Taken from the “Melting Pot” lesson:
Spelling/Vocab words for the week (QUIZ next Friday, April 11th)
- Definitions of #1-6 are found on the Powerpoint above.
- Definitions of #7-10 are found on p.128-130 in Literature text
- melting pot
- salad bowl theory
- prejudice
- micro-level
- urban
- gentrification
- tabloid
- fluent
- bigot
- interloper
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AMERICA TODAY Project
(Due date extended to Wednesday, April 9th)
- See last slide of Powerpoint for project guidelines
Chiweta asks: Are dreamcatchers okay, or is it part of an occult?
Answer: I had to consult a priest friend of mine about this one, and he said that having a dreamcatcher for decoration only is not bad. But he also said that it might promote superstition because some people truly believe that a person’s bad dreams will get trapped in the web of the dreamcatcher as they are asleep at night. It is a treasured form of artwork in the Native American culture, so while we appreciate the beauty of the dreamcatcher and the culture that it comes from, we as Catholics/Christians also need to be careful that we do not mix our beliefs with those of other religions.
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