Course:  World Cultures                                      Teacher:  Mr. Pendergast

 

September 3 – 7

 

Day:

Classwork:

Homework:

 

 

 

 

Mon -

 

 

  9/3

 

 

 

Ø      LABOR DAY!  Hope you didn’t labor, unless of course you hadn’t finished your Summer Reading!

 

 

 

Ø      Hope you didn’t “labor.”  Plenty of that to come!

 

Tues -

 

 

  9/4

 

Ø      New Student Orientation – the only thing that I hope you’ll remember is how to get to World Cultures Class!

 

 

Ø      Rest Up!

 

Wed -

 

 

  9/5

 

Ø      Opening Day!

 

Ø      Introduction to Course: (1)  Find our Room; (2) Syllabus; (3) Expectations; (4) Questions

 

 

Ø      Summer Reading Quiz on Things Fall Apart on MONDAY, Sept. 10 (the next time we meet)

Ø      Be ready to tell us about one memorable “cross cultural” experience you have had this summer.

 

Thurs -

 

 

  9/6

 

Ø      Field Trip – Bronx Zoo

 

Ø      See Below

 

Fri -

 

 

  9/7

 

Ø      Field Trip – Yankee Stadium (a tough one for this old Red Sox fan!)

(Due Week of 9/10):

 

Ø      Summer Reading Quiz on Things Fall Apart

 

Ø      Be ready to tell us about one memorable “cross cultural” experience you have had this summer.

 

 

 

September 10 - 14

 

Day:

Classwork:

Homework:

 

 

 

 

Mon -

 

 

  9/10

 

D Block:

 

Ø      Summer reading Quiz on Things Fall Apart!

 

Ø      Discussion of “Cross Cultural Experiences”

 

Ø      If time – Begin Discussing Things Fall Apart!

F Block:

 

Ø      Summer Reading Quiz on Things Fall Apart

 

Ø      Be ready to tell us about one memorable “cross cultural” experience you have had this summer.

 

Tues -

 

 

  9/11

F Block:

 

Ø      Summer reading Quiz on Things Fall Apart!

 

Ø      Discussion of “Cross Cultural Experiences”

 

Ø      If time – Begin Discussing Things Fall Apart!

 

Ø      D Block & F Block: ACTIVELY Read “Understanding Humans,” pp. 2-12 – You will find this article on our web site.  Hopefully, you were paying attention in class when I showed you how to get there!

 

 

 

Wed -

 

 

  9/12

 

Ø      D Block & F Block: “Understanding Humans” discussion – “Why do humans behave as they do?”

 

 

Ø      NO SCHOOL Tomorrow - See Thursday

 

Thurs -

 

 

  9/13

 

Ø      NO SCHOOL - Rosh Hashanah

 

Ø      D Block & F Block: Continue ACTIVELY Reading “Understanding Humans,” pp. 12 – 16

Ø      “Thinking it Through” Questions: p. 6, 5 & 7; p. 12, 3 & 6; p. 16, 3 & 4

 

 

Fri -

 

 

  9/14

 

Ø      D Block & F Block: Discussion of Things Fall Apart – Which aspects of culture are we introduced to in this book?

 

 

(Due Week of  9/17):

 

Ø      “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” – your first reading in Anthropology, 07/08, pp. 175-177

 

 

 

Sept. 17 - 21

 

Day:

Classwork:

Homework:

 

 

 

 

Mon -

 

 

  9/17

 

D Block:

 

Ø      Dicuss “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” – your first ACTIVE reading in Anthropology, 07/08, pp. 175-177

 

F Block:

 

Ø      “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” – your first reading in Anthropology, 07/08, pp. 175-177

 

Tues -

 

 

 9/18

F Block:

 

Ø      Dicuss “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” – your first ACTIVE reading in Anthropology, 07/08, pp. 175-177

 

D Block  & F Block:

 

Ø      Read & CUSS: (1) “Hamlet Summary”  & (2) “Shakespeare in the Bush,” from Anthro 07/08, p. 71 (or click on title)

 

Wed -

 

 

  9/19

D Block  & F Block:

 

Ø      Discuss (1) “Hamlet Summary”, “Hamlet Cast of Characters,”  & (2) “Shakespeare in the Bush,”

 

D Block: 

 

Ø      Read & CUSS: (1) “Eating Christmas in the Kalahari,” from Anthro 07/08, p. 19 (or click on title) & (2) “Culture, Not Race Explains Diversity” (click here)

 

 

Thurs -

 

 

  9/20

D Block: 

 

Ø      DISCUSS:
(1) “Eating Christmas in the Kalahari,” from Anthro 05/06, p. 20 (or click on title) &
(2) “Culture, Not Race Explains Diversity” – (Click or go to “Handouts Page.”)

 

F Block:

 

Ø      Read & CUSS: (1) “Eating Christmas in the Kalahari,” from Anthro 07/08, p. 19 (or click on title) & (2) “Culture, Not Race Explains Diversity” (click here)

 

 

Fri -

 

 

  9/21

F Block:

 

Ø      DISCUSS:
(1) “Eating Christmas in the Kalahari,” from Anthro 05/06, p. 20 (or click on title) &
(2) “Culture, Not Race Explains Diversity” – (Click or go to “Handouts Page.”)

(Due Week of  9/24): D & F Blocks:

 

Ø       Read "The World of Anthropology, Chap. 2" - (Click or go to “Handouts Page.”)

Ø      “Thinking it Through” Questions, p. 29, #’s 2, 4, 6, & 8

 

 

 

Sept. 24-28

 

Day:

Classwork:

Homework:

 

 

 

 

Mon -

 

 

  9/24

 

D Block  & F Block:

 

Ø      “Understanding Humans: Nacirema, Tiv and the !Kung” Charts – Complete in groups

 

Ø      What is Anthropology?

D Block:

Ø       “Understanding Humans: Nacirema, Tiv and the !Kung” Charts – Write Page Numbers for terms on chart.

F Block:

Ø       Find page numbers and write them in on “Important Terms Chart” for
The Chapter 2 - World of Anthropology

 

Tues -

 

 

  9/25

D Block  & F Block:

 

Ø      “Understanding Humans: Nacirema, Tiv and the !Kung” Charts – Discuss

 

Ø      Discuss “Important Terms Chart” for
The Chapter 2 - World of Anthropology

D Block: