T2, Week 1 - Thursday: Intro to Culture Unit: "This I Believe: culture regions"

In this unit we will study...
​MYP Key Concept:  ​

• Time, place, and space: (diverse cultures across different places)

Related Concepts: ​

• Culture
• Perspective
• Community
• Diversity

​Global Context:

• Identities & Relationships​​

In this unit, we will explore and learn about some of the following:

• Human-Environment Interaction: How geography shapes culture
• Culture Regions
• Comparative Religions & Philosophies
• Individual and Cultural Identity
• Cultural Perception and Perspective
• Perceptual Regions: Generalizations and Stereotypes ("The Danger of a Single Story")
• Multiculturalism and Monoculture
• Human Migration & Cultural Influences: Acculturation and Assimilation
• Community (We will read the novel, Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman)​

For today's tasks... you will need the following links

• Everyone Has a Culture (Presentation)
• "Everyone Has a Culture - Everyone is Different" (PDF Handout)