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Download full textMonaco, Theresa; Goodner, Jane – 1990
Most typical high school programs are not meeting the needs of gifted and talented students. Programs for the gifted are often neither interdisciplinary nor differentiated as encouraged by Texas state guidelines. Gifted students can gain much from well-designed extracurricular activities. Grade weighting schemes in which gifted courses are…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Cultural Activities, English, Enrichment Activities
Peer reviewedPercoco, James A. – OAH Magazine of History, 1991
Presents a lesson plan dealing with the Columbian Exposition of 1893 at the Chicago (Illinois) World's Fair. Stresses recognition of (1) the connection between the past and the present; (2) the significance of Columbus Day; (3) the use of photographs as primary sources; and (4) the architecture of historical periods. Includes suggestions,…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Cultural Activities, Exhibits, High Schools
Learning about Peoples and Cultures. Peoples and Cultures Series. Textbook and A Guide for Teachers.
Fersh, Seymour, Ed. – 1989
This textbook and accompanying teacher's guide are one in a set of nine designed to teach high school students a process for studying other cultures as "insiders" rather than as "outsiders." The student text contains units on "Changing Views of Ourselves in the Universe"; "Seeing Each Other as Outsiders and Insiders"; "Considering Why Human…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Balantic, Jeannette – 1999
A rich artistic tradition developed in Mexico hundreds of years prior to the arrival of the Spanish. The indigenous people of Mexico created beautiful works of art that reflected their religious beliefs. Then the Spanish Conquest and colonization during the 1500s introduced Spanish beliefs and traditions to the region. This curriculum unit…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Area Studies, Cultural Activities, Cultural Context
MacIntyre, Carol S. – 1995
This six-week elective course in English for grades 10-12 is designed to acquaint students with the culture of India through the study of animals in Indian myth, folklore, and religion. Research skills, creative writing, group cooperation, and oral presentations are all integral parts of this course. Students must keep a course journal, research a…
Descriptors: Animals, Area Studies, Asian Studies, Beliefs
Blankenship, Glen; Tinkler, D. William – 1994
This curriculum packet, designed for high school students, contains student activities that focus on worker training and apprenticeship programs, structure of the school system, family income, leisure time activities, structure of the federal government, and social programs/health care. The three lessons may be used individually via integration…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
