Thanksgiving

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Reading time!

Learning Target	- I can read a book and make a summary. - I can read texts and answer questions.
What	Read your book or do ReadTheory
How	In silence
Time	10 minutes
Done?	-

Lesson Goal

I can share a fact I've learned about Thanksgiving

I can give my opinion about Thanksgiving

What are we going to do today?

- What does Thanksgiving look like?

- Pardoning the turkey

- The story behind Thanksgiving

- Questions about Thanksgiving

- Discussion about Thanksgiving

What do you know about
Thanksgiving?

Pardoning the Turkeys

But where does Thanksgiving come from?

The story.....

- Pilgrims came to Plymouth in 1620 to seek religious freedom

- Ship Mayflower 

- Wampanoag tribe helped them

- Things improved > time for a feast!

- Whole group + Wanpanoag celebrated for 3 days

- What a nice day to celebrate! Right?

Thanksgiving started with a feast in 1621 when English Pilgrims and Native Americans came together to celebrate a successful harvest in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Pilgrims, who had settled in the New World seeking religious freedom, faced a challenging first winter. The Native Americans, particularly the Wampanoag tribe, helped them learn essential farming and survival skills.

In the fall of 1621, after a good harvest, the Pilgrims organized a three-day feast to give thanks for their blessings and to express gratitude to the Native Americans who had assisted them. This event is often considered the origin of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Over time, Thanksgiving became an annual tradition in the United States, celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It evolved into a day for people to come together with family and friends, share a special meal, and express gratitude for the positive aspects of their lives.

Class discussion

In the next slides there will be questions and statements

Fill in YES or NO

Holidays like Thanksgiving should be less about food

YES

NO

There should be more awareness about the true origin of Thanksgiving

YES

NO

Americans should stop celebrating Thanksgiving

YES

NO

Discussion

The class will be divided into two groups

One group is for celebrating Thanksgiving, the other group is against celebrating Thanksgiving.

You have 10 minutes to prepare your statements.

After 10 minutes, you will present your statements to the rest of the class and we will have a discussion.

Discussion rules

- Listen to each other

- Respect each other's opinion

- Stay polite

Discussion time

One group presents one argument

The other group presents a counterargument