EQ 5: How is culture preserved? 10/23 and

10/24Bell ringer:The year is 3012 – one thousand years from now. We’re long gone, and so are most of the things around us. 1. What do you think people will

remember about the world of 2012? 2. Do you think they will understand what

daily life was like for us? 3. If we could send them a package of

items to help them understand, what would we include?

What do preservationists do?

WHY PRESERVE CULTURE?

HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHAT TO PRESERVE?

What do preservationists do?

WHAT IS ENDANGERED?

WHAT IS THREATENING IT?

WHAT CANE BE DONE TO PROTECT IT?

ARE THERE ANY COMPLICATIONS?

READ AND ANNOTATE

INDEPENDENTLY…. Read the article about preserving culture As you read, “talk to the text” – underline

important ideas, box words you do not know, write questions in the margin.

LOOK FOR AND UNDERLINE: WHAT is endangered in this story? WHAT things are threatening it? WHAT has been done so far to protect it? Is this a realistic strategy for protecting this

thing, and what are the complications (the factors that could make preservation difficult)?

IN YOUR GROUPS DISCUSS….

WHAT is endangered in this story? WHAT things are threatening it? WHAT has been done so far to protect it? Is this a realistic strategy for protecting this

thing, and what are the complications (the factors that could make preservation difficult)?

Present findings to class and look at

pictures

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/here-today-gone-tomorrow-preserving-culture-in-changing-times/