jargon and
slang.
We discussed what the word anthropology means: the study of human beings and human culutre.
Then we read the short story, "The Sacred Rac." I explained that it is written in the form of an anthropological study -- it doesn't really seem like a story. As you read it, I'm sure many of you began to realize that "The Sacred Rac" was fiction (in other words, it is NOT true). You probably also realized that there is a bit of a secret to figure out (hint: it has something to do with the word RAC).
These are the questions we answered:
1. Why
is this Indian anthropologist fascinated by the Asu culture?
2. Describe
the rac and explain why people feel they must own one.
3. Explain
the puberty rite that most youths undergo at sixteen.
4. What
are the drawbacks of the rac?
5. How
does rac excrement differ from that of the cow?
6. How
is the rac dangerous?
7. Describe
where the rac is found?
8. Explain
the hidden meanings for ‘rac’ and ‘Asu’.
TODAY (Monday, March 4th) we went to the library and did our course selections (absent students today Jacob D, Lisa W -- please see your counsellor to find a time to do course selections).
