Submitted by Linda Uscola
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Throughout the activities, the teacher should observe the student's participation and interaction with other students and assess informally. Surveys and interviews may be assessed more formally, if desired. Rubrics for the talk show group discussion and the multi-media collage are provided. (See Lesson 4 "Attachments" for the talk show rubric and Unit "Attachments" for the collage rubric.) Peer assessment could also be used for these two activities.
Students will be divided into groups of no more than three students per group to create a multimedia collage on the theme of group identity within any or all of the three cultures emphasized. The idea of individual identity leading to/resulting from group identity, leading to/resulting from national identity should be emphasized. These collages should include news media reports, advertisements, songs, poems, artwork, survey data, proverbs, etc. This may encompass roughly six to ten class sessions.
Students will present their collages to the class. Students viewing the collages should watch for examples of individual identity, group identity, and national identity. This is targeted for one to two class sessions.