Unit 1 Lesson 9-How did Louisiana's Culture Become Unique

Unit 1 Topic 2 Lesson 9:How did Louisiana's Culture Become Unique?

Our objectives are:

3.1.6 We can Compare and contrast the influence of cultural groups in Louisiana

3.2.4 We can Identify cultural elements that have contributed to the state’s heritage

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN TODAY?

HOW DIFFERENT CULTURAL GROUPS (GROUPS OF PEOPLE) HELPED TO MAKE LOUISIANA UNIQUE

FIRST LETS REVIEW SOME VOCABULARY

Culture-The way of life of people who share similar beliefs and customs.

 

THE 4 MAIN FACTORS THAT MAKE UP CULTURE ARE: 

LANGUAGE, CUSTOMS,VALUES, AND  RELIGION

Cultural Elements - The LANGUAGE, VALUES, RELIGION, and CUSTOMS that a group of people have in common.

Cultural Groups-people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture.

Louisiana’s Cultural Groups that have made us so unique are:

Native American, French, African, Irish, Spanish, and German

Heritage-Anything important like knowledge or personal property that is passed down from generation to generation.

Unique - Not like anything else, different, special

MIGRATION OR MIGRATE - To move from one place to another.

ACCEPT - To keep something because you like it.

SHARE- To give a part of something you have to someone else.

Influence- To effect or change in a good way.

SOURCE ANALYSIS

SOURCE ANALYSIS MEANS WE WILL LOOK AT SOURCES AND FIGURE OUT WHAT INFORMATION THEY CAN GIVE US

Source 1

This map illustrates all the major cultures that migrated to Louisiana.

Multiple Choice

WHAT DOES MIGRATION MEAN?

• Not like anything else, different, special

• The way of life of people who share similar beliefs and customs.

• To keep something because you like it

• To move from place to place

Multiple Choice

HOW DOES SOURCE 1 SHOW MIGRATION?

• Because this source states that because of so many different cultures Jazz was born. Louisianians took these differences to make its unique culture.

• Because this source shows many different cultures moving to Louisiana

• Because this source states that Native Americans shared their culture with the early settlers. Cultures share with each other.

• Because this source shows many different foods being sold in the French Market. These foods came from different cultures. People in New Orleans accepted these different cultures.

Source 2: Excerpt from Louisiana's Traditional Cultures: An Overview

This excerpt describes how different people in Louisiana shared their culture.

Many of the original inhabitants of Louisiana shared their culture with the newly arrived Europeans and Africans, teaching them how to take advantage of the natural bounty of the land. So filé (powdered sassafras for gumbo), place names (Atchafalaya), and hunting and

fishing practices, such as hand fishing, was shared by the Native Americans.

inhabitants: people who live in a certain place.

Multiple Choice

WHAT DOES SHARE MEAN?

• To give a part of something you have to someone else.

• The way of life of people who share similar beliefs and customs.

• To keep something because you like it

• To move from place to place

Multiple Choice

HOW DOES SOURCE 2 SHOW SHARING?

• Because this source states that because of so many different cultures Jazz was born. Louisianians took these differences to make its unique culture.

• Because this source shows many different cultures moving to Louisiana

• Because this source states that Native Americans shared their culture with the early settlers. Cultures share with each other.

• Because this source shows many different foods being sold in the French Market. These foods came from different cultures. People in New Orleans accepted these different cultures.

Source 3

This image illustrates the different cultures that could be found in the French Market of New Orleans.

Multiple Choice

WHAT DOES ACCEPT MEAN?

• To give a part of something you have to someone else.

• The way of life of people who share similar beliefs and customs.

• To keep something because you like it

• To move from place to place

Multiple Choice

HOW DOES SOURCE 3 SHOW ACCEPTING?

• Because this source states that because of so many different cultures Jazz was born. Louisianians took these differences to make its unique culture.

• Because this source shows many different cultures moving to Louisiana

• Because this source states that Native Americans shared their culture with the early settlers. Cultures share with each other.

• Because this source shows many different foods being sold in the French Market. These foods came from different cultures. People in New Orleans accepted these different cultures.

Source 4: This excerpt explains how Jazz was created and became a part of Louisiana.

Throughout the nineteenth century, cultural groups such as the French, Spanish, African, Italian, German, and Irish found common cause in their love of music. New Orleans had a great tradition of celebration. Opera, military marching bands, folk music, the blues, different types of church music, ragtime, echoes of traditional African drumming, and all of the dance styles that went with this music could be heard and seen throughout the city. When all of these kinds of music blended into one, jazz was born. New Orleans Jazz became a part of Louisiana’s culture and became the music of its people.

Multiple Choice

HOW DOES SOURCE 4 SHOW LOUISIANIANS MAKING SOMETHING THEIRS?

• Because this source states that because of so many different cultures Jazz was born. Louisianians took these differences to make its unique culture.

• Because this source shows many different cultures moving to Louisiana

• Because this source states that Native Americans shared their culture with the early settlers. Cultures share with each other.

• Because this source shows many different foods being sold in the French Market. These foods came from different cultures. People in New Orleans accepted these different cultures.

The Native Americans

The Native Americans (Indians) were already here in America. They were the first people here. They were here before Christopher Columbus, The other Europeans, The Germans, The Spanish, and The Africans. When all the other cultural groups arrived in America the Native Americans taught them how to take advantage of the natural bounty of the land. So filé (powdered sassafras for gumbo), place names (Atchafalaya), and hunting and fishing practices, such as hand fishing, was shared by the Native Americans.

Poll

Is Louisiana made of just one cultural group of people?

• Yes

• No

Poll

Are the cultural groups that make up the culture of Louisiana UNIQUE?

• Yes

• No

EXIT TICKET TIME!

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a cultural group that helped to make Louisiana culture what it is today?

• Native Americans

• French

• Africans

• Alaskan

• German

Multiple Choice

What cultural element did the Native Americans help with the most?

• Customs because many things in Louisiana are named after them and they provided the File' for gumbo.

• The Europeans because Louisiana has many types of European foods.

• The Canadians because Louisiana is a producer of Maple Syrup

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a cultural element?

• Customs

• Values

• Race

• Religion

• Language

Multiple Choice

What is culture?

• The way of life of people who share similar beliefs and customs.LANGUAGE, CUSTOMS,VALUES, AND RELIGION

• people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture.

• Anything important like knowledge or personal property that is passed down from generation to generation.

• To effect or change in a good way.

Multiple Choice

What is a cultural group?

• The way of life of people who share similar beliefs and customs.LANGUAGE, CUSTOMS,VALUES, AND RELIGION

• people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture.

• Anything important like knowledge or personal property that is passed down from generation to generation.

• To effect or change in a good way.

Multiple Choice

What does heritage mean?

• The way of life of people who share similar beliefs and customs.LANGUAGE, CUSTOMS,VALUES, AND RELIGION

• people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture.

• Anything important like knowledge or personal property that is passed down from generation to generation.

• To effect or change in a good way.

Multiple Choice

What does influence mean?

• The way of life of people who share similar beliefs and customs.LANGUAGE, CUSTOMS,VALUES, AND RELIGION

• people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture.

• Anything important like knowledge or personal property that is passed down from generation to generation.

• To effect or change in a good way.

Our objectives were:

3.1.6 We learned how to Compare and contrast the influence of cultural groups in Louisiana

3.2.4 We learned how to Identify cultural elements that have contributed to the state’s heritage

YOU DID IT!!