Knowledge

Students will

Skills

Students will be able to

Dispositions

1.  Acquire knowledge of  world cultures, their way of life, and their interactions with other world cultures.

2. Become aware of their metacognitive processing

• critical thinking skills
• reflection
• global awareness

1. Apply core knowledge and critical thinking to addess authentic problems 

• influence of cultural beliefs (Confuscianism) 
• natural resources of the country
• how the governmental structure of a country affects the economy     
• decisions about which other cultures to interact with (trade agreements, price control)
• how a communist government influences the lives of the people

Develop meaningful questions to quide their study of world cultures.

student generated questions that stem from the core  knowledge and lead to deeper understanding of China

Identify problems and challenges faced by people of the world in order to relate to and understand world  contexts and situations

focus on a clearly identified problem or challenge 

apply a research format (Super 3)  to conduct the research

prepare a summary that demonstrates an empathetic understanding of the problem or challenge and a respect for the decisions made by cultures of the world.

seek opinions of people outside of the school with regard to some aspect of the research through a real-world application.   

• Develop an empathetic outlook toward members of world communities.
• Understand the humanity we share