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| STRANDS | PEOPLE WHO SUPPLY OUR NEEDS | OUR PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, AND ANCESTORS OF LONG AGO | PEOPLE FROM MANY CULTURES, NOW AND LONG AGO |
| Historical Literacy | Production of goods and food throughout history; how it has changed | Personal and family history; family immigration | Biographies of great people |
| Ethical Literacy |
Use of water, land, pesticides Disposal of waste | Basic human rights and freedoms: what are they, why are they important, how are they protected? | Focus on individuals who have struggled for justice against racism, sexism, prejudice against disabled, etc. |
| Multi-cultural Literacy | Food consumption patterns, influence of geographic location, and cultural backgrounds | Different foods, celebrations, and traditions from family to family | Authors, artists, musicians, athletes (multi-cultural focus) |
| Geographic Literacy | Map skills: three-dimensional maps, picture maps, globes, map symbols; climate, water and land use as they affect life in different communities | Migration: routes of travel, places of origin. Use of maps and globes | Use of maps and globes to identify home nations of these great individuals |
| Economic Literacy | Supply and demand; transportation; work specialization on a local and global level |
Role of economic opportunity in causing immigration Different occupations (e.g., Industrial Revolution) | Inventors, business people, entrepreneurs |
| Socio-political Literacy | Interdependence of all people worldwide |
Why do so may immigrants choose the U.S.? What do we offer that other nations don't? Naturalization process | Great political leaders from the U.S. and elsewhere, from history and the present |
| Global Literacy | |||
| Core Literature |
| Last Updated: 18 Aug 09 |