Monday, April 9, 2012
A Quinceanera: Tell Your Story
Have you ever been to a quinceanera? Explain your experience. Give details. (Student ID)
Crossing a Threshold to Adulthood--Your Example
In the 5th paragraph (on page 490), Barnes describes the wedding in detail. What kind of wedding ceremony are you familiar with? Describe a wedding ceremony you know about. (Student ID)
Crossing a Threshold to Adulthood
The article is about weddings in the country of Ubekistan.
Read the first 4 paragraphs.
1. What are some of the supporting details about the weddings in Ubekistan?
2. Paraphrase this sentence: "The day a bride leaves her parent's home, she crosses from childhood into adulthood in one neat step."
3. On page 491, Barnes gives examples of her own rites of passage. What rites of passage does she mention?
4. What are other rites of passages that you or friends of yours participate in?
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Read the first 4 paragraphs.
1. What are some of the supporting details about the weddings in Ubekistan?
2. Paraphrase this sentence: "The day a bride leaves her parent's home, she crosses from childhood into adulthood in one neat step."
3. On page 491, Barnes gives examples of her own rites of passage. What rites of passage does she mention?
4. What are other rites of passages that you or friends of yours participate in?
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Coming of Age: Latino Style--Analysis
Read the article. Then answer the questions.
1. Who is the intended audience for this article?
2. Why do you think the author wrote this article? (What was her purpose?)
3. What sources is the author using for information about the quinceanera?
4. Do you think the sources are credible? Explain.
Re-read the third paragraph.
5. Paraphrase the main idea of the paragraph in one sentence.
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1. Who is the intended audience for this article?
2. Why do you think the author wrote this article? (What was her purpose?)
3. What sources is the author using for information about the quinceanera?
4. Do you think the sources are credible? Explain.
Re-read the third paragraph.
5. Paraphrase the main idea of the paragraph in one sentence.
(Student ID)
Vision Quest: Comprehension
Read lines 1-9.
1. Who goes on the quest?
2. What is it?
3. What are the tribal differences?
Read lines 10-18
4. Use your own words to describe the dream journey.
5. Who do you think a "religious specialist" was?
Read lines 19-25.
6. Other than young people, who also goes on vision quests?
7. How are South American Indians different from the Indians of the eastern woodlands and Great Plains?
(Student ID)
1. Who goes on the quest?
2. What is it?
3. What are the tribal differences?
Read lines 10-18
4. Use your own words to describe the dream journey.
5. Who do you think a "religious specialist" was?
Read lines 19-25.
6. Other than young people, who also goes on vision quests?
7. How are South American Indians different from the Indians of the eastern woodlands and Great Plains?
(Student ID)
Vision Quest: Analysis
1. What is the main subject of this article?
2. This article tells you that there is an article on a connected topic in the same encyclopedia. How does this article give you this information?
3. Give at least one other topic related to a vision quest that the article tells you about.
4. Name two techniques of the vision quest.
5. Who goes on a vision quest?
(Student ID).
2. This article tells you that there is an article on a connected topic in the same encyclopedia. How does this article give you this information?
3. Give at least one other topic related to a vision quest that the article tells you about.
4. Name two techniques of the vision quest.
5. Who goes on a vision quest?
(Student ID).
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