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Instructional Procedures (How are you including Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking?):
Resources/Materials:
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/present
ationsandactivities/presentations/thanksgiving/
-recipes for:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/reboot-illinois/everystates-signature-th_b_6220034.html
http://geographyeducation.org/articles/thanksgivingresources/
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/11/25/upshot/tha
nksgiving-recipes-googled-in-every-state.html?_r=0
Transition: Today we are going to learn about a very important harvest festival in America:
Thanksgiving. By the end of class you will be able to answer the question: (1) Why did Americans
first celebrate Thanksgiving? How did Americans first celebrate Thanksgiving?
2) How has life in America changed since the time of the first Thanksgiving?).
Procedure: Teacher will lead short introduction. Dissection activity. What two words do we see in
the word thanksgiving Thanks and giving. Ask students to define or describe what thanks
means. Ask the students to describe what giving means. 5 minutes
Each student will get a handout about the first Thanksgiving. Utilizing the popcorn method,
students will each take a time to read from each box. After each box is read, the students will work
together to complete the conjugations on the right side of the handout. 15 minutes
Now, lets see how people celebrate Thanksgiving today. In a few days, your will be celebrating
Thanksgiving with your host family. Here are some articles and infographics that will help you
learn more about how Americans celebrate this holiday.
Teacher will pass out variety of sources to students.
Macys Day article for upper level readers: http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/macy-sthanksgiving-day-parade-numbers/301418/
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All class will follow the
same accommodations for
ELL students. The class is
made of 100% ELL
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