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Jamaica's Cultural Heritage

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Term: 1  Unit: 2 Grade: 8 Unit Title: Unity and Prosperity Theme: Cultural Identity and Heritage Topic: Jamaica's Cultural Heritage : “No one can understand the present or plan for the future unless he knows how the community in which he lives came into being.”- Former Governer of Jamaica What is Cultural Heritage?  C ultural Heritage is an expression of the ways of living developed by a community and passed on from generation to generation, including customs, practices, places, objects, artistic expressions and values. Cultural Heritage is often expressed as either Intangible or Tangible Cultural Heritage (ICOMOS, 2002). Types of cultural heritage Intangible Cultural Heritage refers to the abstract and exists in the minds of people within that culture. Do you know why this man is considered important to Jamaica? Tangible Cultural Heritage refers to physical artifacts produced, maintained, and transmitted intergenerationally in a society .                                Do you
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Ethnic Groups That Have Contributed to Jamaica Culture

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Term: 1  Unit: 2 Grade: 8 Unit Title: Unity and Prosperity Theme: Cultural Identity and Heritage Topic: Ethnic groups that have contributed to Jamaica culture     Jamaica is Our Name   By Alma Norman  "Black skin, brown skin, everybody come And hear what I have got to say.  How our ancestors travelled here across the stormy sea.  His grandpa and her grandma and the same for you and me." What does the term ethnic group mean? According to Brittanica (2030), an  ethnic group   is a  social  group or category of the  population  that, in a larger society, is set apart and bound together by common ties of  race ,  language ,  nationality , or  culture . Types of ethnic groups in Jamaica  Our main ethnic groups in Jamaica are the Africans, Indians, Europeans, Chinese, and Portuguese. Over 90% of our population is comprised of individuals of African descent, Activities  Look at the images and comment below on what ethnic groups each person or family is a descendant of. 2.  Can
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Civics Within The Classroom

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                                                                                                                                                                        GRADE 8                                                                                              Term: 1  Unit: 2  Unit Title: Unity and Prosperity Theme: Cultural Identity and Heritage Topic: What is Culture? What is culture?  Culture can be defined as all the behaviours, ways of life, arts, beliefs, and institutions of a population that are passed down from generation to generation. culture has been called "the way of life for an entire society" "A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people."                                                  -Mahatma Gandhi                     Our culture makes us unique                                            Each culture is special                                                      Culture is:  Learned     Symbolic    Share
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