Discover Thanksgiving by Fiona Seco https://padlet.com/fionaseco6/qr7yxrj08nmfj9r0 Troughout this webquest learn more about Thanksgiving day en-us 2021-04-02 08:52:21 UTC 2024-06-02 18:16:22 UTC hello@padlet.com Task 1 fionaseco6 https://padlet.com/fionaseco6/qr7yxrj08nmfj9r0/wish/1377758488 Listen to this short video and answer the questions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC1hVm1y01o

1) When is the celebration day of Thanksgiving ?
2) What American do to celebrate this day?
3) How is called the religious group who arrived in America ?
4)What kind of problem do they encounter during winter ?
5) Who came to help them ?
6) What do they do to say thank you?
7) And nowadays what do they do?


]]> 2021-04-02 08:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/fionaseco6/qr7yxrj08nmfj9r0/wish/1377758488 Task 2 - Learn how to cook for Thanksgiving with Gordon Ramsay ! (Kitchen's vocabulary and recipe) debofflemanon https://padlet.com/fionaseco6/qr7yxrj08nmfj9r0/wish/1377813252
1- What does Gordon put inside his Turkey? 
2- Why does Gordon loosen the skin gently with his fingers? 
3- What are Gordon’s favorites turkeys ? 
4- What does Gordon put on top of the turkey? 
5- What does Gordon use for his gravy? 
6- What was the « crucial thing » the chefs told Gordon when he was 21 years old? 
7- What’s the « last touch » of the gravy? 
8- What spicy, which surprises his mother, does Gordon use with his potatoes? 


]]> 2021-04-02 09:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/fionaseco6/qr7yxrj08nmfj9r0/wish/1377813252 Task 3 - Read the short story of Louisa May Alcott entitled "An old fashion Thanksgiving" and answer the following questions: debofflemanon https://padlet.com/fionaseco6/qr7yxrj08nmfj9r0/wish/1377839545 1- How is the family described ? How does the organization of the celebration reflect their financial issues? 
2- What are the types of mint Prue hesitates about? 
3- What’s Prue mistake when she has to get the garret ? 
4- Why Tilly doesn’t want to roast the pig? Do you understand her reaction? 
5- At the end, does Prue’s mistake impact the celebration?
6- Why is the pudding described as a failure ? 
7- Except the food, how would you describe the main characteristic of Thanksgiving? 
8- How would you define the tone of the text? Does it match your vision of Thanksgiving? 
9- Open question: If you had to celebrate Thanksgiving, how would you describe this celebration and how would you celebrate it? 
]]> 2021-04-02 10:27:33 UTC https://padlet.com/fionaseco6/qr7yxrj08nmfj9r0/wish/1377839545 Main task and webquest's objectives debofflemanon https://padlet.com/fionaseco6/qr7yxrj08nmfj9r0/wish/1377844320 Hello young French's pupils ! Today, we propose you a unique and original activity, which consists in discovering Thanksgiving! You may have already heard about this celebration without really knowing the extent and importance it has in the United States. To remedy that, we will propose you a set of activity in order to discover several aspects of this celebration which is now, little by little, imported in France. First, you will have to watch a very short video that will give you the keys notions about Thanksgiving and its history background. Then, you will discover an original recipe by our famous chef Gordon Ramsay. This recipe will give you interesting vocabulary terms that you will need to learn in order to create, later, your own recipe.  After this cooking insight , you will discover Louisa May Alcott's short story that will provide you a unique view about this celebration, the special conviviality of sharing a well deserved meal with the members of your family. Finally, last but not least, in order to provide to you some knowledge about interesting paintings, you will analyze and compare two interesting paintings which will provide two Thanksgivings  approach. After all this knowledge, you will have a special reward and you will have to elaborate your own Thanksgiving traditional dessert ! The famous Pumpkin pie ! ]]> 2021-04-02 10:33:20 UTC https://padlet.com/fionaseco6/qr7yxrj08nmfj9r0/wish/1377844320 Task 4 - Thanksgiving, then and now. https://padlet.com/fionaseco6/qr7yxrj08nmfj9r0/wish/1377869733 DOC A : Freedom from Want, Norman Rockwell, 1943
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_from_Want#/media/File:%22Freedom_From_Want%22_-_NARA_-_513539.jpg

DOC B : Matt Wuerker, Politico.com, 2010
https://www.cartoonistgroup.com/cartoon/Matt+Wuerker%27s+Editorial+Cartoons/2010-11-22/54562

  1. Describe as precisely as you can each document individually. (What type of documents are they ? Where is the scene set ? How many characters are there ? What are they doing ?...)
  2. Compare the two documents. (What can you say about the differences ? Are there any  important similarities ?...) 
  3. Give your personal opinion and interpretation of the two documents. (Do you think that the situation in DOC B is realistic ?...)
  4. Can you relate Thanksgiving to another day that you celebrate ?

]]> 2021-04-02 11:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/fionaseco6/qr7yxrj08nmfj9r0/wish/1377869733 Teacher material fionaseco6 https://padlet.com/fionaseco6/qr7yxrj08nmfj9r0/wish/1399088602 This webquest is for advanced A2 students, the goal is to discover the history of Thanksgiving trough different aspects.]]> 2021-04-09 08:29:40 UTC https://padlet.com/fionaseco6/qr7yxrj08nmfj9r0/wish/1399088602