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ZIMSEC O-Level Heritage Studies

3.6Rites of passage

Rites of passage in ZIMSEC O-Level Heritage Studies: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Form 1 (rites associated with adolescence; the age of consent to sex and to marriage).

Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 3.6.1Form 1: explain rites of passage in different ethnic groups in Zimbabwe and their importance.
  2. 3.6.2Form 1: describe the implications of the age of consent and discuss the age of consent to marriage under the Constitution.

Lessons

  • Rites of passage in adolescence and the age of consent

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Rites of passage: sample question

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In many Shona families, who traditionally guides a girl at puberty?

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