In this unit, students will:
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Read and compare eyewitness accounts of the 1621 harvest celebration to understand how the Wampanoag and English colonists may have interacted during the event
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Understand different Wampanoag and colonial English cultural practices of gratitude and how communities gave thanks in the 1600s and for generations in memorial.
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Explore and describe similarities and differences in the ways various cultural groups meet similar needs and concerns.
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Give example of how information and experiences may be interpreted differently by people from different cultural groups
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Demonstrate how holding different values and beliefs can contribute or pose obstacles to understanding between people and groups
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Describe interactions between and among individuals, groups, and institutions
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Identify and describe examples of tensions between and among individuals, groups, and institutions
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Show how groups and institutions work to meet individual needs and promote or fail to promote the common good.
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Analyze conditions and actions related to power, authority, and governance that contribute to conflict and cooperation among groups and nations or detract from cooperation