to the class, and take pictures of them to display along with the write up.
Reinforce the students’ sense of cultural identity and place in the world.