Introduction
Posting this for Ekaterina since she had some technical issues.
Process
The aim:
To learn more about New York and its symbols.
Choose one web site to explore. Use the information on the website to answer the following web link issues. Be sure to read the full article! After completion of answering your questions, meet with their classmates to learn the answers to the remaining questions. Do not forget to answer the main question at the end.
The website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_state_symbols
Questions:
1. When were the oldest symbols, the state flag and the national emblem adopted?
2. What animal was the symbol of the city in 1975?
3. What fruit was a symbol in 1976?
The website: http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/06/30/10-lost-symbols-of-new-york/pho...
Questions:
1. What museum was mention in the article?
2. Call ten lost symbols of the city.
3. Is Philadelphia the motherland of graffiti?
4. Which of these symbols do you like and why?
The website:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/09/23/nyregion/new-yorks-50...
Questions:
1. How many objects can you find in the article?
2. Who created logotype “I love New York”?
3. Which of the symbols do you meet in New York?
Big Question: What do you think about New York’s symbols? Why do you think some of them disappeared? Would you like to create your own symbol of the city? (It will be task or may be a project).