This is the second of four lessons from the unit Hmong Family Practices and Values.

Complete mini unit for Hmong Family Practices and Values:

• Hmong Family Practices and Values - Intro 
• Hmong Family Practices and Values - Birth  
• Hmong Family Practices and Values - Marriages  
• Hmong Family Practices and Values - Death and Funeral Rituals 

1. Cultural Energizer
   1. Group Brainstorm: What are the ways families prepare for a newborn? What is something their family does when there is a new baby?
   2. Have students write on post-it notes how families prepare for a newborn. Students can write as many post-its as they want.
   3. Then have students post their post-it notes in three different specified places in the classroom. 
   4. Students will do a gallery walk around the room and look at the different responses. 
   5. Ask for volunteers to share similarities and differences they noticed during their gallery walk.

2. Interaction with First Text and Review
   1. Have students read and/or review the written piece by Michelle Xiong, “What is the Hmong Soul?” (22, 23, 26, 28, 30) https://ucdavis.box.com/s/7ebuavd068tgs6o9ouvbszb5pkwub2um 
   2. As they read and review, have students take note of details in the piece that specifically talks about birth rituals. 
   3. Students can also point to images in the illustrations that may pertain to birth practices.

3. Interaction with Second Text
   1. Watch video titled Bee Cher Teng - Hmong Birth Traditions (10:33 minutes) at  https://vimeo.com/986058622?share=copy explaining birth traditions.
   2. Have them take notes on the following concepts:
      1. Goddess of birth
      2. Naming process

4. Analyze and Discuss
   1. What new information about birth practices did Bee Yang provide?
   2. What did you find interesting or thought-provoking about birth practices, the naming process, and/or the goddess of birth?
   3. What was not shown about birth practices that you would like more information on?

5. Community Reflection Assessment: Small Group Discussion
   1. Have students prepare their responses to the following questions:
      1. What did you learn that you did not know before about birthing and naming practices?
      2. How does this compare to what your family does when there is a new baby?
      3. What do Hmong birth practices tell us about what is important in Hmong family and society?
      4. What do Hmong birth practices tell us about Hmong values around family and gender roles? 
   2. Once students have responded to the questions, they will conduct a Give One/Get One sharing activity. Have students find a new peer per question and each will take turns sharing their responses; they should be visiting with a total of four peers (one for each question). 
      1. Teachers use the Give One/Get One strategy as a way to have students share their work or ideas with their peers. Students practice being active listeners as they take turns sharing ideas and recording the thoughts of others. 
      2. A Lines of Communication method will work for sharing as well. Used to get students sharing and receiving information from a number of students in an organized fashion. The class is divided into two rows of students facing each other. After sharing has taken place, one row moves over one position to repeat the process. 
   3. Alternatively, students can complete the assessment non-verbally, and submit their written responses on an online sharing platform (i.e., Padlet). 
   4. Teachers can lead into the next lessons of this mini sub unit: Hmong Family Practices and Values - Marriages, and Hmong Family Practices and Values - Death and Funeral Rituals. 

6. (Optional) Culminating Assessment
   • If teachers plan to teach the connecting lessons (Hmong Family Practices and Values - Intro, Hmong Family Practices and Values - Birth, Hmong Family Practices and Values - Marriages, Hmong Family Practices and Values - Death and Funeral Rituals), the (optional) Culminating Assessment is as follows: 
   • My Family Practices Presentation: Students will choose one of the following life events (birth, marriage, death, and funeral rituals), and create a poster that shows the practices, traditions, and/or celebrations associated with it. 
     1. Students will talk with parents, guardians, or community members to learn about family practices around that particular life event. 
     2. Students will then use the creative method of their choice (digital art, photography, painting, drawing, charcoal, mixed media, etc.) to create an image or visual representation.
     3. Teachers will provide opportunities for students to share their product to the class: whole class/small group presentation, Give One/Get One, Lines of Communication, etc.