1. Warm-Up  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DM X51NmHR4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DM X51NmHR4  Jot down cultural notes from the video that you agree/identify with (p.7).

2. Reading Reflection (p.7)  Respond to the reading reflection questions about “Body Rituals Among the Nacirema.”  The question strip and your answers go on p. 7 in your notebook.

3. Graphic Organizer (pp.8-9)  Glue the sheets onto pp. 8-9.  Fill out the Reading Log for our first two texts:  “The Danger of a Single Story”  “Body Rituals Among the Nacirema”

4. Ritual, Custom, Tradition – Copy these onto p. 10  Ritual (Noun): A religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.  Custom (Noun): A traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place, or time.  Tradition (Noun): The transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way; A long-established custom or belief that has been passed on in this way.

5. Brainstorm… (p.10)  List as many examples of cultural rituals, customs, and traditions as you can think of.

6. Unusual Cultural Traditions  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBN D33BNfZw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBN D33BNfZw  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vvb 16VyVEY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vvb 16VyVEY  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B3A bpv0ysM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B3A bpv0ysM

7. Writing Task  Write about a cultural ritual, custom, or tradition that your family practices that outsiders would find odd or unusual.  You may pick your format: essay, short story, poem, etc. – BUT IT MUST ADDRESS ALL ELEMENTS OF THE STANDARD.  Your final product must include an edited draft (at least one, with all changes made), your final proofed draft, AND a VISUAL of some sort.  Today you’re drafting.  Final due date TBA. ELACC9-10W3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.  a. Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and introducing a narrator and/or characters; create a smooth progression of experiences or events.  b. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.  c. Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole.  d. Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.  e. Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative

8. Table of Contents - check 7) Reading Reflection Questions 8) Unit 1 Graphic Organizer 9) Unit 1 Graphic Organizer 10) Rituals/Customs/Traditions