WARMUP COPY THESE VOCABULARY NOTES Ritual A religious

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.

BRAINSTORM… • How many examples of American cultural rituals, customs, and traditions as you can think of?

STRANGE AMERICAN TRADITIONS 1 - Tailgating 2 - Superbowl 3 - Trick or Treating 4 - Thanksgiving 5 - Black Friday 6 - Groundhog’s Day festivities

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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.

BODY RITUAL AMONG THE NACIREMA AFTER READING • Answer the Reading Reflection questions independently. • Turn in your completed handout.

NOTEBOOK SET-UP/ORGANIZATION • I recommend a 3 -ring binder for this class. • 5 TABS: 1) Important Stuff 2) Unit 1 3) Unit 2 4) Unit 3 5) 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!