Day #2: American People: Character and Attitudes, Diversity

Creating Family Trees

Time	Activities	Materials needed:
Hour #1: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Review: introductions, favorites, education vocabulary   Present adjectives; conjugate ‘to be’   Practice adjectives using full sentences and flashcards	·         Adjective words or presentation ·         Adjective flashcards ·         Model sentence “He/She is _____.”
Hour #2: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Review adjectives (character or appearance sorting activity) Brainstorm common jobs in Ukraine? In USA? Introduce profession words. Practice profession words using flashcards (in full sentences).	·         “Character or Appearance?” game ·         Profession words ·         Profession flashcards or presentation
Hour #3: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Review new words; conjugate ‘to have’ Distribute paper and instruct students how to create a family tree diagram. Explain and present the example family tree.	·         Profession and location matching game ·         Example family tree ·         Paper
Hour #4: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Students complete their family trees using model. Presentations of family trees Nationalities and diversity of population in the USA. (Match the flags with their countries and nationalities)	·         Example summary: “I have a ______. He/she is ___ years old. He/she is a/an ______. He/she is ___________.” ·         Nationality flashcards

Time

Activities

Materials needed:

Hour #1:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

 

Review: introductions, favorites, education vocabulary

 

Present adjectives; conjugate ‘to be’

 

Practice adjectives using full sentences and flashcards

·         Adjective words or presentation

·         Adjective flashcards

·         Model sentence “He/She is _____.”

Hour #2:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

 

Review adjectives (character or appearance sorting activity)

Brainstorm common jobs in Ukraine? In USA? Introduce profession words.

Practice profession words using flashcards (in full sentences).

·         “Character or Appearance?” game

·         Profession words

·         Profession flashcards or presentation

Hour #3:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

 

Review new words; conjugate ‘to have’

Distribute paper and instruct students how to create a family tree diagram.

Explain and present the example family tree.

·         Profession and location matching game

·         Example family tree

·         Paper

Hour #4:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

 

Students complete their family trees using model.

Presentations of family trees

Nationalities and diversity of population in the USA. (Match the flags with their countries and nationalities)

·         Example summary: “I have a ______. He/she is ___ years old. He/she is a/an ______. He/she is ___________.”

·         Nationality flashcards

Creating Family Trees