Questions on the text “Nacirema”
• 1. What are some elements of the Nacirema’s culture?
• 2. Where on earth do you think the Nacirema live?
• 3. Independently, identify the elements of “Nacirema’s” culture
that the author describes.
Build a Claim
• Follow these steps to write a short paragraph describing the culture
of your peer, referring to the sheet you receive.
• 1. Introduce a claim. Do you believe this is a culture in which you
would want to live?
• 2. Give one example from your peer’s work the explains culture.
• 3. State whether this element of culture would be viewed as a good
or bad trait by other cultures.
• 4. Give a second example from the sheet that explains culture.
• 5. State whether this element of culture would be viewed as a good
or bad trait by other cultures.
• 6. Restate your claim.