WARMUP On notebook paper answer the following questions

WARM-UP • On notebook paper, answer the following questions: • Where are you from (originally – like, your ancestors)? • What do you know about the place you come from? • What do you consider to be your culture? • What are some of your cultural traditions?

GEORGIA HEALTH SURVEY • This survey is MANDATORY. • You will be issued a laptop. • Please log on and then find a logo on the desktop that is white with the blue “e. ” That is a shortcut to the survey. • Take the survey. • When finished, LOG OFF the laptop, but do NOT shut down. Do not just close it without logging off. • Bring your laptop to ME. It has to go in a particular place, not just in any slot. • I will ask you to sign off that you completed the survey. • http: //admin. doe. k 12. ga. us/gadoe/sla/gshs. nsf/Survey. HS. xsp

VOCABULARY (WRITE DOWN!) • CULTURE: the beliefs, customs, arts, etc. , of a particular society, group, place, or time AND/OR a particular society that has its own beliefs, ways of life, art, etc. • 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 way of thinking, behaving, or doing something that has been used by the people in a particular group, family, society, etc. , for a long time

UNUSUAL CULTURAL RITUALS/CUSTOMS/TRADITIONS • Babies in India: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=m. Gs. Ju. UDMib. Y • Giraffe Women: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=0 FME 1 At 3 vm. I • Scarification: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=1 vvb 16 Vy. VEY

BODY RITUAL AMONG THE NACIREMA • Today we’re reading an informational text about a culture called the “Nacirema. ” • Follow the directions on your handout for annotation and answering the questions. • If at ANY TIME you figure out who the Nacirema are, DO NOT BLURT IT OUT!!!!

READING REFLECTION • Complete the reading reflection questions. • You may work with a partner or alone.