Amazing Maize
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Foreign Language Social Studies | |
| Author | Anne Yost
Sharon Price Jenny L. Santilli South Harrison High School | |
| Description | Students will explore the cultural, religious, historical, and nutritional implications of corn in the Mexican culture. Students will participate in a variety of reading, listening, writing and speaking activities. The unit will culminate in a
"fiesta." "Although this is a grade 6-8 unit, it can be easily adapted to lower or higher grade levels." | |
| The 21st Century Tools | Computers with access to Internet.
PowerPoint software. Word Processing software. TV VCR Computer Projector Stereo Digital camera Overhead projector | |
| Grade Level | 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 | |
| National Standards | WORLD HISTORY:
Understands the processes that contributed to the emergence of agricultural societies around the world. Understands the rise of centers of civilizations in Mesoamerica. Understands the expansion of states and civilizations in the Americas between 1000 and 1500 CE. LANGUAGE ARTS Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing and reading processes. Gathers and uses information for research purposes. Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes. FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Knows cultural traditions and celebrations that exist in the target culture and how these traditions and celebrations compare with those of the native culture. Understands the general relationship between cultural perspectives and practices in the target and native cultures. Knows the location(s) and major geographic features of countries where the target language is/was used. | |
| Career Clusters | Business and Marketing Engineering and Technical Fine Arts and Humanities Health and Human Services Science and Natural Resources | |
| Keywords | From the Roots Up
Legends of Creation From Kernel to Tasseled Corn Tortillas, Tamales, and More A Day without Corn Is Like a Day without... A WV Food Favorite Has Roots in Mexico | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | Amazing Maize Overview
Lesson 1: From the Roots Up Lesson 2: Legends of Creation Lesson 3: From Kernel to Tasseled Corn Lesson 4: Tortillas, Tamales, and More Lesson 5: A Day Without Corn Is Like a Day Without... Lesson 6: A West Virginia Food Favorite Has Roots in México | |
| English IGO or CSO | 6.3, 6.6, 6.8, 6.10, 6.15, 6.18, 6.19, 9.20, 6.25, 6.26, 6.27, 6.30, 6.33, 6.34, 6.44, 6.48, 6.52, 6.54, 6.62, 6.64, 6.136, 7.2, 7.3, 7.5, 7.16, 7.18, 7.22, 7.23, 7.24, 7.25, 7.33, 7.37, 7.52, 7.56 ,7.57, 7.60, 7.137, 7.146,
8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.16, 8.33, 8.49, 8.50, 8.53, 8.54, 8.55, 8.56, 8.57, 8.63, 8.141, 8.144, 8.148, and 8.152. | |
| Foreign Lang IGO or CSO | FLEX. 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 26, and 27.
FLEXT. 1, 2, 3, and 4. FL. 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.20, 1.21, 1.24, and 1.25. FLT. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. | |
| Social Studies IGO or CSO | 6.24, 6.31, 7.20, 7.21, 7.49, 7.51, 7.61, 7.68, 8.41, 8.45, 8.61, 8.64, 8.65, and 8.70
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