Research Paper On Thanksgiving

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Erna Ananna
Professor Rosas
CEDC 722
19th October, 2014

I have chosen Thanksgiving for my curriculum project. Thanksgiving was first celebrated by pilgrims. Since my lesson plan is for a fifth grade class, it is really important that they recognize how modern day Thanksgiving celebration has developed throughout history. I want them to identify several symbols of Thanksgiving and demonstrate an understanding of their meaning. As author Mary Cowhey stated in her book black Ants and Buddhists, that, “Children need to know and feel enough historic to sense how complex and multifaceted the story is” (Cowhey, 161). And to do so, I have prepared many questions for my unit. This paper will be describing the introduction (UbD, Stage 1) of my curriculum …show more content…

Some of them will be for oral discussion, some for different activities, such as, jigsaw, turn and talk, writing workshop etc. Some of the questions that I want to ask them before starting my actual lessons are –
• What are you thankful for?
• What do you like to eat on Thanksgiving?
• Who do you invite for dinner on Thanksgiving?
• Can you give an example of one thing about someone in the class room that you really appreciate?
• Do you know who the Pilgrims are?
• What is the funniest thing you remember from your past Thanksgivings?
After this, I will start my actual lesson plan. I will give them the description about Pilgrims and why they were unhappy with the English King and decided to move to somewhere else. After my read aloud, students will have a clear idea about thanks giving and the history behind it. Then, I will be asking them these questions for part of their group work and individual work.
• When was the thanksgiving celebrated for the first time?
• Why the people in England were very unhappy?
• What is Mayflower?
• What do you appreciate about your friendship with the people in the classroom?
• What unusual traditions, rituals or habits do you have around Thanksgiving?
• Name one ancestor that you think about on Thanksgiving and tell us

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