Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight Lesson Plan

For this section, students should read from the beginning of the section "The Raid" to the end of the section "Odds and Even Money".

Common Core Objectives

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Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

The Raid

In this section, Geertz describes the beginnings of his research in Bali, Indonesia, as well as the local village where he and his wife stayed. He explains that he and his wife were ignored by the local men and women,...