Thanksgiving

Unit 2: You can't gobble me !

Question: What is Thanksgiving and how is it celebrated?

A2 I can explain what Thanksgiving is. A2+ I can say what happened during the year. Vers B1 I can explain why I feel thankful.

Observe the document for 2 minutes.

Try to remember as many things as possible.

What? When ? Where?

Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, The First Thanksgiving, 1915.

Document 1 : let's discover the topic!

Compare the two documents.

Recap:

The first document is a painting whereas the second document is a cartoon. On the first document, they are eating dinner. I can see leaves so maybe it takes place in Autumn time. I’m sure it takes place on the coast of a country because I can see the sea in the background. There are two people sharing a feast. Maybe the Pilgrims want to thank the Indians for their welcoming. The first document represents a scene which took place in the 17th century while the cartoon represents modern traditions about Thanksgiving. The painting is older than the cartoon.

Grammar point: Comparatives (revision)

A comparative adjective is used to compare two people or two things. It is formed by adding the ending -er to all one syllable adjectives and some two-syllable adjectives. When two nouns are being compared in a sentence, they are usually linked using the preposition than. For example: In Canada, Thanksgiving is on the second Monday of October. It is celebrated earlier than in the USA.

Activity Activity (grammar

In Canada, Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the second Monday of October. It is celebrated ……………………. (early) in the USA. The first American Thanksgiving was held in 1620. It took place 43 years ……………………(late) the first Canadian Thanksgiving which was celebrated in 1578. Compared to American parades like Macy’s, Canadian parades are ………………… (small). Thanksgiving Day is ………………………… (important) for Americans than it is for Canadians. Some Canadian families don’t celebrate Thanksgiving.

earlier than

later than

smaller

more important

Spot the odd word out.

pumpkin

harvest

celebration

colonist

family

Pilgrims

Mayflower

bread

summer

cornucopia

holiday

thankful

fall

feast

Massachusetts

Vocabulary:

Pie

Turkey

Corn

Pumpkin

Leaf

Racccon

Pilgrim

Turkey

Tipi

Quiz !

Thanksgiving is celebrated on a Tuesday. Right or wrong?

Wrong

Thanksgiving Day is a time for Americans to gather with their friends and family. Right or Wrong?

Right

Thanksgiving is celebrated in all English-speaking countries. Right or Wrong?

Wrong

the story of Thanksgiving.

Document 2:

1. Look at the document. What is it? What do you expect when you see the picture?

2. Listening:

Listen to the audio and answer each question.

Pilgrim Fathers meeting a native American (postage stamp ,UK, 1999)

CORRECTION

1. What type of document is it? 2. What is the main subject? 3. Who are the main characters? Identify and describe the settlers.

This document is an audio book.

The main subject is why people started celebrating Thanksgiving.

The main characters are the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag tribe.The Pilgrims were English persecuted for their religion and fled their country by boat whereas the Wampanoag were Native Americans.

4. What did they call the people who left England because of religious problems? 5. What was the name of their ship? 6. Who helped the Pilgrims in America?

They were called "The Pilgrims".

The name of their ship was the Mayflower.

Squanto helped them.

7. Why did they help them? 8. Write three questions about the text. Ask another team to answer them.

The Native Americans helped the Pilgrims to survive, and eventually they signed an agreement of non-aggression.

• Who were the people who came on the Mayflower? → The Pilgrims.

• Where did the Pilgrims land? → In America

• When was the first Thanksgiving celebrated? → In 1620

Vocabulary box: Native Americans = American Indians Pilgrims = English people who travelled by boat to America in 1620. Harvest = the time of year when crops are cut and collected from the fields, or the activity of cutting and collecting them, or the crops that are cut and collected. a feast = a special meal to celebrate something

Grammar point: Preterit (revision)

Document 3 - Looking back in history.

Activity

Workplan

Activity

Activity

Skill: Je peux comprendre l’intrigue d’une bande dessinée

Quiz !

I lived in America before the Pilgrims came on the Mayflower. Who am I?

Native Americans

I came to America on the Mayflower. I helped my father in the fields. I set snares to catch a fat rabbit for supper. Who am I?

The Pilgrims

Document 4 The origins of Thanksgiving.

Read the text. In groups, answer the questions.

CORRECTION

1. Vocabulary. liberty to make a transaction or an exchange a colony to venerate a divine to kill for food a large fancy meal the absence of something 2. Who the Pilgrims were? 3. Why they left: 4. the word "New England":

to trade

freedom

a settlement

to worship

to hunt

a feast

drought

a group of English people/settlers

They were persecuted, they wanted religious freedom.

It's the place in America wherethey arrived.

CORRECTION

5. What happened during the first winter? 6. the expression "Native Americans": 7. How the Native Americans helped the Pilgrims: 8. Explain the composition fo the word "Thanksgiving":

Many people got sick and died.

It means Indian Americans.

They taught them how to survive: how to plant corn, where to hunt and fish and how to survive through winter.

to give thanks to the Indians and to God.

Reorder the pictures to illustrate the story of the Pilgrims.

Then, write one or two sentences for each picture. Use the preterit.

1. The Pilgrims were persecuted in England. They wanted religious freedom.

2. On 6th September 1620, they left England on the Mayflower.

3. They sailed to Plymouth in New England.

4. The land was not very welcoming.

5. They built a colony.

6. The Pilgrims had a cold winter.

7. Many Pilgrims died during the winter.

8. Massasoit, the chief of the Wampanoag signed a peace treaty with the Pilgrims.

9. The Native Americans helped the Pilgrims to survive.

10. The Pilgrims managed to grow crops.

11. The Pilgrims invited the Native Americans to a feast : it was the first Thanksgiving.

Document 5 : Freedom from Want, Norman Rockwell, 1943

1. Describe the painting. Identify the time, place, feelings.

2. For Elijah, what does a typical Thanksgiving consist in? Listen and find out.

Freedom from Want, Norman Rockwell, 1943

Vocabulary Number the different elements. ……….. in the CENTER ……….. in the BACKGROUND ……….. in the FOREGROUND ……….. in the TOP RIGHT CORNER ……….. in the LOWER LEFT CORNER ……….. at the BOTTOM ……….. at the TOP

Recap (correction)

American

This document is a ...................... by the famous …………………………… artist ………………….. ………………………… . It was painted in …………………. (during the …………….. ………………. ………………..). There are 11 people around a ………………………. table: ……… on the left and ….. on the right. Two of them are ……………………. behind the table; a man and a woman. In the ……………….., the woman is …………………. a big …………………….. . There is plenty of …………………. in the table. Everybody is …………………., people look …………… . These people might be celebrating Christmas but this American ……………………. gathering must be a Thanksgiving dinner, which means the scene probably takes place at the end of …………………….. .

painting

1943

Norman Rockwell

Second World War

dinner

standing

turkey

middle

serving

smiling

food

happy

family

November

November

fourth

Thanksgiving

On ………………………., (on the …………………. Thursday in …………………….), American families ………………. together for a big …………………… which consists in a big ………………….. with ………………. ……………….., …………….., …………………. ………………., and …………………. pie for dessert. Then, they watch a …………………. game on TV and ……………………. parade. The following day, Black Friday, everybody goes …………………………. for the first day of the Christmas sales.

get

dinner

cranberry sauce, stuffing

turkey

pumpkin

sweet potatoes, corn

Macy's

football

shopping

In groups, describe the document given by your teacher. Then, read the description to your classmates, they will have to guess what is represented on your document.

Document 6 : I am grateful for

1. Watch the video once. Who? Where? When? What?2. List what they are thankful for. 3. Say what you are thankful for.

CORRECTION

1. Watch the video once. Who? Where? When? What? 2. List what they are thankful for. 3. Say what you are thankful for.

Pupils from a university are talking about what they are thankful for. It takes place during fall at the university.

They are thankful for their family, the classes, the friends and the opportunities.

I am thankful for my family and my friends.

A rap song

1. Listen to this song and wircle the words you hear.

mothers - fathers - ocean - declaration - ship - cheap - rich - poor - east - west - French - friends - revolution - nation - America - India - word - world - December - November - God - ground - summer - winter - Natives - enemy - colony -

A rap song

2. Imagine what the song is about

Maybe .... Perhaps... Probablly ... Certainly ... Surely ...

it's about ...

A rap song

3. Now watch the video clip. Look at the pictures and scenes and describe what you see.

Document 5 : Macy's Parade

Vocabulary box: A float (giant) balloon A band Flag bearer = someone who carries a flag Performers = singers, dancers, artists Spectators To march

Culture box: The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Thanksgiving Parade Day is an annual parade on Thanksgiving Day. It is sponsored by 2.5 million people to New York City and more than 44 million people watch the parade on television each year. It lasts 3 hours and features balloons, floats, bands and great performers.

Sources: - Piece of Cake, 4e. - Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, The First Thanksgiving, 1915. - Thanksgiving Day tradition, Mark Ishikawa https://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/t/thanksgiving_day.asp - Pilgrim Fathers meeting a native American (postage stamp ,UK, 1999) - Video Thankful for youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCPD-pVEHB0