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Be an Ethnographer - Exploring CultureSocial Studies · Elementary Social Studies · Grades 3–5Lesson plan

How can you identify parts of cultures through artwork? Objective Students will be able to: 1. Identify parts of the Algonquian culture in John White’s watercolor images, 2. Identify parts of culture in English portraits from the time of the Lost Colony, and 3. Identify parts of their own culture in images from their own school. Background An ethnographer is a person who studies culture by being involved in the culture directly. Governor of the Lost Colony, John White, was an artist who first came to the new world to paint the people, places, animals, and plants along the journey. In his many Duration: 60 Minutes.

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