1. Cultural Anthropology
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The Black Pearl By
Scott O’dell

2. The Black Pearl
Bell Work: Make sure you have all the questions and answers for chapters 1 and 2 and write a summary
Chapter 1
What kind of anthropologist would study here?
What kind of things would he look for?
Chapter 2
What role did religion play in Ramon’s family?
What religion did they practice?
What happens to Ramon in the beginning of the chapter that could be considered “coming of age?”
What was it that Ramon wanted to do most?
Write a summary in the summary section of your notes for chapters 1 and 2.

3. STARE Chapter 2 What role did religion play in Ramon’s family?
What religion did they practice?
What happens to Ramon in the beginning of the chapter that could be considered “coming of age?”
What was it that Ramon wanted to do most?
Share summary

4. Bell Work Day 1: Read Chapter 3 Day 2: Write and answer the questions.
Day 3: Stare
Chapter 3 questions:
Describe the family business. What is Ramon’s role in it?
How do some people in this country decorate their bodies?
How do others in the community view Ramon’s family economically?
Who is Sevillano? What culture does he represent? How do Ramon and his father differ in their views of him?
Why do you think Ramon’s father discredits Sevillano’s sighting of “Manta Diablo?”

5. Rosetta Stone
Rosetta Stone Video

6. Rosetta Stone Answer the questions on the worksheet.
STARE the worksheet.
Hand in the worksheet for a grade.

7. Rosetta Stone Introduction
Read the Introduction aloud as a class and discuss the finding of the Rosetta Stone
Assign each student a number 1-7.
Students read their portion and write 3-4 important ideas in complete sentences of seven words or more.
Each student writes the title of his section in the “Main Idea” section of the Cornell notes. The three to four important ideas are written in “Notes.”

8. Rosetta Stone
After 20 minutes, have members from the same numbers join in groups.
PRACTICE MOVING INTO GROUPS
In the groups of the same numbers, discuss your responses and decide on the three or four best. Write these in your composition books labeled “FINAL CHOICE”
On a large sheet of butcher paper, write your number, title and main ideas.

9. Rosetta Stone Hang your posters, from 1-7, in the hallway.
Each group starts at a different poster and copies the title, number and main ideas.
When the teacher claps her hands twice move to the next poster.
When you have written all seven items, return to the classroom.

10. Rosetta Stone
After studying the Rosetta stone write a one-half page paper as to why the Rosetta Stone was so important to the world that wars were fought over it. DUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD