National Holidays: Thanksgiving

Introduction

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WELCOME:

Description: You will read information about a national holiday called Thanksgiving. Later, you will collect the most important information to organize it in a chart. Lastly, you will write a letter as if you were inviting friends over for a dinner to celebrate it.

INTRODUCTION:

You are a city manager who is organizing the Thanksgiving dinner for this year. One of the tasks you have to complete for this event is to send the invitations for it. Therefore, your job is to write a letter inviting the people to come over to the celebration. Good luck!

Task

You are the city manager and the big dinner for this Thanksgiving is coming. You are in charge of writing the invitations and delivering them. However, before that, you need to read about the origins of this national holiday and answer some questions about it. Then, the final objective is to write the invitation letter for the attendees and send it by email.

 

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Process

STEPS

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STEP ONE:

  • Individually, visit the following web pages and read them. Then take notes, at least five:

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvzMp5WUjls

  2. https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/first-thanksgiving

  3. https://theoneecorner.blogspot.com/2021/05/thanksgiving-thanksgiving-is-holiday.html

 

STEP TWO:

  • After you read and get familiarized with the topic answer the following questions:
  1. When is Thanksgiving celebrated in the US?

  2. Which event(s) began the tradition of Thanksgiving?

  3. Which foods are often prepared for Thanksgiving dinner?

  4. Where is Thanksgiving celebrated?

  5. What is the meaning of Thanksgiving's federal holiday status?

 

STEP THREE:

  • Write an invitation letter for the Thanksgiving dinner that includes the following elements:

  1. Greeting.

  2. Hour / Place / Date.

  3. Paragraph with historical aspects that includes the answers to the questions.

  4. Closing.

 

You're Ready!! 

Evaluation

RUBRIC:

 

TOTAL: _____ / 15 PTS

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have completed your Webquest!

What do you think about this national holiday? 

Now that you have completed this Webquest, you have learned about this holiday, its beginnings, and its historical importance. As a city manager, you have also become an expert on writing invitation letters for special occasions.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE TOPIC:

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Credits

AUTHORS:

Loreto Ariz / Camila Jofré / Allison Zúñiga

Grade Level: 9-12          Curriculum: Foreign Language          Keywords: Thanksgiving, EFL, TICS

IMAGES:

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VIDEOS: 

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvzMp5WUjls

  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC1hVm1y01o

WEBPAGES:

  1. https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/first-thanksgiving

  2. https://theoneecorner.blogspot.com/2021/05/thanksgiving-thanksgiving-is-holiday.html

  3. https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Thanksgiving/353852

  4. https://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/thanksgiving/beginners/picture-vocabulary.html

RUBRIC:

Loreto Ariz / Camila Jofré / Allison Zúñiga