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Category: People (Page 5 of 8)

About people as individuals: relationships (friends, roommates), family (family life, pets), feelings, appearance, personality

DE S11 ADV Homosexuality

Conversation Class Lesson Plan

Section: Advanced Conversation
Date: Feb 22 2011

Class theme/topics discussed:
Guido Westerwelle and homosexuality

How did you pick this theme or topic?
It was in the German news

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
I read the article with my students, then we discussed the different laws in the UK, US and Germany and our opinions about it.

How did students react?
Liked it

Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Newspaper article

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Homosexuality yes, Guido Westerwelle only if he’s in the news

Why or why not?
Students found this topic very interesting

Westerwelle Homosexualitaet

CN S11 INT/ADV Shampoo Commercial Shooting

Class theme/topics discussed:

How to do a haircut in China: shampoo commercial shooting
How did you pick this theme or topic?

Students always found it is difficult to describe haircut related issues in the target language and it is also an interesting cultural difference addressing the different styles of Asian and American. In this project making section, now students need to practice what they’ve leaned and promote the product in the scenario.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)

Group work, general discussion
How did students react?
good

Did they engage with each other and you?

yes

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)

Google image, Chinese saloon websites
Please attach a copy.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?

yes

Why or why not?

Students found the this topic is interesting and they learn a lot in how to describe haircut/beatuty care related expressions.

DE S11 INT TV Series

Conversation Class
Lesson Plan

Section: Intermediate Conversation
Date: 17th Feb 2011

Class theme/topics discussed:
TV series “Tuerkisch fuer Anfaenger”

How did you pick this theme or topic?
Popular German TV series which reflects the stereotypes of Turkish people living in Germany

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Showing the series, discussing the stereotypes we saw in it.

How did students react?
Liked the series.

Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
DVD

Please attach a copy.
FLRC

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes

Why or why not?
It reflects German culture and immigration in Germany

CN S11 INT/ADV Haircut

Class theme/topics discussed:

How to get a haircut in China
How did you pick this theme or topic?

Students always found it is difficult to describe haircut related issues in the target language and it is also an interesting cultural difference addressing the different styles of Asian and American.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)

Group work, general discussion
How did students react?
good

Did they engage with each other and you?

yes

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)

Google image, Chinese saloon websites
Please attach a copy.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?

yes

Why or why not?

Students found the this topic is interesting and they learn a lot in how to describe haircut/beatuty care related expressions.

FR S11 ADV – Valentine’s day

Valentine’s day

How did you pick this theme or topic?

I wanted to do something related to Valentine’s Day.

How did you present the material? (Handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)

Role play

How did students react?

Very well. They had fun.

Did they engage with each other and you?

Yes!

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)

Handouts

Please attach a copy.
Below is the plan I had with me in class

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes

Advanced 02/15

1. Give them the sheets of paper with Homme/Femme

2. Explain the game – 5 mn
→ create a new identity
→ speed dating
→ choose our other half

3. Create a new identity – 15 mn
→ give them the sheets for the agency
→ they have to fill them out
→ they have to choose a picture from the newspaper/magazines for their new personality
→ they have to think of a background story for their characters

4. Speed-dating – 25 mn
→ Girls remain seated but boys change every five minutes
→ They have to figure out if they would have another date with this person, or if s/he is their other half

5. Results – 10 mn
→ students should write down the name of the person they liked most and then explain why
→ if there are some couples they should explain what they liked so much and if they see a future for that relationship

ES S11 INT/ADV St. Valentine

Conversation Class
Lesson Plan

Section: INTERMEDIATE SPANISH, SPAN011

Date: 02/15/2011

Class theme/topics discussed:
LOVE, feelings and emotions.
Telling stories

How did you pick this theme or topic?
It is Saint Valentine Day and everyone can talk about love.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
First I asked students general questions about love and about any fun Saint Valentine anecdote. Then we wrote valentines to send them to other people in the class.

How did students react?
They liked it a lot and they made up very good valentine cards.

Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes. All of them participated and talked in Spanish.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
A page with vocabulary to describe emotions and feelings

Please attach a copy.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.

Why or why not?
They liked it!

FR S11 INT – Valentine’s day

Valentine’s day

How did you pick this theme or topic?

I wanted to do something related to Valentine’s Day.

How did you present the material? (Handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)

Role play
Handouts: Poem
Group work

How did students react?

Well. I think they liked creating their character for the speed dating game, and also writing a short poem.

Did they engage with each other and you?

Yes

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)

Handouts

Please attach a copy.
Below is the plan I had with me in class

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes

Intermediate 2/15

1. Speed dating game – 30 min

• Explain the game
• Create a new identity – 15 min
• Speed dating – 10 min (2 x 5 min)
• Results – 5 min

2. Writing a valentine’s poem – 30 min
SP11 LP Interm 9 poem

• Read together a poem – 5 min
• Analyze it (how many syllables? Rhymes? metaphors, comparisons, symbols, etc…) – 10 min
• In pairs: I give them a picture of a French person
• Give them examples of sentences to use
• They have to write their own stanza to this person – 10 min
• We share – 5 min

DE S11 INT Family

Conversation Class Lesson Plan

Section: Intermediate Conversation
Date: 10th Feb 2011

Class theme/topics discussed:
My students family and plans for the future.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
I just had 1 student this class, so I took her out for a coffee and we just talked.

How did students react?
Liked it.

Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes

Why or why not?
Great if there is just 1 student.

S11 DE Int7 News

Conversation Class Lesson Plan

Section: Intermediate Conversation
Date: 8th Feb 2011

Class theme/topics discussed:
News in Germany

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
I showed my students a German news show for kids and we discussed the topics in it, for example the recent situation in Egypt.

How did students react?
Liked it

Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes, they are always interested in news.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Online video stream

Please attach a copy.
http://www.tivi.de/fernsehen/logo/start/index.html

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes, definitely

Why or why not?
In this show they present the news of the day, but in easy language, so that kids can understand it.

S 11 CN Int/Adv 39 Spring Festival traffic rush & News Report shooting

Class theme/topics discussed:

Spring Festival traffic rush: News report and journalist interview with homeless people who cannot go back home in spring festival

How did you pick this theme or topic?

It is the spring festival time in China. Every year the traffic rash at that time is a big issue for Chinese people. Therefore, it is a good topic for students to discuss and learn some Chinese cultures.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)

Group work and general discussion
How did students react?
good

Did they engage with each other and you?

yes

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)

Tv, youku video
Please attach a copy.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?

yes

Why or why not?

Many students already know a little about it and they further their understanding in this class. In later project, they also learn how to think, present and defend themselves from different roles addressing this controversial topic.

FR S11 ADV – physical appearance

Physical appearance + good resolutions

How did you pick this theme or topic?

It’s always good to know vocabulary about physical appearance, it can be very useful.

How did you present the material? (Handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)

Vocabulary handouts
Work in pairs

How did students react?

Well. I think they learned a lot.

Did they engage with each other and you?

Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)

handouts

Please attach a copy.
Below is the plan I had with me in class

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes

Advanced 2/01

1. Warm-up: good resolutions
→ They have to talk in pairs about their resolutions for the new year
→ Then they tell each other’s resolutions to the class

1. vocabulaire apparence physique: work in pairs

2. Personne imaginaire – paires
– doivent dessiner une personne imaginaire puis la décrire à l’autre qui doit dessiner à son tour

3. Famous French people
⇒ They all get a picture of a French person and they have to describe him/her to the class

FR S11 INT – physical appearance

Physical appearance

How did you pick this theme or topic?

It’s always good to know vocabulary about physical appearance, it can be very useful.

How did you present the material? (Handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)

Vocabulary handouts
Work in pairs

How did students react?

Well. I think they learned a lot.

Did they engage with each other and you?

Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)

handouts

Please attach a copy.
Below is the plan I had with me in class

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes

Intermediate 2/1

1. Warm-up : weekend ?

2. vocabulaire apparence physique in pairs

3. Personne imaginaire – paires
– doivent dessiner une personne imaginaire puis la décrire à l’autre qui doit dessiner à son tour

4. Game – guess who? (FLRC)
– jeu avec les cartes des personnages à retourner (est-ce que je suis blond ? j’ai un gros nez ? etc…)

DE S11 ADV TV Show Lindenstraße

Conversation Class Lesson Plan

Section: Advanced Concersation
Date: 1st Feb 2011

Class theme/topics discussed:
German TV series “Lindenstrasse”

How did you pick this theme or topic?
Found an article in a magazine, because of the 25th anniversary of “Lindenstrasse”

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Reading the article and discussing it.

How did students react?
Liked it, tried to compare it to American TV series.

Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Article + website

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes

Why or why not?
The “Lindenstrasse” has been a popular German TV series for a long time.

Lindenstraße Folge 1312

DE S11 INT Pets

Conversation Class Lesson Plan

Section: Intermediate Conversation
Date: 1st Feb 2011

Class theme/topics discussed:
Tiere (Animals)

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
I played a memory game with my students. I first put all the cards on the table and they had to match the pictures with the names. After that we started to play memory, but did not finish. Also we discussed some sounds that animals make.

How did students react?
Liked it

Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Memory game cards.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes

Why or why not?
Students learned the words while enjoying the game.

RU S11 INT Phraseology to describe people

Class theme/topics discussed:
Phraseology to describe people

How did you pick this theme or topic? n/a
How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Handouts, general discussion.

How did students react?
They were surprised by some of the idioms that we discussed, which helped them memorize the new expressions.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts.
Please attach a copy.
Lesson 4_January 27_Phraseology
Lesson 4_January 27_Stories

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
It introduces the students to the basic idiomatic expressions.

Intermediate Russian
Lesson 4
January 27, 2011

1. News.

2. Warm-up: retelling anecdotes from the Internet — Lesson 4_January 27_Stories

3. Vocabulary Practice: Phraseology — Lesson 4_January 27_Phraseology

– students first look only at the pictures and try to guess in which context these expressions are used and what meaning they imply.
– Then they look at the explanations on top of the page and match them with the pictures.

Discussion: are there any similar English expressions?

DE S11 ADV Immigration

Conversation Class Lesson Plan

Section: Advanced Conversation
Date: 27th Jan 2011

Class theme/topics discussed:
Migration in Germany

How did you pick this theme or topic?
It’s connected to politics in Germany which was the bigger topic for the last 2 weeks

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
We discussed where the immigrants in Germany mostly come from and why they are there, as well as problems immigrants in Germany are facing. After that we watched an episode of “Tuerkisch fuer Anfaenger”, a German TV series which illustrates these problems in a very funny way.

How did students react?
Liked it.

Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
TV series

Please attach a copy.
DVD available at the FLRC

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes

Why or why not?
Important topic of German culture and problems Germany is facing at the moment.

DE F10 INT Debate

Conversation Class Lesson Plan

Section: Intermediate Conversation
Date: 23rd Nov. 2010

Class theme/topics discussed:
The North Korea conflict

How did you pick this theme or topic?
I had planned something totally different, but one of my students brought up the North Korea conflict, because it had been in the news this day. Because my other students seemed very interested in that, I changed my plans. So we read a newspaper article about the recent news about North Korea online and discussed it

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Reading the article together, discussing the content and vocabs.

How did students react?
Liked it.

Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes, it was the topic they chose, so they were very engaged

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Laptop

Please attach a copy.
www.zeit.de

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Not necessarily this topic, because other students might not be that interested in it. But I would recommend changing the lesson plan, when students come up with a very interesting topic.

RU F10 INT Making Requests

Class theme/topics discussed:
Requests

How did you pick this theme or topic?
n/a
How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Handouts, general discussion, listening practice

How did students react?
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts, laptop, Internet.
Please attach a copy. Lesson 25_Nov 23_Requests_Students

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?

Intermediate Russian
Lesson 25
November 23, 2010

ПРОСЬБЫ, ПРОСЬБЫ, ПРОСЬБЫ

1. Warm-up:
Как бы вы пригласили кого-то в кино? (How would you invite someone to go to the movies with you? What would you say in your language? What would you say in Russian?)

2. Pre-listening: exercises 1, 2 from the handout
3. Vocabulary:

Как вы понимаете выражения «сказать как отрезать» и «понимать с полуслова»?

4. Watching the video “Муж”:
1) First showing: Посмотрите рекламный ролик и ответьте на вопросы:

Кто персонажи ролика? Кем они являются друг другу?
– Что мужчина заявляет о себе?
– Что они, скорее всего, сделают в результате?

http://rutube.ru/tracks/351052.html?v=ec49772fce98ad51577e72cd3c24b36d

2) Second showing:Посмотрите рекламу второй раз и продолжите фразу женщины, которая начинается со слов “А не стоит ли…”.

3) Practice: (handout, exercise 3) Используя модель просьбы из рекламы, сделайте следующее:

попросите друга поехать с Вами в Нью-Йорк
– попросите соседа по комнате поучиться с Вами вместе сегодня вечером
– предложите посмотреть российскую комедию
– предложите кому-нибудь сходить в гости к Джону.

5. Watching the video «Тренер»
1) First showing: questions
Во что играют эти люди? (вид спорта)
– Что спортсмены думают о своем тренере? Как они его описывают?

2) Second showing: complete the line
Продолжите фразу тренера, которая начинается словами «Ну чё, …».
Тренер вежливый или грубый? Почему он обращается к спортсменам именно так? Как бы вы перевели эту фразу на английский?

3) Practice: (handout, exercise 4) Используя модель просьбы из рекламы в следующих ситуациях:

– Вы хотите, чтобы друзья пошли с вами на концерт в пятницу;
– вы предлагаете друзьям поучиться вместе в кафе сегодня вечером;
– вы хотите, чтобы ваш брат поехал в Калифорнию не в июле, а в июне.

RU F10 ADV Football Hooliganism in Russia

Class theme/topics discussed:
Football Hooligans in Russia

How did you pick this theme or topic?
It’s part of contemporary Russian culture.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Video, handouts, general discussion.

How did students react?
Understanding the video was difficult for them, but it was still interesting.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts, laptop, TV-screen, Internet.
Please attach a copy.
Lesson 23_Nov 18_Questions

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
It introduces students to contemporary political/ cultural issues in Russia.

Advanced Russian
Lesson 23
November 18, 2010

1. News of the day.

2. Reading the handout – discussing the questions and vocabulary (see attached file).

3. Watching the video –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8_-9YjfKF0

4. Answering the questions, discussing the video, expressing personal opinion.

RU F10 INT Clothing. Fashion – cont’d

Class theme/topics discussed:
Clothing
Fashion: what’s in and what is not (CONT’D)

How did you pick this theme or topic?
Former LR’s lesson plans

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Follow-up handout on the vocabulary from the previous class
Video, general discussion, students’ presentation

How did students react? Did they engage with each other and you? Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Video, laptop, Internet
Please attach a copy.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.

Why or why not?
The activities provide students with basic vocabulary in the topic and encourage speaking in the target language.

Intermediate Russian
Lesson 18
October 28, 2010

Clothing. Fashion: what’s in and what is not? (CONT’D)

Warm-up: follow-up exercise to revise vocabulary from the previous class.

Practice: 1. Watching fashion show videos

http://video.mail.ru/bk/danki84clab/2313/2704.html

– Discuss the shows. What was especially good about them and what would you change?

2. Commenting on a fashion show. Look at the pictures from the presentation and comment on the models following the plan:

1. Имя коллекции и конкретной модели.
2. Опишите модель/цвета.
3. Скажите:
• насколько универсальна и удобна такая одежда.
• куда можно её надевать
• сколько такая одежда будет стоить в магазине
• что делает эту модель уникальной

http://www.cosmo.ru/fashion/spec_section_rfw/839805

[OR: Make a short fashion defile and a presentation. You can use music/video, Internet for your preparation. ]

RU F10 INT Phraseology to Describe People. Telling Anecdotes

Class theme/topics discussed:
Phraseology to describe people

How did you pick this theme or topic? n/a
How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Handouts, general discussion.

How did students react?
They were surprised to see the anecdotes ☺
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts
Please attach a copy. – see below

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
Introduces students to more advanced vocabulary.

Intermediate Russian
Lesson 16
October 21, 2010

1. News.

2. Warm-up: retelling anecdotes from the Internet Lesson 16_Oct 21_Stories

3. Vocabulary Practice: Phraseology:
Lesson 16_Oct 21_Phraseology

– students first look only at the pictures and try to guess in which context these expressions are used and what meaning thy imply.
– Then they look at the explanations on top of the page and match them with the pictures.

4. Discussion: are there any similar English expressions?

FR F10 INT/ADV – famous people (games)

Games about famous people

How did you pick this theme or topic?

They were very tired and I wanted them to practice French and have fun at the same time

How did you present the material? (Handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)

games

How did students react?

They reacted well.

Did they engage with each other and you?

Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)

Slips of paper
tape

Please attach a copy.
Below is the plan I had with me in class.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes

09/30/10

Intermediate

1) Game #1

I pick a name

– Each group has to ask three questions (3 rounds)
– Then they have to write down the name of the person they think I am
– 1 point for each good answer + 1 for the good spelling

Marion Cotillard
Zinédine Zidane
Nicolas Sarkozy
Tony Parker
Edith Piaf

2) Game #2

Chacun choisit une personne célèbre et écrit son nom sur un papier puis le colle sur le front de son voisin. Le but est de poser des questions avec OUI ou NON comme reponses possibles, et de decouvrir qui on est.

– Option 1
En cercle, chacun a son tour pose une question. Si la reponse a la question est OUI, ils peuvent continuer a poser des questions, si c’est NON, on passe au suivant.

– Option 2
Tout le monde se leve et pose une question a n’importe qui. Si la reponse est OUI, on peut continuer a poser des questions a la personne a qui on parle. Si c’est NON, on doit trouver une autre personne a qui poser des questions.

RU F10 INT/ADV Physical Appearance

Class theme/topics discussed:
Describing Physical Appearance – cont’d

How did you pick this theme or topic?
From last semester.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Handouts, general discussion, student presentation.

How did students react?
positively
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Printed handouts.
Please attach a copy. – see below.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
Effective practice of new vocabulary in the topic “Physical Appearance”

Intermediate Russian
Lesson 9
September 25, 2010

1. News of the day (5 min.)

2. Brainstorming – How to describe someone? Students get a handout for brainstorming to fill out together.
Lesson 9_Sept 28_Brainstorming

3. Practice: photo-robot game
Students are divided in pairs, one is a detective, the other one is a witness. The detective gets a form with clues for questions, the witness – a photograph of the «criminal». Detectives ask questions and draw a photorobot of the criminal. At the end we compare their pictures with the original.
for witnesses – Lesson 9_Sept 28_Suspect
for detectives – Lesson 9_Sept 28_Instruction

RU F10 INT Physical Appearance

Class theme/topics discussed:
Describing Physical Appearance

How did you pick this theme or topic?
From last semester.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Handouts, general discussion, student presentation.

How did students react?
She participated actively in all activities.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Printed handouts.
Please attach a copy. Lesson 8_Sept 23_Text

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
It encourages students’ talking.

Intermediate Russian
Lesson 8
September 23, 2010

1. News of the day (5 min.)

2. Verbs of motion: practice.

Handout with pictures – compose sentences describing the pictures (a copy is in the pink folder).

3. Students read and translate the following story by Daniil Kharms

Голубая тетрадь № 10

Был один рыжий человек, у которого не было глаз и ушей. У него не было и волос, так что рыжим его называли условно.
Говорить он тоже не мог, так как у него не было рта. Носа тоже у него не было.
У него не было даже рук и ног. И живота у него не было, и спины у него не было… Ничего не было! Так что непонятно, о ком идет речь.
Уж лучше мы о нем не будем больше говорить.

Даниил Хармс (1937)

4. Students make up their own stories describing a person who does not exist or who looks very strange. We draw a picture.

5. Discussion: Пластическая хирургия – личное мнение.

DE F10 INT Religious Holidays

Conversation Class Lesson Plan

Section: Intermediate

Date: 09-23-10

Class theme/topics discussed:
Religious holidays

How did you pick this theme or topic?
It was Yom Kippur and I did knot know what was celebrated on that day. Two of my students are Jew, one is Catholic.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
I asked them to prepare a presentation. We worked in groups. The two jewish kids made a presentation about their holidays and me and the other student made a list of catholic holidays.

How did students react?
They liked it and were interested in the other culture.

Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
None.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
If you have students who have different religions then yes, otherwise it could be boring.

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