Free 11th Grade Socialization And Enculturation Lesson Plan (Humanities)

Topic: Socialization and enculturation

Objectives & Outcomes

• Understand the concepts of socialization and enculturation and their respective influences on personality and behavior.

Materials

• Handout defining socialization and enculturation
• Examples of socialization and enculturation (e.g. family, school, peers, media)
• Writing instruments

Warm-up

• Ask students to share their experiences of socialization and enculturation. What are some examples of socialization and enculturation in their lives?
• Write their responses on the board.

Direct Instruction

• Define socialization and enculturation.
• Explain the concept of socialization as the process by which people learn the norms, values, and behaviors appropriate to their social context.
• Explain the concept of enculturation as the process by which people learn the norms, values, and behaviors appropriate to their cultural context.
• Provide examples of socialization and enculturation in the classroom and in the broader society.
• Explain the consequences of socialization and enculturation, including the potential for positive and negative outcomes.

Guided Practice

• Have students work in small groups to identify examples of socialization and enculturation in the classroom and in the broader society.
• Have each group present their examples to the class and discuss the consequences of each example.
• Ask students to reflect on their own experiences of socialization and enculturation in the classroom and in the broader society.

Independent Practice

• Have students individually or in small groups write a short paper on a specific example of socialization or enculturation that they have experienced.
• In their paper, students should describe the example, explain the consequences of the example, and provide their perspective on the relevance and importance of the example to their own development.

Closure

• As a class, have students share their papers with the class and discuss the different examples and their implications.
• Ask students to reflect on their own experiences of socialization and enculturation and how these experiences have influenced their perspectives and worldviews.

Assessment

• Collect and assess students' written reflections as evidence of their understanding of socialization and enculturation and their ability to apply this understanding to their own lives.
• Use the group presentations and class discussion as a formative assessment to inform further instruction and support student learning.