Crossing Cultures ­ Stories of the Peace Corps Experience.

Intro -- CROSSING CULTURES - STORIES OF THE PEACE CORPS EXPERIENCE -- CROSSING CULTURES - STORIES OF THE PEACE CORPS EXPERIENCE -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- A Flexible Curriculum Resource -- About the Peace Corps -- About the Coverdell World Wise Schools Program -- Authors Narrate Their Letters Online -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 2 WORLD MAP -- COUNTRIES IN WHICH PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS IN THIS BOOK SERVED -- FITTING IN -- Chapter 3 A SOUTH AFRICAN STORM -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- A SOUTH AFRICAN STORM TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades: 9-12 -- Procedure -- Extension Activities -- Chapter 4 HEY, DRIVER! -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- HEY, DRIVER! TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 6-12 -- Procedure -- Chapter 5 ONE STEP AT A TIME -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- ONE STEP AT A TIME TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 6-12 -- Procedure -- Extension Activities -- WORKSHEET #1: -- Understanding Cultural Viewpoints (Part 1) -- WORKSHEET #2: -- Understanding Cultural Viewpoints (Part 2) -- Chapter 6 GIRL FARMER -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- GIRL FARMER TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 6-12 -- Procedure -- Extension Activity -- One's Gender Roles Are... -- One's Sex Is... -- Chapter 7 ANGEL -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- ANGEL TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objective -- Grades : 9-12 -- Procedure -- Chapter 8 HOW DOES ONE SPELL „HAPPINESS‟ IN PARAGUAY? CHE AVY‟A -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- HOW DOES ONE SPELL „HAPPINESS‟ IN PARAGUAY? CHE AVY', A TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objective -- Grades : 6-12 -- Procedure -- Extension Activities.

LOCAL FLAVOR -- Chapter 9 "WAKING UP, STEPPING OUT" -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- WAKING UP, STEPPING OUT TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 6-12 -- Procedure -- T-CHART FOR CULTURAL SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES -- End Note -- Chapter 10 SONEKA‟S VILLAGE -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- SONEKA‟S VILLAGE TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 3-8 -- Procedure -- Extension Activities -- Chapter 11 ENOUGH TO MAKE YOUR HEAD SPIN -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- ENOUGH TO MAKE YOUR HEAD SPIN TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 6-12 -- Procedure -- Extension Activities -- End Note -- Chapter 12 A DAY -- Chapter 13 A YEAR -- AUTUMN -- WINTER -- SPRING -- SUMMER -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- A DAY, AND A YEAR TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 9-12 -- Procedure for "a Day " -- Procedure for "a Year " -- Extension Activity -- WITNESSING CHANGE -- Chapter 14 "LOOKING BACK" -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- LOOKING BACK TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 9-12 -- Procedure -- Extension Activity -- Chapter 15 JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 3-8 -- Procedure -- Extension Activities -- Chapter 16 RESPECT FOR AUTHORITY -- RESPECT FOR AUTHORITY TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades: 9-12 -- Procedure -- Extension Activity -- Chapter 17 REDUCE, RE-USE, RECYCLE -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- REDUCE, RE-USE, RECYCLE TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 6-12 -- Procedure -- Extension Activities -- End Note.

THE CHALLENGES OF SERVICE -- Chapter 18 "CHIGGERS AND OTHER CHALLENGES" -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- CHIGGERS AND OTHER CHALLENGES TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objective -- Grades : 6-12 -- Procedure -- Chapter 19 A LIFE OF SACRIFICE AND HARDSHIP? -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- A LIFE OF SACRIFICE AND HARDSHIP? TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 6-12 -- Procedure -- Extension Activities -- Chapter 20 LESSONS LEARNED BY A NEW TEACHER -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment* -- LESSONS LEARNED BY A NEW TEACHER TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 6-12 -- Procedure -- Extension Activities -- End Note -- Chapter 21 NATIONAL STANDARDS -- ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS* -- SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS** -- Theme I : Culture and Cultural Diversity -- Theme IV: Individual Development and Identity -- Theme IX: Global Connections -- NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY STANDARDS*** -- Essential Element II : Places and Regions -- Essential Element III: Physical Systems -- Essential Element IV: Human Systems -- Essential Element V: Environment and Society -- End Notes -- AUTHOR UPDATES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.

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