I have started creating my weekly Powerpoint Presentation, and naturally, this week's lesson is on Thanksgiving, my favorite American holiday by far.
However, I want to make the presentation interesting (and not take myself too seriously). Therefore, I am choosing to quickly skim past the Pilgrims, Plymouth Rock, and all that good stuff, and instead skip right to the Annual Presidential Turkey Pardon. I mean, can you think of a more necessary bit of information for my students to learn about Thanksgiving, than that one turkey per year gets to live out the rest of its life at a lovely petting zoo in the countryside?
Yes, we are going to watch this video for a listening exercise, and yes, I love being an English teacher so that watching Youtube videos in class is a perfectly legitimate use of time.
Some preliminary thoughts...
- Allison B.
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Liberating a turkey, or sometimes even two, is a powerful message about freedom (at least for the turkey). Meanwhile, 14 turkeys paraded through our back yard yesterday on a slow stroll. I'm betting they know I don't own a gun, so that's 14 more turkeys that will survive the holiday. Happy Thanksgiving to you! Love, Mom
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