Once upon a time...in Room B1 at GS / 2015-16 : novembre 2015

samedi 28 novembre 2015

Thanksgiving vs National Day of Mourning

DO YOU KNOW?

For the 6th Graders
Look at the document
and
answer the questions

1° Who can you see?
2° Where are they? (Imagine!)
3° What are they wearing?
4° What are they doing?
5° Do you know why these people are together?

LEARN AND SPELL YOUR VOCABULARY

REVISE YOUR NUMBERS AND COUNT THE TURKEYS!

LEARN MORE ABOUT US HISTORY

Watch and react!

MORE VOCABULARY
Click, repeat and match the words with the pictures!

http://www.memovoc.com/thanksgiving/index.html
[p.2, 4+5]

LET'S PARTY !

For the 8th/9th Graders

On the 4th Thursday of November,

many Americans celebrate 'Thanksgiving'.

1° If you look closer at the composition of the word,

Which words do you recognize?

So, what do American people do to one another?

2° When you observe the drawing above,

what is the symbolical animal of this event?

3° Where is this 'animal' on the drawing ? Why?

4° Who brings this 'animal'?

5° Who is this 'animal' for?

6° What does this scene represent finally?

7° Why do you think these cartoon characters

have been chosen to commemorate this event?

What does it say of American culture?

DID YOU KNOW?
For the 8th/9th Graders

1° What is the document above?

2° Where is the scene?

3° Who can you see or recognize in this scene?

4° What do they look like?

5° What are they doing?

6° Is it a modern scene? Why or why not?

7° What do you understand from this scene?

LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS SCENE
by watching the video
http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/history-of-thanksgiving/videos/bet-you-didnt-know-thanksgiving
1° Who invites whom?
2° When was the First Thanksgiving?
3° How many days did it last?
4° What did it consist of ?
5° What do we learn about the menu?
Was turkey on the menu a that time?
6° Who were the first two people
who made Thanksgiving a national event?
7° Who participated in the growing interest
in Thanksgiving afterwards?
8° Which special tradition about the turkey
has been developed
by US Presidents ?

FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD!

LEARN MORE ABOUT US HISTORY

This is the Pilgrim Memorial in Plymouth, England,
where the settlers called 'the Pilgrims' or 'the Forefathers' departed...
...and they landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA...

...where a monument stands!

The Forefathers Monument Explained

http://providencefoundation.com/?page_id=3250%C2%A0

How did they get there?

Watch the video and find out
Loot at the map
then
click on the link below
to anwser the questions

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/pilgrim/mayflowerquiz.shtml

THANKSGIVING
MYTHS AND MISGIVING

Most school children are taught that Native Americans helped the Pilgrims and were invited to the first Thanksgiving feast. Their conceptions of Native Americans often develop out of media portrayals and classroom role playing.

But this early conception of Native Americans is both inaccurate and unfair and do not correspond to the historical facts, which explain why many Native American today call Thanksgiving a "Day of Mourning". Peaceful relations between Native Americans and the colonists didn't continue for long. Why? What happened?

You may see some controversial posters and campaigns. Observe and read the following. React and try to explain, and understand!

What's behind History?

http://www.treehuggersofamerica.org/The-First-Thanksgiving.php
http://www.indians.org/articles/thanksgiving.html

Native Americans today

Who are they?

NOVEMBER IS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

November 20-Universal Children's Rights

ACTION 1

FOR THE 6TH GRADERS

Read and answer the questions.

1° What is the document about?
2° When is 'Universal Children's Rights?
(click on the link below)
http://www.un.org/en/events/childrenday/
3° How many rights are there?
4° What is the key word for each right?
For example, 'The key word or topic for the first right is "Protection".
5° Which is your 'favourite" right? Why ?

ACTION 2

FOR THE 8TH GRADERS
Read and understand

*If you can't see the document properly, click on this link

http://myschoolbag.eklablog.com/human-rights-infographie-a119517966

1° What is the document?

2° When was it adopted ?

http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/universal-childrens-day

3° Who created it? What does this organization promote?

http://www.unicef.org/media/media_86309.html

4° How many rights can you read?

5° Re-write these rights with "must" or "can't".

ACTION 3

FOR THE 9TH GRADERS
Read and understand
http://www.voicesofyouth.org/en/posts/arfa-karim---inspiring-girl-from-pakistan
1° Who is the document about?
2° Who is she compared to?
3° Where is she from?
4° When was she born?
5° What is she crazy about?
How do you call this kind of people?
6° Where did her father send her when he notices her skills?
7° Which reputed exam did she pass at 9?
8° Who did she impress?
9° Unfortunately, what happened to her at 16?
10° What did her country's government do to honour her?
11° What is the link between this girl's story and Nov 20

ACTION 4

FOR THE 9TH GRADERS
a) Watch and report in your copybook

b) What is the link

between the children you read about or see in the video

and Nov. 20?

(See 'Action 2 for the 8th Graders-2+3' and click on the links)

Inspirational messages...or my way to success!

dimanche 22 novembre 2015

November 16-International Day for Tolerance

ACTION 1
FOR THE 8TH/9TH GRADERS

LOOK AND REACT

1° What is the document?
2° What is the topic (=subject) about?
3° Which tense (=temps) is used?
(the Present, the Past or he Future?)
How do you know? (Give a clue)
4° Say the same 'message' by using "can" and "must".
(Help! Look into your English book to refresh your memory about
"CAN" -p.140, n°4; p.141, n°7+"MUST" -p.163, n°48+49)
5° What is " to be intolerant" for you?