Festivals教案

1) african americans have a long history and a rich culture, so kwanzaa is an old festival. ( f ) (a young festival)
2) people created kwanzaa to celebrate american culture. ( f ) ( to celebrate african culture)
3) the word kwanzaa means first fruit in swahili, one of the largest languages in africa. ( t )
4) the african first-fruit festivals are completely different from each other. ( f ) ( to have many things in common )
5) kwanzaa is celebrated on christmas day. ( f ) ( from dec. 26 to jan. 1 )
6) kwanzaa is based on old african festivals. ( t )
7) people who celebrate kwanzaa light a candle for each of the seven principles. ( t )
do you know any festivals for black people or african americans?
questions:
1what’s the name of the festival?
2when did the festival begin?
3what time do people celebrate it every year?
4what’s the meaning of the kwanzaa?and which language did the name come form?
5how many principle does kwanzaa have?
6.what things did the african first-fruit festivals have in common?
people would get together to celebrate their harvest,to give thanks for their harvests and for life, to honour their ancestors, celebrate their past, and the group or society they lived in.
step 5 discussion
topic1: do you agree festivals can help us understand our history and culture? how do they help us understand our history and culture?
topic2: nowadays more and more festivals have been created in my cities for various purposes, such as developing local economy, making the city well-known, etc. our city linhai created the festival of the great wall in the south. it has been celebrated for three years. however, some linhainese think holding such a festival causes some problems to the city. what effects does the festival of the great wall in the south bring to us? make a list
good effects bad effects
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step 6. homework
1. oral work: read and recite the new words learnt in this class.
read and recite some beautiful and useful sentences in the text.
2. written work: suppose you are the journalist of huipu sunshine magazine. you are going to write a passage about kwanzaa.
3. finish period 2 in winners