For Ohio Family and Consumer Science Teachers

Look Who's Talking!
Introductory Communication Inquiry Unit

Unit Description

Entry Event

FCS Standards and Academic Connections

Implementing the Unit

Resources

Teacher Tips

Assessment

Implementing the Unit

Estimated time: 6 periods

Student knowledge/skill level: Beginner

Prerequisite courses or experiences: none

Pre-assessment: none

Materials Needed: You'll need publications specific to the culture you're studying or that range across many cultures from your library. Many children's books are helpful sources of information.

Facilities: Internet to download podcasts, video, and other web-based forms of information.

Business and Industry Resources: Human resource divisions of companies may have resources available to assist students in developing materials across cultures.

Other Local Assets: Identify culturally responsive organizations within your community as well as distant resources via webcam, to give students an opportunity to interact with people from different cultures.

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