Literature and Social Studies Unit on Cultural Diversity & Tolerance *NOTE* To teach this unit you will need to purchase the book The Sandwich Swap by Queen Rania. 1. Introduction to the Story The Sandwich Swap 2. Vocabulary cards: tolerance, diversity, culture 3. About the Author: Queen Rania of Jordan Article and Questions 4. Map to locate the Middle East and Jordan. 5. Sticky Note Comprehension Questions for The Sandwich Swap 6. Hummus & Pita vs. Peanut butter and Jelly Class Graph 7. Writing Prompts Based on Story (4) 8. A Day In My Life: Aadila Reading Passage 9. Venn Diagram Craftivity 10. Compare and Contrast Comprehension Questions 11. Salma and Lily Craftivity © Julie Bochese Introduction to Story 1. Show students the cover of The Sandwich Swap. Explain that students will be reading this story and completing activities based on it. First, it is important to learn about the author. 2. Read About the Author: Queen Rania of Jordan as a class or have students read independently. 3. Introduce key vocabulary through the text: tolerance, culture. Tolerance is accepting others despite their differences. (Give an example of how you are tolerant such as I am Christian and celebrate Christmas, but I am tolerant of people who are other religions and celebrate different holidays.) Culture is a group of people that have a common language, religion, beliefs, and food. Culture can also be where you live or your family is from. (Give an example of your culture. I am American. I love to eat pizza and hotdogs and we celebrate the 4th of July. Jamie is Mexican. He speaks Spanish and celebrates The Day of the Dead.) You can have more than one culture! Diversity is the differences between people. We are all unique. Diversity includes gender, age, race, and beliefs. 4. Have a class discussion about Queen Rania and diversity. Use the guiding questions to lead your discussion. You can have students answer questions if you wish. 5. Show students the World Map and the Middle East map. Point out the country Jordan that Queen Rania is from. Explain that there has been war and conflict in the Middle East. © Julie Bochese © Julie Bochese Level: 640 About the Author: Queen Rania of Jordan Queen Rania was born in Kuwait on August 31, 1970. She married Prince Abdullah bin Al Hussein of Jordan. They have four children. Queen Rania has worked very hard to make life better for people living in Jordan. She has helped to improve education for children. She stands up for women’s rights. She fights for tolerance and acceptance for people from different cultures. Queen Rania teaches people to accept Arabs and Muslims. Her work has gotten attention around the world. She has earned many awards. Queen Rania has also written children’s books. One of her most popular, The Sandwich Swap, is about her experiences as a child. Queen Rania meeting with First Lady Michelle Obama © Julie Bochese About the Author: Queen Rania Discussion Questions 1. Who is Queen Rania? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 2. Where does Queen Rania live? _____________________________________________________________ 3. What might be Queen Rania’s culture? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 4. What important work has Queen Rania done? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 5. What inspired Queen Rania to write The Sandwich Swap? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ © Julie Bochese World Map Middle East Map Sticky Note Instructions 1. Print out STICKY NOTE TEMPLATE. 2. Place 3 X 3 sticky notes on template. 3. Place the template with sticky notes upside down in printer. 4. Print each page of vocabulary, preview, and comprehension questions. (If you wish you can make multiple templates to print all at once or do one at a time.) 5. Number the pages in your book The Sandwich Swap with a sharpie. Begin page 1 with the first page of the story. 6. Place sticky notes on the indicated page. Questions are organized by: Vocabulary Questions are leveled based on Bloom’s Preview / Predict Taxonomy. For more information visit: https://www.teachervision.com/teaching- methods/new-teacher/48445.html Comprehension © Julie Bochese Sticky Note Template (Print, then Place Sticky Notes on Sheet before printing book notes) © Julie Bochese Vocabulary- Place Printed Sticky Note In Book on Page Indicated Cover “hummus” Things to Point Out Pg. 3 • What genre do you think this book will be? Why? Hummus is a spread made from • What do you think the problem will be? mashed chickpeas. It came from • What does it mean to “swap”? the Middle East. Title Page • What do you notice? (Point out two girls hugging.) “pita” Pg. 15 Pg. 14 Think, Pair Share Pita is a hollow bread that • Have you ever seen can be filled. someone eat something • Who are the main you thought was characters? What do strange? How did you we know about them? react? Salma and Lilly are best friends. They do everything together. They eat different foods. Maybe they have different cultures Pg. 21 “ashamed” Think, Pair Share • What is the problem in Pgs. 21-22 the story? What caused this problem? To feel embarrassed and guilty for something you did wrong. Salma and Lilly hurt each other's Turn and Talk feelings by insulting their different • Why are Salma and foods. They got angry at each other Lilly ashamed? and started a big fight amongst Salma and Lilly are ashamed because everyone. they caused a huge food fight. They also got in trouble by the principal.. © Julie Bochese Preview and Predict (Place these sticky notes on the page indicated) Pg. 24 Pgs. 26-27 How did Salma and Lilly What was the special event solve the problem? Salma and Lilly planned for the school? Salma and Lilly tried each other’s Salma and Lilly planned a special lunch for sandwiches and loved them. people to try different food from different cultures. What lesson did Salma and Lilly learn? Salma and Lilly learned that you should not judge things before you try them. Pg. 28 Pg. 28 Author’s Note Author’s Note Where did Queen Rania Queen Rania says, “if we get the idea for this take the time to stand in story from? each other’s shoes…. We When Queen Rania was a little girl she ate will learn something hummus and pita sandwiches every day. wonderful-about She saw a friend’s peanut butter and jelly sandwich and thought it looked gross. someone else and about When she tried it, she loved it! ourselves.” What does this mean? © Julie Bochese Hummus and Pita vs. Peanut Butter and Jelly Conduct a hummus and pita vs. peanut butter and jelly taste test in your class. (If there are peanut allergies you can substitute peanut butter for sunflower butter.) Create a tally chart to show how many students prefer each sandwich. Use the tally chart to create a bar graph. Hummus & Pita PB & J Graph Title: ____________________________________________________________ 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 # of Students 4 2 0 Hummus & Pita PB & J Favorite Sandwich © Julie Bochese Sandwich Swap Response What lesson did Lily and Salma learn? Use details and examples from the story. How can you apply this lesson to your life? ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ © Julie Bochese Sandwich Swap Response What lesson did Lily and Salma learn? How did they help others learn the same lesson in the end of the story? Plan an event for your school to help celebrate everyone’s cultural differences. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________