Module 9: My World- Social Studies 2 - Course Guide
Module Overview:
In this module, students will learn to synthesize information about other countries’ laws. They will make observations about how countries work together to end conflict, make compromises, and keep the peace and identify unique characteristics and significance of cultural celebrations of Cinco de Mayo, Juneteenth, Diwali, Hanukkah, and Chinese New Year. Students will understand the United Kingdom’s and China’s systems of government and compare them to each other and to the United States’ system.
Module Materials:
- Pencils
- Crayons or colored pencils
- Notebook
- Scissors
- Glue
- Highlighter
- Markers
- Blank paper
Module Objectives:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Objective(s) |
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| 1 | Governments Around the World |
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| 2 | Working Together for Peace |
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| 3 | Celebrating World Cultures |
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| 4 | Project: World Government Research |
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Module Key Words:
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country government law conflict compromise peace holiday culture celebration leader compare contrast |
Module Assignments:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Page # | Assignment Title |
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| 1 | Governments Around the World | 6 | World Government Assignment |
| 2 | Working Together for Peace | 5 | World Peace Assignment |
| 3 | Celebrating World Cultures | 5 | Holiday Celebration Assignment |
| 4 | Project: World Government Research | 2 | World Government Research Project |
Learning Coach Notes:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Notes |
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| 1 | Governments Around the World | After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the governments of Canada, Russia, and North Korea, and how they are the same and different from that of The United States government. |
| 2 | Working Together for Peace | After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the meaning of conflict and compromise and how countries compromise to keep peace. |
| 3 | Celebrating World Cultures | After completing this lesson, ask your student to describe the cultural holidays they learned about, their characteristics, and their significance to the culture that celebrates them. |
| 4 | Project: World Government Research | Before your student begins this project, ask your student to review the directions of the project before they begin and to review their work before they turn their project in. |
Module Guiding Questions:
When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.
| Lesson Title | Question |
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| Governments Around the World |
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| Working Together for Peace |
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| Celebrating World Cultures |
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| Project: World Government Research |
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Module Video Questions:
When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.
| Lesson Title | Video | Question |
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Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:
Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:
- What is the main idea?
- What are three things new you learned?
- How does this book relate to what you are learning about?
| # | Book | Author | Lexile Level |
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| 1 | Binny's Diwali | Thrity Umrigar and Nidhi Chanani | |
| 2 | Juneteenth for Mazie | Floyd Cooper | |
| 3 | The Story of Hanukkah | David A. Adler and Jill Weber | |
| 4 | Ruby's Chinese New Year | Vickie Lee and Joey Chou |
Module Outing:
Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.
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