This is just a simple outline. I have a very detailed ppt with many photographs (that's still a work in progress). The worksheets are found here (A class/B class).
When is it ok to break the law? How does big social change happen?
New
Years Eve Reading: Write the Chinese meaning over the vocabulary:
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve, also called Old Year's Night, is celebrated on
December 31st, the final day of the year. It is celebrated all over the world
with parties and social gathering with usually a lot of fireworks and noise.
In the United States of America, New York is the place where
this celebration is associated with. People gather in the Times Square (時代廣場) just
before midnight in the last minute of the countdown to see the "ball
dropping".
The celebration is also associated with parties in other parts
of the world. In France, for instance, the celebration is called le
Réveillon. Special food is prepared(made) accompanied with champagne. People also
go to the Eiffel Tower in Paris to see fireworks display. In Japan, people
traditionally clean their home. Buddhist佛教徒 temple bells are rung 108 times at
midnight. In Brazil, the beach of Copacabana科帕卡瓦納is considered by many to be the
place of the most beautiful fireworks show in the world.
On New Year's Eve, people commit themselves with resolutions.
These are made to reform a habit and should go into effect (start) and remain (stay) until
fulfillment (the habit is changed, or finished).
Write 3
questions about the reading:
1.
2.
3.
Write 3
questions that apply the reading to your life:
1.
2.
3.
Writing: New Years Resolution
Reading 3: Prince Harry哈利王子 Vows To Make a Difference
Wish +
(that) + past perfect +verb: Wish + (that) + past perfect+ been +adj.:
EX: I wish that I had been brave enough to talk to
that pretty girl. Look at the pp of irregular verbs to finish your writing on page 5. ++ PP Games Easy/ Hard
Have less stress, Be a more thankful person, Be A Better Listener to Everyone, Forgive Myself and Others, Make Someone Smile everyday, See God in everything, Be A Patient Person..etc
Use your Desire Map and make a vision board. Draw, color, cut and glue from magazines or newspapers to create a visual collage of your dreams, goals, hopes for 2017.
To take a break from the very serious, somber mood of my social studies class (refugee crisis) I'd thought I'd incorporate Christmas. Learning how other cultures celebrate Christmas can also incorporate geography too. Like all the units, the students will get a hand-out of the vocabulary, writing exercises and the readings, as well as a map.
How is Christmas celebrated in Taiwan? Asia? I found out that most of the students werent familiar with the Nativity story, so I had to show them a little cartoon with Chinese subs, as well as one with easy English.
11.Decorated (past tense verb or adj.) we decorated the tree/ the decorated tree
12. the Winter solstice (n.)
The Philippines: Christmas season begins
in September with the feastof
Saint Pio (畢奧神父) and ends in January, meaning nearly half the year is Christmas in
the Philippines. The event closest to December 25th is a nine-day mass called Simbang Gabi,
which includes hymns and
Filipino foods. Christmas Eve is celebrated all night and then followed by a
day of family talks and gift giving. Maligayang pasko (Merry Christmas)!
Mexico: In the nine days before Christmas,
children and adults dress up as Mary and Joseph and visit different
neighborhoods ("Las Posadas"). These “pilgrims” sing
songs at houses to ask for shelter.
The host replies in song and offers drink and food. Children try to break a
star-shaped piñata and do not receive gifts until January 4th. Feliz Navidad!
Ethiopia: Christmas Eve is celebrated on January 6th
in accordance with the local Ge’ez calendar. On that night, priests carry
nicely decorated umbrellas and
wear traditional clothing. They march through cities with large groups of
people. In the morning, people feast, presents are exchanged, and some people
play sports. During the Timkat parade, held 12 days later, a stone石頭replica 複製品 of the 10 Commandments (十誡（指《聖經》中，上帝透過摩西頒布給猶太人的行為準則) is wrapped in rich fabrics and carried by priests on their
heads. Melkam Ganna!
Finland: Finns believe that the Winter Solstice brings out the
spirits of the dead. On Christmas Eve, celebrated at roughly (about) the same time,
Finns place candles around the graves of
relatives. Hyvää Joulua!
Vietnam: Christmas was only recently reintroduced to
largely Buddhist佛教徒 Vietnam after a relaxation of restrictions受約束的 in
the early 1980s. It is a mainly a Jesus-free event. Santa is sometimes shown
on a scooter instead of a sleigh and
Vietnamese Catholics天主教徒 gather in churches that look like temples. Citizens
visit crowded city centers and later eat Christmas chicken soup. Chúc Giáng
Sinh Vui Vẻ!
Answer the questions:
1) Which country has
the longest Christmas holiday season?
2) In Mexico, what
should you do if Mary and Joseph show up at your door?
3) What do priests
carry on their heads during Timkat?
4) Your opinion: Which celebration
sounds most interesting to you?
II.Festival of Lights
Central to the Christmas theme is the importance of
light at the darkest time of the year. Baby Jesus is the light in a dark world.
Even before Christianity, ancient people celebrated light during winter
solstices.
According
to folk tradition, December 13th follows the longest night of the year in
Sweden. During the winter there are only a few hours of sunlight each day.
St. Lucia is honored this day with her wreath of candles.
The oldest girl in the
family is declared St. Lucia on December 13th. On this day she dresses up
wearing a white robe with a red sash and a wreath with candles on her head.The
"St. Lucia" of the family serves everyone a special (saffron 番紅花粉) bun called
Lussekatter.Schools have a celebration with a St. Lucia choir. All the
girls dress up as St. Lucia and the boys are "Star Boys."
The
Christian tradition of light during the Christmas season is celebrated by the
Advent Candles which are lit for the next four following Sundays before Christmas
Day. Families also burn a yule log. This tradition goes back
pre-Christian celebrations during Winter Solstice.
French children put their shoes by the fireplace
on Christmas Eve in hopes that "Pere Noel" (Santa Claus) will bring
them some toys. They leave a snack and a glass of wine for Pere Noel and beet
greens for the donkey that travels with him. Pere Noel is tall and thin. He
has a long red robe trimmed with fur. Pere Noel brings toys to
children in a sack. As he comes, he calls out “tralala, tralala, bouli,
bouli, boulah.”
Families go to church at
midnight on Christmas Eve. After church everyone eats a huge dinner called"Le Reveillon."After this large dinner of goose,
turkey, chicken, or beef; a fish dish, cheese, bread, wine, and fruit, many
families serve a "Buche de Noel." The Buche de Noel is a sponge
cake decorated like a yule log. Some families burn a real log in the
fireplace.
French families think
that mistletoe is also lucky and hang it everywhere.
If a man or woman are under the mistletoe at the same time, they must kiss.
Traditions of light: Hanukkah （猶太教的）獻殿節，光明節（在12月，爲期八天）
Hanukkah
is the Jewish Festival of Lights celebrated in countries all over the world.
In 165 B.C. there was a great battle 戰役 between the Maccabees and the Syrians 敘利亞人／敘利亞的.
The Jews won the battle and when they went to their temple, they found that
the Syrians had allowed使有可能 their sacred light to go out. They only had oil for
one day. The miracle奇跡 of Hanukkah is that the oil lasted 8 days until a
messenger could return with more. There are nine candles in the menorah大燭台.One is used
to light the other candles and the other eight stand for the eight days that
the oil kept burning.
Children play a game with a
spinning top called a dreidl. Everyone eats special foods such as
potato pancakes.On Hanukkah it is traditional for parents to give their
children money or "gelt."
1 1. Which traditions are similar to Taiwanese Chinese New
Year?
22. Which Christmas foods would you like to try? I would like to try...
13. What might Light be a symbol for? Light can represent...
