LESSON 1

UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE CONTENT SCHEMA IN READING

 
When it comes to teaching reading, it’s the glue that holds all strategies together. Schemata is
your background knowledge, it’s what you already know before you even pick up the book. Too
little background knowledge can frustrate readers, and leave readers feeling helpless. Students
need to not only have background knowledge about the topic, but schemata also play a role in
how we understand vocabulary and even set a purpose for before reading.
  
In addition to being effective for vocabulary instruction, graphic organizers can also enhance the
schema by helping students to examine his/her understanding of the text by categorize
information and to show the relationships among important concepts are maps, KWLH chart,
double entry journals, flowchart, tree, semantic feature analysis chart, Venn diagram, fishbone
graphic organizers among others.
 
Greek wedding traditions are rich with religious symbolism and many other cultures, marriage is
seen as Greek culture and uniting of two families, not just the wedding couple. The full religious
of Greek Orthodox ceremony.

These symbolic actions are often repeated three times stressing the belief in the Holy Trinity, in
which God is represented as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The tradition of placing a
delicate, white crown on top of the bride and groom’s head is still one of the most important
Greek wedding traditions. Greek wedding ceremonies feature an elaborate ritual with the crowns.
First, the priest places a crown on both the bride and groom’s head. Then, the Koumbaros is the
groom’s godfather, intertwines the crowns called stefana while couple hold hands. This is
followed by religious readings and the consumption of wine. The couple is then walked around
an altar three times to represent their everlasting journey.
 
In the Orthodox tradition, the wedding ceremony is actually composed of two services. The
Service of Betrothal and the Sacrament of Marriage. In this service, the priest begins by offering
petitions of prayer on behalf of the man and woman who are being betrothed. The Sacrament of
Marriage begins immediately following the Betrothal Service. The priest hands the bride and
groom white candles that symbolize the couple's spiritual willingness to receive in their life. Two
candles are lit, one each for the bride and groom, and the light from the candles represents the
spiritual willingness of the couple to receive into their lives together.
 
The Greek wedding ceremony is very formal, but the receptions are festive and include savory
food, plenty of wine, singing, and dancing. Traditional Greek dishes such dolmathes, kapama,
moussaka, spetsiota, and spanakopita may be served. Ouzo, a licorice flavored liqueur. Diples,
fried pastries made of honey and nuts are same as the wedding cake. In tradition, when the
newlywed couple dances, family and friends throw money on them to signify good fortune and
prosperity. The guests also take turns leading the bride and the groom in the circle dances,
starting from the immediate family and filtering down to friends. At the reception, a bag
containing an odd number of Jordan almonds are distributed to guests as a favor.
 It is a tradition in Greece to break a pomegranate on the ground at wedding for good luck,
fertility and abundance.