Thanksgiving activity (gist reading for details)

Thansgiving  activity.( by Olga Shatska, a teacher of English , school  27 , Zaporozhye)

Scanning, skimming for gist, reading for detail.

Pre- reading. Take your list with new words one more time and think what words can describe the history of   Thanksgiving day? Right now choose one student from your group and send him or her to another team. Every team has 3 cards and 3 minutes to read these cards aloud. Exchanged students  have to remember as much information as he or she can. Then head back to their own team and share this information. After that  the team should retell what they’ve heard.   At the end  students answer after reading questions together.

 Card   1.

History .

On September 16, 1620, a group of people called Pilgrims left England because King James I did not permit religious freedom.  He forced everyone  to belong to the Church of England. The Pilgrims boarded a ship called the Mayflower and set sail for America. They sailed for 66 days over choppy waters and sometimes through stormy weather.  On November 21, 1620 (2 months later) the Pilgrims arrived in America.  They landed at Plymouth Rock in Plymouth Massachusetts.

 Card 2

The First Winter.

 There were about 100 Pilgrims. The first winter was very cold and difficult for the Pilgrims. Many of them were sick and did not have enough food to eat. Half of the Pilgrims did not survive the first winter.

Card 3

Native Amerians

The pilgrims met a friendly Native American Tribe called the Wampanoag Tribe. The Native Americans taught the Pilgrims how to live in the wilderness.  They gave the Pilgrims seeds for corn and taught them how to plant crops for food. They also taught the Pilgrims how to hunt  and fish for food

Card

The First Thanksgiving Feast

In the fall, the Pilgrims harvested their crops.

 They were very grateful to the Native Americans They were very grateful to the Native Americans for teaching them how to survive off the land.

The Pilgrims and the Native Americans had a

 a feast to give thanks for their food and  their friendship.

Card 5

Football

It is very traditional to watch American football on Thanksgiving . Some people go to see live games, but others watch at home on TV .Some neighbourhoods and groups organize touch or flag football games to be outside and enjoy the beautiful fall weather!

Card

Macy´s Parade

 The Macy’s Day Parade is a tradition in New York City, but it is watched on TV throughout the country.  Many people consider  the parade as part of their Thanksgiving tradition. There are huge floats depicting everything from traditional thanksgiving scenes to characters from pop culture.

After- reading activity:

1. When is Thanksgiving  Day?

2. What is traditional  Thanksgiving food?

3. What do people do on Thanksgiving Day?

4. What sport do people usually watch on this day?

5. What is the famous Thanksgiving event in New York city?

6. Do people in America work on Thanksgiving  holiday?

Add 1

A

acorn

America

American

apple pie

autumn

B

bake

beans

bread

C

casserole

celebrate

Colonists

cook

corn

cornucopia

cranberries

sauce

D

delicious

dessert

dinner

dish

E

eat

F

Fall

family

feast

fish

football

friends

G

gobble

grandparents

grateful

gratitude

gravy

H

ham

harvest

holiday

home

I

Indian

L

leaves

leftovers

M

Massachusetts

Mayflower

meal

N

native

Native American

New World

November

O

oven

P

pans

pecan

pie

Pilgrim

Plymouth

Plymouth

potato

pumpkin pie

R

recipe

roast

rolls

S

sail

salad

sauce

serve

settlers

Squanto

squash

stuffing

sweet corn

sweet potato

T

tasty

thankful

Thanksgiving Day

Thursday

turkey

tradition

V

vegetables

W

Wampanoag Indians

  Add 3.

                                 Mind  Map

                                                     The History of Thanksgiving Day

Thankgiving  Day                            Food

                                                 Traditions and events