Epals Project
Subject: Literature Grade: 3rd grade
Objectives:
Upon completion of this lesson, students will…
-differentiate
between two different cultures.
-discuss
the daily activities of students in an inner city school in the
-relate
their knowledge of different cultures to a story.
Description:
Students will become epals with third-grade students in an urban
elementary school. They will be asked to
write their pals at least once a week and find out how their lives are different
from ours. They may ask questions
regarding school atmosphere, things they do for fun, what they learn, etc… After researching, the students will be ask
to relate this knowledge to a book we will be reading in class called Gulliver by Jonathan Swift.
Choices:
Students are able to choose the type of questions they ask, when they
talk to their epals, and how they relate their information to the story.
Relate:
Students are encouraged to relate the information they find to their own
lives. They are also asked to relate the
boy’s life in Gulliver to their own.
Students will learn about other students who
are the same age, but live in a completely different environment. They will be learning about a different
culture through the eyes of a peer.