Encountering Very Different Ways of Life

In a captivating and amusing account, the author shows just how challenging it is for someone to move from a familiar to an unfamiliar culture and then deal with adjusting to the new environment. Aligned to Common Core State Standard: W.6.4, W.7.4 , W.8.4, RH.9-10.1, RH.9-10.2

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rebwade

December 2013

Good resource. I like the differentiation in the lesson plan for different age students.

schmidtsue1

May 2013

Peace Corps lesson plan that allows students to read and journal. Thanks for sharing

Since being founded in 1989 by then-Director of the Peace Corps Paul D.

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