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Small Whale · Reading worksheet

Gift

High school (ages 12+)
Everyday Life

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Date: 

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/gift

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the core transactional element?

  2. 2. What is the anthropological significance?

  3. 3. Why do people give gifts to each other?

  4. 4. How can giving a gift make someone feel happy?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Reciprocity (Generalized)

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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