What is Culture Lesson 1

Unit 2 FeedbackGradebookUnit 3 IntroCulture ShockDefinitions of culture

Do Now: Collect a laptop and sign into our class site

What we will do today

Unit 2 Feedback

Survey Monkey

Gradebook

Check your own now

Unit 3 Intro

Go to our class site and select the new unit titled

Unit 3: Cultural Anthropology

-Understandings and essential questions-Assessments-Individual responsibilities-Note above info in planner -Any questions?

5 Min Break

What you need to understand at the end of the lesson

1. How can our own experiences of culture shock help us understand culture?

2. Do animals have culture?3. How can one define culture?4. How will we define culture?

Culture Shock

Watch the animation clip

1. Take 2mins to think what it means to you

2. Feedback

3. In groups discuss what culture shock is and your experiences or knowledge of it 5mins (consider; what was hard for me when I moved country)

4. Individuals summarise groups ideas (recorded and listed on board) 5-10mins

How can our own experiences of culture shock help us understand culture?

What is culture then?

Read the definitions of culture in the plastic sleeve

5mins

What is culture?

Edward Tylor (Chris Trajano)

Said that culture is…….

Read the handout together as class

How can one define culture?

Do monkeys have culture?

Watch 2mins of Jane Goodall clip from 2:30-4:15mins

Do animals have culture?

So what is culture?

We can simplify it by saying that culture is….

Learned Behaviour

i.e. not your genetic heritage as we have observed evolving during unit 2 but everything else that conditions your actions.

Which leads me to assessment 1

Check out the unit 3 assessments page