Nacirema

After reading "The Body Rituals Among the Nacirema" write responses to the following:

First In your OWN words, write 4-5 sentence summary of the article

Nacirema In Class first part According to the article, write the definitions (on this sheet) of the following: a) "Household shrine" b) "Shrine box/chest" c) "Medicine men" d) "Herbalists" e) "Gifts" f) "Ancient and secret language" g) "Charm" h) "Font" i) "Holy mouth men" j) "Bundle of hog hairs" k) "Sharp instrument used by men to scrape and lacerate the surface of the face" l) "Small ovens"m) "Latipso" n) "Vestal maidens" o) "Magic wands" p) "Listener" q) "Ritual fasts" r) "Ceremonial feast"

2nd What do you think about Nacirema rituals? What rituals performed by the Nacirema seem most outlandish to you? Why? Ask students to identify Nacireman rituals with their own. Explain the meaning of the word ethnocentrism

3rd In your opinion, what is the purpose of this article? What did you learn about yourself based on this article? Why is this article used in studying culture?