1. WaRM-UP: Copy these Vocabulary Notes
Ritual: A religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.
Custom: A traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place, or time.
Tradition: A long-established custom or belief that has been passed on.
Culture: A people's 'way of life‘. The way groups do things. Different groups of people may have different cultures. A culture is passed on to the next generation by learning, not by genetics.

2. Brainstorm…
How many examples of American cultural rituals, customs, and traditions as you can think of?

3. Strange American Traditions
1- Tailgating
2- Superbowl
3- Trick or Treating
4- Thanksgiving
5- Black Friday
6- Groundhog’s Day festivities

4. Unusual Cultural Traditions

5. BODY RITUAL AMONG THE NACIREMA READING ACTIVITY
During Reading:
Follow directions on your handout for annotating while reading.
Pay particular attention to mention of any RITUALS – highlight or underline those.
*If at any time you think you know the Nacirema are, please do not blurt it out! We’ll discuss after reading.

6. BODY RITUAL AMONG THE NACIREMA After reading
Answer the Reading Reflection questions independently.
Turn in your completed handout.

7. Notebook set-up/organization
I recommend a 3-ring binder for this class.
5 TABS:
Important Stuff
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
*All the basic info you received in week 1 goes in the first tab. The figurative language review/color symbolism/mandala notes should begin Unit 1.
Notebook Checks every Friday!