1. On notebook paper, please list….
Warm-UP: Brainstorm…
On notebook paper, please list….
Your culture’s customs or rituals
American customs or rituals
Vocabulary:
Custom: Traditional, widely accepted, and repeated way of doing something
Ritual: A religious or solemn ceremony or custom

2. American CUSTOMS 1- Tailgating 2- Super Bowl Sunday
3- Trick or Treating
4- Thanksgiving
5- Black Friday

3. 1) summarize; 2) reflect
Babies (India):
Giraffe Women (Thailand):
Scarification (Benin):

4. 1) Summarize; 2) reflect
4) Rat Temple (India):
5) Coming of Age (Native American):
6) Monkey Festival (Thailand):

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. Exit Slip How comfortable do you feel with annotating? 1: Not at all
5: Very
Please tell me how much practice you have had annotating in 9th Lit/your previous English class.