Showing posts with label Thanksgiving day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thanksgiving day. Show all posts
Thursday, November 22, 2018
The First Thanksgiving Story
After watching the videos answer the questions:
1. When did the Pilgrims leave
England for the New World?
2. Why was their first winter in the New World difficult?
3. Who helped them and how?
4. Why did the Pilgrims have a feast in autumn, 1621?
5. Who did they invite to the feast?
6. What did they eat at the feast?
7. When is Thanksgiving celebrated?
GROUP WORK
Do some research about the following issues:
Who were
the Pilgrim Fathers?
What are the origins of the first Thanksgiving day?
What did
they eat at the first Thanksgiving day?
When did Thanksgiving
become an official holiday?
What about
Thanksgiving traditions and foods?
How long
has pumpkin pie been a traditional part of Thanksgiving?
What about
the first Macy’s Thanksgiving day parade?
Verifiche
1)Questions
about Thanksgiving Day
1.
What
do you know about the first Thanksgiving? Why do you think it’s important to
learn about its history?
2.
How
do you think the Pilgrims and Native Americans might have felt during the first
Thanksgiving? Why do you think they decided to share a meal together?
2)Questions
about Thanksgiving Day
1.
Why
do you think Thanksgiving became a national holiday in the United States? Do
you think it’s still about the same things today as it was back then?
2.
How
do you think Thanksgiving might have been different if the Pilgrims hadn’t
received help from Native Americans?
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