Course: World Cultures Teacher: Mr. Pendergast

Classwork & Assignments (Click for past weeks’ HW): 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