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Download full textLarson, Pamela A. – 1999
This curriculum unit, designed for a Spanish I class at the high school level, explores the Olmec, an ancient civilization in Mexico. The unit aims for students to develop an appreciation for early civilizations and their importance to the present day. It gives seven objectives for students to work toward and lists detailed strategies for…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Context, Curriculum Enrichment, Foreign Countries
Shapiro, Aline – 1999
This curriculum project, using research and literary and historical perspectives, seeks to help students develop an awareness of the rich cultural diversity of Mexico through studying the mythology of the Aztec people. Through literature and storytelling, students see how mythology is often about real people and events and woven into the fabric of…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, Area Studies, Beliefs, Cultural Context
Larson, Susan Booth – 2001
This teaching guide is comprised of four interdisciplinary units dealing with the expeditions of conquistadors in the New World: (1) "Cortes and the Aztecs: Different Views of the World"; (2) "Pizarro and the Incas: The 'What Ifs?' of History"; (3) "Orellana and the Amazon: Human and Environmental Issues"; and (4)…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Baker, Rosalie F.; Baker, Charles F., III – 1997
Intended for teachers of grades 5 and up, this unit on ancient Rome introduces students to a variety of primary sources, all chosen with the idea that they can be used to form an accurate and informative picture of what it was like to be a Roman during ancient times, and the similarities and dissimilarities between life then and today. The unit…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Class Activities, Cultural Context, Drama
Blubaugh, Donelle; Borden, Carla, Ed. – 1996
The educational materials in this resource guide were developed from information collected from the 1991 and 1994 Festival of American Folklife programs held at the National Mall in Washington, DC. The festivals were held in connection with the 500th anniversary of Spanish contact with the Americas and were celebrations of the diversity and…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Art Expression, Cultural Context
Seelye, H. Ned, Ed. – 1968
A product of a 1968 Title III National Defense Education Act Pilot Workshop on Teaching Latin American Cultural Themes, this booklet is designed to (1) further the cause of Latin American understanding in Spanish, social studies, and elementary school classes, (2) to be used in future workshops, and (3) serve as a model for similar handbooks…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Annotated Bibliographies, Articulation (Education), Course Objectives
Gorden, Raymond L. – 1970
This unit is one of a series of cross-cultural mini-dramas, and is offered as the prototype audio-visual unit of the Cross-Cultural Communication Packet (CCCP). The objective is to provide insight into the process of cross-cultural communication, and to develop observation skills, or to sensitize the student to concepts which will help him to…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Context
