If I Were You…
| Subject: | School Cultures |
| Thematic Scenario: | If I Were You . . . |
| Contexts\Outcomes: | Students obtain information about school cultures in the target countries. |
| Learn from Selected Countries/Cultures: | School environment in target countries (courses, schedules, calendar, class size, food, transportation, etc.) Cultural background of school environment. Relevant student topics such as social experiences, dress codes, likes/dislikes, and activities (sports, music, art, drama, speech, band, yearbook, dances, etc.). |
| Strategies: | Internet: Students search the internet to obtain information about target school cultures in selected countries.. Students exchange e-mail with students from the target countries comparing school experiences. Cooperative Learning: Class discussion comparing, contrasting, and analyzing target countries’ school environment with their own. Student groups portray school experiences from the target countries. |
| Assessments: | Written Projects: Students use a graphic organizer, comparing school experiences from target countries with their own. Oral Presentation: Student groups portray school experiences from the target countries, meeting rubric criteria. |
| Resources: | Internet Library resources Videotapes Community resources |