Lesson 4: Comparing School Systems Globally
Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.1 - Engage effectively in collaborative discussions with diverse partners on grade 5 topics, building on others' ideas
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.9 - Integrate information from partner classroom to write/speak about both school systems
Objective:
Students will compare and contrast key aspects of their school system with one from a classroom in another country through discussion
Materials:
- Webcam, Google Meet/Classroom for video call
- Venn diagram handouts
Procedures:
Introduce lesson objective and key aspects to compare
Break into small groups of 4-5 students
In video call, pairs share overview of their school system
Students complete Venn diagrams comparing school systems
Come together as a class and have groups share out similarities/differences discovered
Discussion Questions:
What surprised you or was most different from your experience?
What factors may lead to these school system differences?
How could both systems learn from one another?
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During this lesson students would video chat with students from Potosi, Bolivia about the topics we have learned and talked about. The language barrier will be minimized by myself and the English teacher from Bolivia, where we would be translating back and forth. This would be a great opportunity for students from Bolivia that are learning English in school to apply their learning, and vice-versa with my students where they would be applying everything we have learned in this unit and asking relevant questions to natives.Â