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LESSON PLANALGEMENE VAKKEN / VOEDING-VERZORGING

Naam: Spilstyns Angélique/ Chloë Houblon/ Jonas Dewael

Vakkencombinatie: Engels / aardrijkskunde – Geschiedenis - economie

Stagebegeleider DLO: B. Mommaerts/ M. Gyns

School: HHH

Onderwijsvorm: ASO

Richting: La-Ta / Wet / Ec-Wis

Klas: 310 – 323 – 311

Lokaal: G0.14 - K2.23 – K2.26

Aantal leerlingen: 12 – 23 - 23

Les gegeven door: Spilstyns Angélique/ Cloë Houblon/ Jonas Dewael

Vak: Engels

Onderwerp: An American festival

Vakmentor: Hilde Smets

Datum/Data: 15/11/2012

Lesuur/-uren: 10.20 – 11.10 – 08.25

STARTING POINTPosition of this lesson in the series of lessonsPs are learning about several American Festivals, they start with Thanksgiving, they also learn about Bonfire night, Easter, Christmas, …

Language level of the pupils and relevant knowledgeThe pupils know some typical characteristics of Thanksgiving, e.g. the family meal.

Link to the pupils’ world & topicalityThe pupils can talk about a festival they like. They also get to see a short video about Thanksgiving they might recognize (311-323) or a picture of the Simpson family having thanksgiving family dinner (310).

Level of motivation, class atmosphere, …311- 4 Ps are dyslectic – T reads text out loud.323- some Ps have problems with the level of English – T reads text out loud.310- 1 P has a hearing problem – T speaks very clearly and visualises everything on slide.

METHODOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES USED IN THIS LESSON(= enumeration + clarification of your choice of principles and techniques)

* Het aanschouwelijkheidsprincipe: The teacher uses the smart-board and a powerpoint to make everything clear to the pupils and to correct the exercises (class 310 only has a BB, TV and DVD T uses slides and a picture of the Simpsons)* Het motivatieprincipe: The teacher motivates his pupils in the lead-in. He wants to make sure they want to work on the subject they are dealing with.* Het structureringsprincipe: The teacher has a clear structure during the lesson.

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* Het integratieprincipe: The pupils already know something about Thanksgiving but probably not much about the origins of the festival.

GENERAL AIMS & CURRICULUMGeneral aims: (cross curricular and/or subject related)

IC 1:De leerlingen kunnen cultuuruitingen herkennen die specifiek zijn voor de Angelsaksische wereld. (ET 7 en ET 15)ET7: cultuuruitingen herkennen die specifiek zijn voor een streek waar de doeltaal gesproken wordt. (luisteren)ET15: cultuuruitingen herkennen die specifiek zijn voor een streek waar de doeltaal gesproken wordt. (lezen)

IC 5*:tonen belangstelling voor de aanwezigheid van moderne vreemde talen in hun leefwereld, ook buiten de school, en voor de socioculturele wereld van de taalgebruikers. (ET 35*)ET35: tonen belangstelling voor de aanwezigheid van moderne vreemde talen in hun leefwereld, ook buiten de school, en voor de socioculturele wereld van de taalgebruikers ervan (attitude)

GENERAL OBJECTIVEThe pupils can understand the origins of an American festival (Thanksgiving).

DIARY (of the pupils. Refer to the copies and/or pages in the course book)An American festival: 7C SB p66, WB p62 => Next lesson: HT and homework WB p62: Bonfire Night

REFERENCE BOOKS & SOURCESFALLA, T. & DAVIES, P.A, Solutions Pre-intermediate Student’s book, Oxford university Press, Oxford, 2011, p 66.FALLA, T. & DAVIES, P.A, Solutions Pre-intermediate work book, Oxford, University Press, Oxford, 2011, p 62.HISTORY, Thanksgiving, internet, A&E Television Networks, 1996-2012, (http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving)WIKIPEDIA, Bonfire night, internet, 12/11/2011,( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonfire_Night)EEN, Weg van de wereld: exclusief fragment Thanksgiving, internet, Brussel, 12/11/2012, (http://www.een.be/programmas/weg-van-de-wereld/exclusief-fragment-thanksgiving)

TEACHING AIDS & MEDIA (311 – 323)- PPT- Computer- Whiteboard- Student’s Book- WorkbookTEACHING AIDS & MEDIA (310)- BB- Overheadprojector (slides)- SB & WB- worksheets

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LESSON PLAN

Can dosPOWERFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Steps& timing Techniques &teaching aids Learning activities (La) & media Content (Co)

Ps can give 3 associations of thanksgiving

Lead-In

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Teacher introduces him/herself.

Lead-in (311-323)T shows a Thanksgiving film fragment of the popular TV show: ‘Weg van de wereld’ by Sophie van Mol.

http://www.een.be/programmas/weg-van-de-wereld/exclusief-fragment-thanksgiving

Lead-in (310)T shows a picture of the Simpson family celebrating thanksgiving.Who can you see on the picture?They are celebrating, who knows what they are celebrating? How do you know this? (hint: turkey)

T draws a mindmap on BB and asks what P already know about the American festival Thanksgiving.Teacher writes diary on the BB.An American festival: 7C SB p.66, WB p.62 => Next lesson: HT and homework WB p62: Bonfire Night

P watch the fragment.

P look at the picture and describe what they see.

P say what they already know about Thanksgiving.

Skill: viewing

Ps can answer questions on a given text about thanksgiving.

Input 1: reading exercise10’

T informs P about the lessons objectives.

Pre-reading: SB p.66T asks: Who are those people in the picture?

Skill:viewingreading (deriving meaning from context)

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Ps can sum up 3 traditions of thanksgiving.

What are the people in the picture doing,…? Try to describe what you see.

Reading comprehensionT lets P read the text p. 66 in silence.(in class 311-323 T reads text)T emphasizes that P don’t have to understand all the words, they must pay attention to the content they are in.

Teaching vocabulary by content and picturesVocabulary exerciseI want you to complete the sentences with the given words. And match each word with the pictures on the BB.T shows difficult new words with pictures and sentences for content from the vocabulary list on slide/on ppt. T asks questions about new vocabulary and pays attention to spelling.

T explains ex. 1 in SB p.66‘Which of the activities is not mentioned?’

P describe what they see in the picture.

P read the text in silence.

P look at the slides.

P answer the question and note down the correct answer in their notebook.

Voc: An American festival

a settler – een kolonist /ˈsetlə(r)/a turkey – een kalkoen /ˈtɜːki/a wishbone – een vorkbeen /ˈwɪʃbəʊn/a wish – een wens /wɪʃ/an occasion – een gelegenheid /əˈkeɪʒn/plenty – veel /ˈplenti/an opportunity – een kans /ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti/fortunate – gelukkig/succesvol /ˈfɔːtʃənət/a volunteer – een vrijwilliger /ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)/to distribute – verdelen /dɪˈstrɪbjuːt/ /ˈdɪstrɪbjuːt/charity - liefdadigheid /ˈtʃærəti/

Aspects: spelling, meaning, pronunciation

Ps can answer questions on a given text about thanksgiving.

Ps can tell how the Americans

Practice 1

9’

Now you know which festival, let’s have a closer look at what Americans exactly do at Thanksgiving.

Question-answer practiceT tells P to work on exercise 2 SB. p. 66 individually.

P work on exercise 2 SB p.66 individually and note down the correct answers in their notebook.

Skill:viewingreading (deriving meaning from context & scanning)

Voc: An American festival

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celebrate thanksgiving in their own words.

T shows some additional questions for fast finishers on slide.T corrects the exercise and shows correction on ppt/slide.

P correct the exercise.

Aspects: spelling, meaning

Ps can tell how thanksgiving originated in their own words.

Ps can tell the story of thanksgiving in their own words.

Input 2: listening exercise

7’

Practice 2

13’

Now you know how Americans celebrate this festival, we are going to look at the origins of Thanksgiving.

Listening exercise: 2.12SB p. 66 ex. 3: Listen to the story of the first Thanksgiving dinner.First you’ll listen to the recording with your SB closed.

Take your worksheets on 7C and fill in the vocabulary exercise (part 2)

Origins or the beginning of Thanksgiving, origins means oorsprong.The Native Americans are the people who first lived in America, before the British settlers came to America.A pilgrim is a member of the group of English people who sailed to America on the ship ‘The Mayflower’ and started the first British colony in America.The harvest of the winter was poor, the farmers almost died of hunger.

Why did the Pilgrims want to thank the Native Americans?

SB p. 66 ex. 4:Now I want you to read the questions, are there any words you don’t understand?

P answer: Because the Native Americans gave good advice to the Pilgrims. They told them how to grow food and build better homes.

Voc: An American festival

Aspects: spelling, meaning, pronunciation

origins – oorsprong /ˈɒrɪdʒɪn/a harvest – een oogst /ˈhɑːvɪst/a Native American – een inheemse bewoner van Amerika (indiaan) /ˈneɪtɪv əˈmerɪkən/a Pilgrim – member of the first British colony in America. /ˈpɪlɡrɪm/

Skill:listening

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Okay, now we’ll listen to the recording again, try to put the events in order in ex4. Do this individually.

T finally shows correction on slide.

P do ex. 4 SB p. 66. They put the events of the story in the correct order.

P correct their answers.

Ps can talk about a festival and give 3 traditions about that festival.

Oral exercise

6’

Now you know how the Americans celebrate their number one festival Thanksgiving, we are going to talk about how you celebrate a festival.T explains ex. 6 SB p.66.I will give you a number of festivals. Each team has to choose a festival. Choose a festival that you all like.T shows pictures/drawings of different festivals on slide (Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Valentine’s Day, New Year’s Eve, New Year,…) and makes the teams choose a festival they like.

Try to answer the questions of exercise 6. You can take notes in your workbook, but don’t write full sentences. Use keywords. Afterwards you can tell the class how you celebrate the festival you chose.

Do the exercises in your WB. p62 about Bonfire Night for the next lesson.

Skill:speaking

Voc: An American festival

Aspects: pronunciation

Ps can complete sentences about Thanksgiving with the new vocabulary.

(If time left): Revision exercise WB

Fill-in-the-blanks-exerciseT explains ex. 1 WB p.62.Let’s do a vocabulary revision exercise in your workbook to end the lesson. Take your workbook p. 62 ex. 1. You have to complete the sentences about Thanksgiving with the words in the box. You’ll have to work P do the ex.

Skill: writing, speaking

Voc: spelling + pronunciation + meaning

- charity – liefdadigheid

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individually. I will give you a couple of minutes for that.

T corrects the ex. by letting P read the sentences and shows correction on slide. She pays attention to correct pronunciation and spelling once more.

Read the text about Bonfire Night, a British festival at home and try to fill in exercise 2, 3 and the challenge for the next lesson.

P correct the ex.

/ˈtʃærəti/- harvest - oogst

/ˈhɑːvɪst/- ill - ziek

/il/- last - laatste

/lɑːst/- parade - parade

/pəˈreɪd/- tradition - traditie /trəˈdɪʃn/- turkey - kalkoen

/ˈtɜːki/

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BLACKBOARD

Left BB

Diary: An American festival: 7C SB p.66, WB p.62 => Next lesson: HT and homework WB p62: Bonfire Night

BB

An American festival: Thanksgiving

mindmap

1) reading comprehension: SB p.66 ex. ½2) listening comprehension: SB. p. 66 ex. ¾3) speaking exercise: Which festival do you like?

Right BB

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Slides (310)

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1. My sister does charity work. Every Friday she makes soup for the poor people.

2. Elisa distributes the leftovers from the hospital to different homes for homeless people.

3. Mario got gold at the Olympics. Lisa was less fortunate, she ended last in her category.

4. The harvest of that winter was poor: the farmers almost died from hunger.

5. Nathalie’s birthday is today. For this special occasion we’ve all brought selfmade cookies.

6. I’m asked to go and study in America. I’m going to miss my friends,

but it’s a unique opportunity.

7. Harry plenty brought of candy: more than enough for everyone.

8. On Thanksgiving, my mum always roasts a turkey.

9. The settlers came from England to North America to start a new life.

10. Mary is a volunteer at our hospital, she helps when we’re shorthanded and doesn’t ask anything in return.

11. When I see a falling star, I always make a wish.

12. When you get the wishbone when eating turkey, you’ll have to make a wish.

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SB p66 ex 1

Which of the activities is not mentioned?

- Dancing

SB p66 ex 2

1. In 16212. Roast turkey and vegetables3. The person who gets the wishbone4. In New York5. On the Friday after Thanksgiving people start to buy

Christmas presents6. They spend time working in soup kitchens which

distribute free food to the poor and homeless.

Extra questions:

7. They celebrate Thanksgiving on the 4th Thursday of November

8. Because Thanksgiving is a very important festival for families.

9. Lobster and crab are also very popular.10. American football matches and college football

matches.

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- The origins of Thanksgiving or the beginning of thanksgiving

- The Native Americans are the people who first lived in America, before the British settlers came to America.

- A Pilgrim is a member of the group of English people who sailed to America on the ship ‘The Mayflower’ and started the first British colony in America.

- The harvest of the winter was poor, the farmers almost died of hunger.

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SB p66 ex 3

Why did the Pilgrims want to thank the Native Americans?

- Because the Native Americans gave good advice to the Pilgrims. They told them how to grow food and build better homes.

SB p66 ex 4

1. ………2. ………3. ………4. ………5. ………6. ………7. ………

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SB p66 ex 4

- Choose a festival:

- What do young children usually do at the festival?- What do teenagers do at the festival?- What do adults do at the festival?- Is there any special food?- When is the festival?- Why do you like this festival?

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WB p62 ex 1

1. Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the last Thursday

in November.

2. According to American tradition, the first Thanksgiving

took place in 1621.

3. The pilgrims became ill because they didn’t know how

to grow food in North America.

4. Thanks to the help of two Native Americans, the

Pilgrims’ first harvest was good.

5. Many people do charity work – helping poor and

homeless people.

6. The most popular food is roast turkey and vegetables.

7. On Thanksgiving day in New York there’s a big fancy-

dress parade.

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Extra questions for fast finishers.

7. When do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving?8. Why do Americans travel long distances for Thanksgiving weekend? 9. What other food, apart from turkey, is popular?10. What do many Americans watch on TV on that day?

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7C: An American festival (SB p66/WB p62)

1. Vocabulary (part 1)a harvest – to distribute – a turkey – a settler – a wishbone – charity –

fortunate – plenty – a volunteer – an opportunity – a wish – an occasion

1. My sister does ……………………. work. Every Friday she makes soup for the poor people.2. Elisa …………………………….. the leftovers from the hospital to different homes for homeless

people.3. Mario got gold at the Olympics. Lisa was less …………………………… , she ended last in her

category. 4. The ………………………… of that winter was poor: the farmers almost died from hunger.5. Nathalie’s birthday is today. For this special ……………………………. we’ve all brought selfmade

cookies.6. I’m asked to go and study in America. I’m going to miss my friends, but it’s a unique

………………………….7. Harry ……………………… brought of candy: more than enough for everyone. 8. On Thanksgiving, my mum always roasts a ………………………….9. The ……………………………. came from England to North America to start a new life.10. Mary is a ……………………………………. at our hospital, she helps when we’re shorthanded and

doesn’t ask anything in return.11. When I see a falling star, I always make a …………………….12. When you get the ………………………………. when eating turkey, you’ll have to make a wish.

2. SB p66 ex1

Which of the activities is not mentioned in the text?

- ……………………

3. SB p66 ex2

1. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Extra questions: When do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving?Why do Americans travel long distances for Thanksgiving weekend? What other food, apart from roast turkey, is popular?What do many Americans watch on TV on that day?

7. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………10. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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4. Vocabulary (part 2)

- The …………………………… or the beginning of Thanksgiving, origins means oorsprong. - The ………………………………………… are the people who first lived in America, before the

British settlers came to America.- A …………………………… is a member of the group of English people who sailed to

America on the ship ‘The Mayflower’ and started the first British colony in America.- The …………………………… of the winter was poor, the farmers almost died of hunger.

5. SB p66 ex 3

Why did the Pilgrims want to thank the Native Americans?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

6. SB p66 ex 4

The Pilgrims had a good harvest.

Many of the Pilgrims became very ill.

90 Native Americans had dinner with the Pilgrims.

The Pilgrims went to North America.

Squanto and Samoset gave the pilgrims advice.

The Pilgrims met two Native Americans: Squanto and Samoset.

The Pilgrims invited the Native Americans to a special meal.

7. SB p66 ex 6

Choose a festival: New Year, Easter, Halloween, Valentine’s day, Christmas.

- What do young children usually do at the festival?

- What do teenagers do at the festival?

- What do adults do at the festival?

- Is there any special food?

- When is the festival?

- Why do you like this festival?