Goal: Social Studies. Standard E: Behavioral Science Performance Standards Grade 12 E. 12.

.2 Explain how such factors as physical endowment and capabilities, family, gender, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic status, attitudes, beliefs, work, and motivation contribute to individual identity and development Objective: Through class discuss and analysis of a short story, students will compare their own perceptions of family to those of other cultures. Instructional Procedures Materials Needed: Venn Diagram, Short Story, Pens/Pencils Time Needed: Approximately 50 minutes: 10 minute introduction, 35 minute steps for instruction, 5 minute closure Procedures 1. Introduction: Students will brain storm ideas of what it means to be a family in their culture (who makes up a family, what the roles of family members are, etc.) 2. Developing the Lesson: Students will read a short story that presents a perspective on family from a different culture. Alone or in pairs, students will work together to complete a Venn diagram comparing their families to that featured in the story. The class will then come together and discuss their findings, creating a comprehensive Venn diagram on the board or overhead. 3. Closure: Students will be asked to think about what causes these cultural differences in family, drawing on previous learning about the sources of cultural change. Assessment: Students will be informally assessed on their participation in class. Formal assessment will be based on the completion of the Venn diagram and understanding demonstrated within the worksheets.

Stephanie Rudnicki ED 215 Lesson Plan Self Assessment 1. My objective in this lesson was for students to analyze text and compare and contrast their perception of family to those of cultures. I felt that I was successful in reaching this outcome, based on class conversation. Students actively participated in the reading of the text, class discussion, and completion of venn diagram charts. 2. I did not modify my original plan. My cooperating teacher had suggested that I work with more examples than just one family from another culture; however, I felt that doing so would take more time than what was available. 3. If I were to teach this lesson again, I would make sure that I had a better concept of time as I taught the lesson. I was unable to see the clock and, as a result, discussion went longer than I had planned, leaving less time for a conclusion. 4. Having shown students how the family structure varies from culture to culture, the next lesson I would teach would probably revolve around technical aspects of family, including how families are dened as the smallest structure of society. 5. Like my last lesson, I believe the class discussion was the most effective part of the lesson. Openly sharing ideas after students had a chance to work independently allowed students to make connections they may not have seen on their own before. To motivate learners, I asked probing questions and called on students who had not shared but I knew had good ideas to contribute.

6. The most difcult part of teaching this lesson was monitoring my time. Where in my last lesson I felt like I had to stretch my material, this lesson left me feeling like I could have used more time to cover everything. By not watching the clock, I let the discussion run longer than I had hoped and left almost no room for a good conclusion. 7. This lesson really demonstrated just how powerful students can be in supporting their own learning. Having seen the venn diagrams before class discussion and after class, many students benetted from hearing their classmates ideas. 8. The cooperating teacher had advised me to make my lesson very structured and work along with the students. I really appreciated this advice and I think it helped the lesson quite a bit. She had also recommended that I add more examples of families from other cultures, but, having completed the lesson, I know I would not have had time to do so. 9. From this lesson I learned that I still need to work on managing my time within the classroom. Time was also an issue in my last lesson when I had to stretch my material a bit. In trying to adjust from last time, I added more content to this lesson to increase time. However, I had added too much material and did not have time for closure which would have had students think about why families differed from culture to culture, employing higher levels of thinking and making connections between the last lesson that I taught.