Alabama Social Studies SS24.HG.6b
The Standard
- SS24.HG.6
- Explain the extent and forms of linguistic distribution around the world.
Develop an argument supporting the position that linguistic diversity creates both cultural richness and conflict.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies · Culture and Geography
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students argue that different languages can add to a community's culture and also lead to disputes. They use examples of both effects and explain how each example supports their claim.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain how French and English add to cultural life in Quebec. They can also use a dispute over public signs to explain how language rules affect people differently.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may list languages without showing how they shape food, stories, or public life. They may blame people who speak different languages for conflict rather than looking at rules and unequal access.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: A town holds a festival with songs in two languages, but officials reject families' request for school notices in both languages. Write four sentences arguing how the town's languages bring cultural richness and can lead to conflict. Use both details.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups four cards: a bilingual menu, a festival program, a school notice in one language, and a request for translation. Have them sort and explain each card.
Ask students to write: When could a rule meant to protect one language leave other speakers out? Use Quebec's public sign rules as an example.
Give pairs one example of shared traditions and one of a translation dispute. Have them trade cards and build a two-sided argument.
Show photos of bilingual storefront signs and a public notice in one language. Have students identify who can use each and who might object.
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