Neverland Class for 8th Graders: Christmas Greetings and Tributes!

INTRODUCTION

Watch, describe ...and enjoy!

Explain how the Grinch feels about Christmas.

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Let's save Christmas!

Want a Xmas Challenge?

Here is an Escape Game!

Use the worksheet below to write your 5 CODES.

https://view.genial.ly/5fc9f8df185a0d0d977c6655/interactive-content-christmas-escape-game-5e-miss-beudin

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STARTER

Look and describe.

1- What can you see in the picture below

in the middle?

2- To which religious celebration is it related to?

Christian? Islamic? Hindu?

3- Do you know this tradition? How?

What is Advent ?

http://projectbritain.com/Advent.html

What is an Advent calendar ?

Why is it related to Christmas?http://projectbritain.com/Xmas/adventcalendars.html

ACTION 1

Read and understand.

Discover
the treasures of the Advent Calendar
each day before Christmas
and take notes!

hd19488803/social-vertical-post-advent-calendar-2020ttps://view.genial.ly/5fc53a9f3f706d0

ACTION 2

1-Do you celebrate Christmas ? Why or why not?

2-Do like Christmas season? Why or why not?

DISCOVER

Look, read and report.

Recap the information from the AFP [Agence France Presse] dispatch below.

https://yrtnews.com/national-day-of-mourning-in-france-which-soberly-salutes-the-memory-of-valery-giscard-destaing/

What is worth remembering?

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STARTER

Look, describe and explain.

ACTION 1

Read and understand.

Take the notes that interest you.

https://www.un.org/en/events/slaveryabolitionday/background.shtml

ACTION 2

Listen and understand.

Copy the lyrics and highlight the words and expressions that appeal to you.

STARTER

Look, describe and explain.

1- Do you know this book story?

If yes, What and who is the story about?

2- If not, what can you guess about the story?

3- Which (literary) genre do you think

this kind of story belong to?

4- Who do you think the last picture is the portrait of? How do you know?

Who is the real culprit?
Investigate and fill in the Wanted poster
at the end of your investigation!

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

/20

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Add an extra rubric
["Sleuth's deep convict"],
just before "Contact"
in which you explain in your own words why your culprit is the ideal one!

CLUE 1

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https://www.best-books-for-kids.com/robert-louis-stevenson-biography.html

CLUE 2
"Man is not truly one, but truly two."

CLUE 3

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zqs3j6f/revision/2

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CLUE 4

https://www.gradesaver.com/dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde/study-guide/character-list
https://monstermovies.fandom.com/wiki/Edward_Hyde

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STARTER

On this day, in 1994,

the PlayStation was released in Japan.

ACTION 1

Watch, listen and discover.

Answer the questions below.

1- How many consoles were sold

in the first 6 months?

2- What was the phrase of the marketing campaign?

3- When was the PlayStation releasedin Europe and the United States?

ACTION 2

1- Do you like playing video games?

2- When do you play video games?

3- How often do you play video games?

4- How much time do you spend playing

video games?

5- What types of video games do you like playing?

6- What is your favourite console?

7- What is your favourite video game?

is also

World Wildlife Conservation Day.

Credit: World Wildlife Day/Patrick George.

STARTER

Watch, listen/read and understand.

Which animals did you see in the video?

What do you want to remember of the message?

ACTION 1

Read and understand.

When did the first World Wildlife Conservation Day take place?

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-wildlife-conservation-day/

ACTION 2

What can you do to protect the world's wildlife?

https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/wildlife-conservation-day

What do you learn about endangered species?

https://www.worldwildlife.org/species

STARTER

Read and guess.

I was born on that day

at the beginning of the 20th century in 1901.
I was a famous American animation producer.
My first creation was a series called
"Oswald the Rabbit ".
I was also the innovator of
a theme park design.

https://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/reading-walt-disney.php

https://www.ducksters.com/biography/entrepreneurs/walt_disney.php

ACTION 1

Look and say what you know.

Do you recognize this iconic lifetime leader and inspirational figure?

What do you know about him?

ACTION 2

Watch and understand.

For the Adventurers

For the Explorers

For the Bold and the Experts

STARTER
Look and describe.
Do you recognize this character?
Which special day is December 6th?

https://kids.kiddle.co/Saint_Nicholas

ACTION 1
Watch and take notes.

ACTION 2
Watch and tell about the legend...
in English or in French.

ACTION +

Now be a story-teller

and

tell the story of St Nicholas
by beginning with:
"Once upon a time ...".

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

/20

You can report

in front of the class
or

film your performance at home
and

send it to your teacher

[WeTransfer]!

STARTER
Look and describe.

Do you kwow this British artist?

Which famous music band did he belong to?

In which years were they very popular?

https://www.abbeyroad.com/crossing

ACTION 1
Read and explain.

DOCUMENT 1

DOCUMENT 2

https://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/Fans-Ono-bandmates-mark-40-years-since-John-15785186.php

ACTION 2

Watch, listen and understand.

Find the anwsers.

1- Where was John Lennon from?

2- What band / group did he form?

3- When was the band formed?

4- When did John Lennon leave the band?

5- Where did John Lennon die?

ACTION 3

Watch, listen and understand

Which of JL's most famous song is worldwide known?Copy the lyrics.

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https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/3403160/John+Lennon/Imagine

https://www.thefabfour.com/

STARTER
Look and describe.

What is the event about?

Is the card below modern or vintage?

How do you know?

Do you like it ? Why?

ACTION 1
Watch, listen and understand.

Find the answers.

1- Where and when was the first Christmas card made?

2- How many letters are sent to Santa Claus every year?

The first Christmas cards rarely showed winter scenes. They showed flowers or fairies to announce the arrival of spring.

The most common messages are ''Season Greetings" and "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year".

ACTION 2

1- Do you send Christmas cards? Why? Why not?

2- Who do you send Christmas cards to?

ACTION+

Make your own Christmas card!

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

/20

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STARTER

Look, read and describe.

Which African country become independent

in 1963?

Have you ever been there

or to another African country?

Would you like to visit the African continent?

Which country(ies) and why?

On that day, in 1963,

Kenya became independent

from the United Kingdom.

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On 12 December 1964,

exactly twelve months later,

Kenya became a republic

under the name "Republic of Kenya".

1- Would you like to go to Kenya? Why? Why not?

2- What activity from the video

would you like to do?

3- What are the top 3 countries / places / cities

you would like to visit? Why?

STARTER

Look and describe.

Which US president died on that day in 1799?

He was the First US president.

1- Who was George Washington?

2- What was his first job?

3- What is George Washington often called?

4- What can you say about his presidency?

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For the Bold and the Experts

STARTER

Look and describe.

Which cartoon character do you recognize?

How is doing? Why?

Watch, listen and understand ...

... or read and understand.

http://thehistoryofdisney.blogspot.com/2010/05/walt-disney-one-mans-dream-virtual-tour.html

1- What is your favourite Disney character?

2- What is your favourite Disney animated film?

STARTER

Look, read and tell about the news.

Do you know this story and his author?

ACTION 1
Look and describe.
a) Do you notice any differences
between the first 2 pictures and the other pictures? Develop your ideas.
b) How can you relate these pictures to the book title?

Picture 1

Picture 2

Picture 3

Picture 4

Picture 5

Picture 6

Picture 7

ACTION 2
Read and discover.
a) What do the following extracts
tell about?
b) Can you relate any of them to the pictures above?

Extract 1

Extract 2

ACTION 3
Watch and check the story.

Watch, listen and understand.

a- Do you recognize this man?

Picture 1

Picture 2

b- Discover his life, work and influence...
For the Adventurers

For the Explorers

For the Bold and the Experts

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https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Charles-Dickens-Animated-Story-of-His-Life

For the Adventurers

For the Explorers

Watch and understand...

... or read and understand.

For the Bold and the Experts
https://www.dogonews.com/2019/12/20/2019-winter-solstice-will-coincide-with-a-spectacular-shooting-stars-display

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Last Sunset in Alaska!

https://www.dogonews.com/2019/11/22/americas-northernmost-city-just-witnessed-its-last-sunset-for-2019

STARTER
Watch
these Christmas advertising videos

and

choose your favourite 3 ones.

You may classify them and say why.

You may watch these videos

in family

and ask each member

which are their 3 Favs and why

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[3 Green points by family member! :)]

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 4

VIDEO 5

Watch and understand.

Complete the worksheets below.

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Worksheet A

Worksheet B

VIDEO 6

VIDEO 7

VIDEO 8

http://www.franglish.fr/share/xmas2018.html

ACTION 1

Look and describe.

a) Describe the scene you see.
Do you recognize a famous American a cartoon family?
b) What is special about it?
c) Do you like the atmosphere?
Why or why not?
d) Complete the family tree.
http://jerome.boulinguez.free.fr/english/file/hotpotatoes/familytree.htm
e) Do you know
other famous UK or US families
(real or fictional) with 3 or 4 members at least? Present 2 of them.

ACTION 2
Revise your Christmas vocabulary.
Look, listen and repeat.
Make
an illustrated dictionary
or
an English-French dictionary.

ACTION 3

Recap about British Christmas.

Answer the questions below.

1° Who is your hostess?

2° When is it? How do you know?

3° What is your hostess going to teach you about?

4° What is her main question?

5° What is the most stressful thing

at this time of the year for adults? Why?

But what must they always remember in the end?

6° What are children most excited about? Why?

7° What is central to this very special event?

8° How do things get organized?

9° What is the most famous broadcast programme?

10° What time is it broadcast? On which channel?

11° Which message is conveyed [=given]?

12° What do we learn about letter sending to Santa?

13° Finally, what is the answer to the question

your hostess asked at the beginning of her video?

ACTION 4

Look, read and... enjoy.

Yummy, yummy!

1° What is the document?

2° Who issued it? What for?

3° Which ingredients can you buy

for the Mains or Main Course?

4° Which ingredients can you buy

for dessert?

5° How much do they cost?

(convert the prices in Euros!)

http://www.xe.com/fr/currencyconverter/

http://fr.exchange-rates.org/Rate/GBP/EUR

Love cooking?

https://www.bbc.com/food/recipes/gingerbread_men_99096

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/68611/double-ginger-gingerbread-men

ACTION+

Watch a Christmas seasonal classics

and tell about your likes!

TRAILERS...

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FULL LENGTH VERSIONS...

ACTION++

Share

Christmas Spirit

through songs...