virus: Question: Rites of passage

Tim Rhodes (proftim@speakeasy.org)
Thu, 22 Jan 1998 23:25:29 -0800

This is from a friend of mine teaching an interdisciplinary 7th-8th grade
class. I thought I'd pick all of your collective brains on this one since
it seems like an interesting and surprisingly unique project for a
prodominantly white upper middle-class suburban junior high to take on.

Any thoughts or URLs?

-Prof. Tim
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From: John Moen <john_moen@qgate.norshore.wednet.edu>
To: proftim@speakeasy.org
Subject: Rites of passage
Date: Thursday, January 22, 1998 2:53 AM

Subject: Time: 9:49 AM
OFFICE MEMO Rites of passage Date: 1/22/98

So here I am, Mr. Teacher Guy, and my school is doing this big
multi-disciplinary "Island" project. As part of this they are creating a
new culture based on several that they research. As part of this we're
having them do a little work on Rites of Passage and they're going to
create their own ceremony in their small groups based on their new culture
and then they will perform their ceremony after we do a bigger ceremony
with everyone.

I was wondering if you have any web resources that you might be able to
forward me that you may have collected on the issue in your wanderings
on-line. We're giving them the assignment on Monday so I don't want you to
go way out of your way or anything, but if there's something handy I'd like
it.

thanks wads
-John

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