Curriculum:
Essential Questions for Russian

GRADE 7: What is culture? What is Russian culture?

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What is the origin of the Russian writing system?

•  What is the history of the Russian alphabet?

Where do Russians live and what are their homes like?

•  Do speakers of Russian live only in Russia ?
•  What are the major cities of Russia ?
•  What kinds of homes do Russians live in?
•  What is a "dacha"?

What is daily life like in Russia ?

•  What is a typical Russian family?
•  What is school like in Russia ?
•  How do we greet people?
•  What is the currency called?

What do people celebrate in Russia ?

•  How did these celebrations evolve?
•  Why are some celebrations more Russian than others?
•  What are the well known fairy tales? How are the common people and the nobility stereotyped?

How did the ancient peoples live?

•  What evidence remains of their civilizations?

Curricular Units and Lesson Plans

A Dacha by any Other Name
Chai, Chai, Chai
Cultures of the World
History of the Russian Alphabet
Russian Fairy Tales
Tours for Texans
Vanya the Viking?