Values

5 Min Map Practice
States

Go to Seterra and practice locating all the states located in the United States of America

Open Ended

ONE WORD DESCRIPTIONS:

Type in 1 word that best describe each of the following pictures

Open Ended

#2

Open Ended

#3

Multiple Choice

Boston was a bustling, crowded, flourishing town. A great port, its wealth was in its ships. From the West Indies, the ships brought molasses and sugar, raisins, limes, and oranges. From England, they brought paper and glass, thread, fish-hooks, metal tools, and tea, coffee, silk, and spice that English ships had brought to London from the Far East.

Boston was _____ .

• thriving

• beautiful

• dangerous

• polluted

Multiple Choice

People With Extraordinary Abilities

Fictional stories about people who have extraordinary abilities have always attracted people’s attention. One of them is the story of Vera Petrova, who is able to perceive things with different parts of her skin, and through solid walls. One day she comes into his father’s office and puts her hands on the door of a locked safe. Suddenly she asks her father why he keeps so many old newspapers locked away there. Vera’s curious talent is brought to the notice of a scientific research institute and she is given a series of tests by a special commission. During these tests she manages to read a newspaper through an opaque screen and then she describes the figures and colors of a picture hidden under a carpet. During all these tests Vera is blindfolded; and, indeed, except when blindfolded she lacks the ability to perceive things with her skin. It was also found that although she could perceive things with her fingers, this ability ceased the moment her hands were wet.

7. As we understand from the reading, Vera Petrova_________

• can only perceive things with her fingers.

• is a curious child.

• is not the only fictional character who has extraordinary abilities.

• fails most of the tests administered by a special commission.

• perceives the objects only when her fingers are wet.

Multiple Choice

When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals. Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. They did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex. Unfortunately, the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside. Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.

Which title best summarizes the main idea of the passage?

• Wild Animals in Art

• Hidden Prehistoric Paintings

• Exploring Caves Respectfully

• Determining the Age of French Caves

What do you “value” most in a person?

Open Ended

What do you most value in people? Why?

What Values do you think others place on you?

Open Ended

If there was 1 core value people would associate with you what do you think it would be and why?

What is a Core Value?

What Values do you associate with Being American?

JOT THOUGHT…Breakdown

“What’s it mean to be American”

-Rights and Responsibilities

-Values

-Foundation of Our Country

-Quotes

-Liberty

-Democracy

Symbols of America…..Eagle, Liberty Bell, etc.

What it means to be an American…

Public Service Announcement (Video)

What’s It
Mean to Be
an
American?

Recognizing Values

1.

Video Clips of the Individual and Voice Overs

-VoiceAI

2.

General Interview about what it means to be an American (maybe ask
Teachers, etc.)

3.

Video a Grandparent/Relative/Someone in your life

4.

Reenactments

5.

Famous moments of history that helped define what it means to be an
American.

The Values of America….What’s it Mean to be American?

Take a moment and think of one word or a phrase that best represents the values
of America. I think over the course of time, some of those values have changed so
it might be helpful to think of “Traditional” American values vs. “Modern” American
values.

-Once you figured out what you want to write, use a marker and write it down on a
slip of paper.

Last Project: The Landscape of America

The goal of this project is to create a 10 minute presentation, where your group presents your claim to the class with
information you have collected from interviews, questioning, surveys, etc. This project is different as your group is in
charge of creating the research.

Take a topic from the board and create a set of questions that would help you understand other’s thoughts and opinions
about your topic. You can create surveys online, interview people, but internet research is not necessary.

-inflation

Military

Economy

Education

Crime

Addictions

Food Industry

Immigration

Infrastructure (Trains, Planes, Subways)

Mental Health

Physical Health

Breakdown of the Family

Values/Morals

Pop Culture

Social Issues

Clean Water

Pollution

Taxes

Politics

corruption

Environmental Issues

What it means to be American…Public Service
Announcement

Brain-storming/Laying the groundwork

Create a graphic organizer with the poster paper/blank slips that displays your
approach to the project.

What type of format do you plan to use?

How are you going to structure your video?

What ideas would you like to showcase?

What technology are you using? Apps, voiceAI, adobe etc.

What has to happen for your group to accomplish this? Roles and responsibilities

Video Project…What’s it mean to be American?

You’ll be creating a 1:30-2:00 that creatively answers the above question. The
focus can be on the rights and responsibilities that a US citizens has but you can
also focus on the core values.

It might be difficult to generalize all of the different aspects that go into being an
American citizen, perhaps you can showcase 1 specific characteristic like bravery
or perseverance. Or pick