Goals and Outcomes
Cultural Traditions includes those disciplines that examine the handing down of culture or inherited patterns of thought and action over time. The examination of culture is to be construed broadly and may include the following components of culture: political, social and economic structures and their impact on life; ideas, values, and beliefs; behavior patterns, social organization and customs; language, literature, and the arts; the effect of physical environment on culture; gender; social class; distribution of power; cultural diversity; and cultural solidarity. Tradition can be examined through information handed down in writing, by word of mouth, or by example. Cultural Traditions is open to content areas either Western, non-Western, or aboriginal, viewed in and over time.
- Students will demonstrate knowledge of culture as historically and socially constructed.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze and interpret culture viewed over time in order to make informed decisions about past and/or current issues and conflicts.
For example, students will create a 20-minute oral presentation describing a solution to a current world problem based upon an analysis of relevant historical, social, institutional, and environmental factors.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to understand how culture is changed/shaped through changes in the environment, contact with other cultures, inventions, etc.
Evidence / Annual Reports |
