Lesson 3: What Are the Lesson 3: What Are the Common Elements of Common Elements of

Culture?Culture?

What Have We Looked At So What Have We Looked At So Far???Far???

Definition of Culture – Lesson 1Definition of Culture – Lesson 1How culture is a universal conceptHow culture is a universal conceptHow culture is classified as material and How culture is classified as material and

non-materialnon-material

Now:Now: Elements of culture Elements of culture

Some Elements of Culture Some Elements of Culture

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3223arBprk&feature=related

From watching the video, how can we From watching the video, how can we compare some of that culture to our own compare some of that culture to our own culture?culture?

Read Together Page 11Read Together Page 11

What examples of culture do you think fall What examples of culture do you think fall under each element?under each element?

How do you think these elements will How do you think these elements will affect our daily lives???affect our daily lives???

Read pages 12-13 in your groups.Read pages 12-13 in your groups.

After reading about these pages, discuss After reading about these pages, discuss in your groups what you learned about in your groups what you learned about each element, and how we use them in each element, and how we use them in our daily lives. Let’s write some down!!! our daily lives. Let’s write some down!!!

Read together page 14Read together page 14

QuestionQuestionDo you think wikipedia.org is a reliable Do you think wikipedia.org is a reliable

site? Why or why not?site? Why or why not?Do you think all newspaper articles are Do you think all newspaper articles are

accurate and reliable? Why or why not?accurate and reliable? Why or why not?

Read the following short story Read the following short story entitled “The Fun They Had” by entitled “The Fun They Had” by Isaac AsimovIsaac Asimov

Discuss in your groups the Discuss in your groups the questions on the checklist on the questions on the checklist on the back pageback page

For Next ClassFor Next Class

Bring in two or three photos of you. We will Bring in two or three photos of you. We will be making a be making a class culture collage.class culture collage. Make Make sure your photos are cultural! sure your photos are cultural!