Class Work
You will have the last part of class to work on the "wedding preparations!"
Many stories end with, "And they lived happily ever after!" However, few tell us much about the actual wedding. Today we will begin research about wedding customs around the world.
1. Select a country, religious, or ethnic group to use as the focus of the study. Let me know if you changed your topic. There are plenty of countries to go around. I do not want more one person reporting on the same topic.
2. Describe the dating customs first. In some cultures the bride and groom do not meet prior to the wedding. How does one go about looking for a mate?
3. What are the engagement practices?
4. How are people invited to the wedding? Who must come? What are the preparations? Are there invitations?
5. Where do typical weddings take place? How does the place look? Are there special preparations for the wedding. For example, in some Christian American weddings that take place at a church, there are often flowers in the chapel.
6. What happens at the official wedding ceremony? Who officiates? Is there music?
7. What does the bride wear? What does the groom wear? Describe. In some cultures, the bride wears red! As recently as the turn of the last century, blue was a color of choice in weddings in America.
8. Are others in the wedding party? Identify those people.
9. How is the hopefully happy couple presented to those present?
10 What are some after-wedding celebrations? Is there a reception? If so, what happens? What does the place look like?
11. Is jewelry involved? What about a dowry to the family of the bride or groom?
12. How is the happy couple sent off to their "happily ever after?"
Part II
Do you have memories of a wonderful wedding? What happened? What made it special? Does your family have stories? Some may be humorous. Others may be surprising! Others might be very traditional - whatever that word might mean in your family. Take a few minutes to share those memories. Take 10 minutes to write your memory/family story in CANVAS.
Part III
Welcoming babies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDwwIuL_rwY (Lion King)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu17cuXw-dM (Kunta Kinde)
How were you welcomed and presented to the world? If you are a parent, how did you announce the arrival of your little one?
Think about electronics today. How have some of the customs changed?
Why do societies have ceremonies to welcome children?
Part III
Who are you?
1. What is your birth flower? Is there any symbolism related to the flower and to you?
2. What is your birthstone? Is it symbolic of you in any way?
3. What is your zodiac sign? What does that say about you?
4. In what year were you born? Year of the tiger, the rat, or perhaps the snake? Find out. (Asian) What does this say about you?
5. If you were Native American, you might have an animal that is symbolic of you. (Raven, tiger, wolf, sparrow, etc.) What would you like for your symbolic animal? Explain. http://spirit-animal.net/find_your_magical_power_animal.htm Please note that you are simply exploring this information. Many cultures have religious beliefs in the power of spirit animals. Unless you are part of one of those cultures, you are simply an interested student, not a true believer. Be respectful of the beliefs of others. Also see: http://www.animalspirits.com/index1.html
6. What is your number? http://www.astrology-numerology.com/numerology.html Caution - many sites try to get information from you. You should do your own calculations. Don't give away your information! In this report, just include your final numeral!
7. Remember the color reports? What is your color? What does that color say about you?
8. Put all of this together in a report about you. How does the information you researched relate to you. Tell us who you are. Include stories from your life to illustrate your discoveries.
9. You may prepare a PowerPoint presentation, poster, story, song, or speech all about YOU! These will be presented next Thursday. You will have some class time on Tuesday to work on this.
10 Keep track of your sources.
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