Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight Lesson Plan

For this section, students should read from the beginning of the section "Playing with Fire" to the end of the section "Saying Something of Something".

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

Playing with Fire

So why do the Balinese vest so much importance in the cockfight, despite the illegality of the practice and its high stakes? In this section, Geertz answers that question, by expanding on...