Aborigine Culture

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Aborigine Culture

• By Jill Gangloff
• December 6, 2007

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Introduction and Background

• 1st Student Teaching Experience
• School Dodge Elementary
• School District Williamsville
• Cooperating Teacher Carolyn Mansell
• Grade Level Third
• Number of Students 23

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General Ability of Students

• Every student achieves at or above grade
• level in all content areas, except reading.
• Two students read below grade-level.
• Five students academically achieve above
  grade-level.

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Time Frame

• This learning experience was
• Implemented over a three day
• period.
• Social Studies block is 40 minutes.
• Computer Lab 6 days (30 minutes)

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Purpose

• Inform students about traditions, beliefs,
  values, accomplishments and contributions of the
  Aborigine culture in Australia.

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Objectives

• Students will be able to .
• type sentences on a PowerPoint slide about
  Aborigine culture.
• answer four questions about the Aborigine culture
  on a boomerang.
• answer three questions about the Aborigine
  culture.

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Essential Question

• Why is it important to learn about
• other cultures?

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Enduring Understanding

• Distinguishing cultural differences
• regarding accomplishments,
• contributions, traditions, beliefs and
• values is essential for living in a
• multicultural world.

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Guiding Questions

• What do you know about the Native American
  culture?
• What are the traditions of the Aborigine culture?
• What accomplishments and contributions were
  generated from the Aborigine culture?
• What are the Aborigines beliefs?
• Are the Aborigines living the same way today, as
  they did in the past? (How?)

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NYS Learning StandardSocial Studies

• Level Elementary (Third Grade)
• Content Standard (2) World History
• Key Idea (1)
• Performance Indicator
• (c) Study about different world cultures and
  civilizations focusing on their accomplishments,
  contributions, values, beliefs and traditions.

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Student Tasks

• Write about one Aborigine accomplishment,
  contribution, value, belief or tradition on a
  PowerPoint slide
• Answer questions on a cardboard boomerang
• Answer questions on unit test

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Assessment Tool 1(PowerPoint Slide)

• A four-point Aborigine PowerPoint rubric will be
  used to assess students knowledge about one of
  Aborigines accomplishments, contributions,
  values, beliefs or traditions.

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Aborigine PowerPoint (Teacher Rubric)
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Attribute
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Attribute
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Teacher Exemplar
Aborigine Culture
The Aborigines practice a religion called
Dreamtime. They believe spirits from earth
created mountains, deserts, animals and people.
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(Teacher Exemplar) Aborigine Culture

• Meets all attributes for a score of 12 points.
• Facts are about an Aborigine belief.
• Graphic goes along with facts.
• Sentences correspond with third grade writing.

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(Distinguished) Aborigine Culture
The didgeridoo is an instrument that makes a
weird sound. It has painted designs on it. The
Aborigines made it out of wood and used it to
play music.
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Aborigine PowerPoint (Distinguished)

• Facts are about one topic, the didgeridoo
  (accomplishment). (4)
• Graphic goes along with facts. (4)
• No spelling or grammatical errors. (4)

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(Proficient) Aborigine Culture
The didgeridoo is an instrument aborigines paint
designs on.
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(Proficient) Aborigine
PowerPoint

• Fact about didgeridoo is correct. Add more
  information (made, sounds, painted designs) (3)
• Graphic should be smaller. (3)
• A in Aborigines should be capital. Period
  after instrument. (3)

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(Developing)
Aborigine Culture
In Australia they have school just like
us, but longer then us. They have school
from 800 am to 300 pm.
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(Developing) Aborigine PowerPoint

• Information is not related to Aborigine culture.
  (1)
• Picture goes along with Aborigine culture, but
  not with the sentences. (2)
• Use than and single space between words. (3)

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Assessment Tool 2(Boomerang Activity)

• 1. Aborigines used a boomerang as a tool for
  hunting. Today, children use it as a toy.
• 2. Dreamtime is the religion practiced by
  Aborigines.
• 3. A corroboree is an Aborigines tradition that
  celebrates with music, singing, dancing and
  storytelling.
• 4. A didgeridoo is a musical instrument that is
  made from wood with beautiful designs.

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Assessment Tool 3(Unit Assessment)
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Assessment Tool 3 Contd
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Environmental Modifications

• Review classroom rules and procedures
• Preferential Seating
• Cooperative Learning

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Instructional Modifications

• Present clear directions aloud and written, as
  well as concrete examples for instructional
  tasks.
• Provide directions for activities into sequential
  order.

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Modifications

• Content/Materials
• Cardboard boomerangs are provided.
• Real Objects
• Tasks
• Students may choose their topic of interest for
  completion of sentences.

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Graphic Organizer
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Graphic Organizer
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Reflection

• Thank you!
• Improvements made to my L.E.
• Assessment corresponds with Aborigine culture
• Student-Friendly Rubric
• Essential question and enduring understanding