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Slide 1 - Diapositive

What do you think of when you hear: "New Year's Resolutions"

Slide 2 - Carte mentale

This lesson you...
...know what New Year's resolutions are
...learn more about the history of New Year's Eve by reading a text and watching videos
...think about your own New Year's resolutions

Slide 3 - Diapositive

Slide 4 - Vidéo

What are the New Year's Eve traditions in the Netherlands?

Slide 5 - Question ouverte

Reading
Read the following article on the history of New Year

After reading there are questions to check your understanding

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Slide 7 - Lien

Slide 8 - Lien

Slide 9 - Lien

Spring Equinox
January 1st
Other
New Year's Resolutions

Midnight
Sacrifice to the Gods
Akitu
Religion
Chinese New Year
Julius Caesar
Longest year in history
Romans
Egyptians
Nowruz

Slide 10 - Question de remorquage

In ancient Egypt, what celebration marked the "opening of the year"?
A
Wepet Renpet
B
Akitu
C
Chinese New Year
D
Janus Festival

Slide 11 - Quiz

What significant change did Julius Caesar make to the Roman calendar in 46 B.C.?
A
Shifted the New Year to March
B
Added an extra month
C
Introduced Leap Year
D
Declared Jan. 1 as the New Year

Slide 12 - Quiz

Why did the Chinese New Year celebration originate more than 3,000 years ago during the Shang Dynasty?
A
To celebrate the spring planting season
B
To honor their ancestors
C
To mark the end of winter
D
To commemorate a military victory

Slide 13 - Quiz

Which ancient civilization is credited with making New Year's resolutions during a festival called Akitu?
A
Ancient Egypt
B
Ancient Rome
C
Babylon
D
Ancient China

Slide 14 - Quiz

What was the purpose of the celebration called Wepet Renpet in ancient Egypt?
A
To pray for good fortune
B
To celebrate the Nile river's flood
C
To honor the gods of agriculture
D
To make New Year's resolutions

Slide 15 - Quiz

What did medieval knights supposedly do at the end of each year during the Middle Ages?
A
Celebrate the Chinese New Year
B
Make New Year's resolutions
C
Renew their vows of chivalry
D
Engage in a 12-day party

Slide 16 - Quiz

Who resolved the calendar problem in the 1570s and implemented the Gregorian calendar in 1582?
A
Julius Caesar
B
Pope Gregory XIII
C
Emperor Augustus
D
Chinese emperor

Slide 17 - Quiz

Which ancient culture celebrated the New Year around midsummer, coinciding with the Nile river's annual flood?
A
Ancient Rome
B
Ancient China
C
Ancient Egypt
D
Babylon

Slide 18 - Quiz

In the context of New Year's resolutions, what does the two-faced god Janus symbolize according to ancient Roman beliefs?
A
Reflection on past and future
B
Hope and despair
C
Wisdom and foolishness
D
Joy and sorrow

Slide 19 - Quiz

According to Merriam Webster, when was the full phrase "New Year Resolution" first used?
A
1813
B
46 B.C.
C
1000 A.D.
D
3000 B.C.

Slide 20 - Quiz

Slide 21 - Vidéo

Which New Year's Resolutions did you make this year?

Slide 22 - Question ouverte

What was the main subject of your text?

Slide 23 - Question ouverte

What helps you to stick to your New Year's Resolution?
A
Getting paid to do something
B
Putting a lot of energy into it in the first month
C
Adding it to something you already do
D
Making a habit out of it

Slide 24 - Quiz

What is your New Year's resolution concerning school?

Slide 25 - Question ouverte

Letter to future self
On the paper provided write a letter to your future self:
Dear me, 
1. Tell yourself how old you are, where you live and who you live with.
2. What did you think of 2022? What was the most important thing that happened to you? What was the most enjoyable?
3. What is your New Year's resolution and why? 
4. What will you have liked to achieve by the end of this year? 
5. How do you envision next year (2024)? 


Slide 26 - Diapositive

Feedback
1. Peer feedback - Tell your neigbour about your resolution

2. Give each other feedback/tips.


Slide 27 - Diapositive

How are you going to stick to your new goals/resolutions?

Slide 28 - Carte mentale