Introduce your class to a common coming of age ritual: the Quinceañera. Bright and colorful, the presentation includes information on general and specific aspects of the tradition, as well as many images. Show this in your social studies...

Prom, Quinceanera, Rumspringa. After reading a series of texts on various cultural traditions that mark the transition into adulthood, class members debate the question, “In the 21st century, should certain rites of passage continue to...