Cultural Boundaries

Before watching Pocahontas, no one could tell me what cultural boundaries were. Pocahontas is a great movie that displays cultural boundaries. Please explain what cultural boundaries means to you after viewing Pocahontas.

Pocahontas

After viewing the movie Pocahontas, the students were asked to explain what cultural boundaries means and how it was displayed between Pocahontas and John Smith during the movie. Here are their thoughts.



Below are Venn Diagrams comparing and contrasting how Pocahontas and John Smith were dressed.

Native American Tribes

After researching and learning about different Native American tribes, would you want to live in a tribe? Why or why not? Support your answer with details that you learned from this culture.

My Timeline

After reading about Roberto Clemente and completing a time line about his life, you were asked to create a time line of your life. How did you decide which events to include on your timeline? Why did you choose the events on your timeline?

Cultures and our lives

What types of things can we gain from learning about other cultures? How does learning about other cultures shape our lives and decisions that we make?

Culture: Similarities and Differences

When you researched your culture, what were some similarities and differences that you found? Were you surprised by some of the similarities? If so, why?