They then interview family members to deepen their understanding of their own cultural celebrations. Using their oral presentation skills, students present one cultural ritual from their ethnic group to the class. Divide the class into groups of four. Give each group wedding photographs from The South Texas Border, 1900-1920 along with photographs of Asian and African American wedding couples. Students will be analyzing the photographs using a Material Analysis Guide .
Students discuss similarities and differences of the ritual events.
Write student answers on board noting similarities or differences in rituals. Tell students they will be investigating their family traditions. Schedule library time to use American Memory resources. Demonstrate how to search collections and how to limit a search to photographs, text documents, sound recordings or film. Students work at library tables using MLA Style Citation Format for American Memory Text Document , Bibliography for American Memory Text Document , and Written Document Analysis .