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TitleLesson Plan: Teaching Culture through Photographs: Street Signs
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Title of Activity: Street Signs

Language: Any language (example in Italian)

Proficiency Level: Elementary, Intermediate, or Advanced (This lesson can be adapted to any level.)

Brief description of the activity: Students study a photo of a street sign in Milan, Italy, and reflect on the differences between street signs in US cities and those in Italian cities.

Objectives: To introduce students to street signs in the target culture with a focus on ACTFL Standards 2.2 and 4.2:
Standard 2.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.
Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.

Access the entire lesson plan at http://nclrc.org/cultureclub/teachers_lounge.html#july10
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