Today, students started class by guessing how many people would be Christian/Non-Christian, white/non-white, able to read and write or live on two dollars a day if the world was a village of 100. The statistics for the activity are available at this link. Next, students read an article about the Nacirema tribe, a fictional culture that is actually American spelled backwards. The article described rituals that appeared weird, for example, "As part of the daily ritual for adult men, they scrape and cut their face with a sharp instrument." The students discovered that this was just shaving. Students learned that they need to examine cultures with an open mind because even our culture may seem strange to outsiders. Friday, August 26, 2016
Last Day of the First Week - Village of 100 and Nacirema Tribe
New learning goal on Monday
Today, students started class by guessing how many people would be Christian/Non-Christian, white/non-white, able to read and write or live on two dollars a day if the world was a village of 100. The statistics for the activity are available at this link. Next, students read an article about the Nacirema tribe, a fictional culture that is actually American spelled backwards. The article described rituals that appeared weird, for example, "As part of the daily ritual for adult men, they scrape and cut their face with a sharp instrument." The students discovered that this was just shaving. Students learned that they need to examine cultures with an open mind because even our culture may seem strange to outsiders.
Today, students started class by guessing how many people would be Christian/Non-Christian, white/non-white, able to read and write or live on two dollars a day if the world was a village of 100. The statistics for the activity are available at this link. Next, students read an article about the Nacirema tribe, a fictional culture that is actually American spelled backwards. The article described rituals that appeared weird, for example, "As part of the daily ritual for adult men, they scrape and cut their face with a sharp instrument." The students discovered that this was just shaving. Students learned that they need to examine cultures with an open mind because even our culture may seem strange to outsiders. 
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