2. 2.A need to know.
Why are you doing this project?
We are organizing the V English Culture
Week at school. This year the topic is
America: “Surfing the USA”. In ESO we’d like
to know more about American Symbols.
Besides, we are going to decorate the school
corridors with the students’ products
(brochures).
3. 3. 15-20 CALP words.
Prior knowledge: symbol, flag, eagle,
mountain, The white House, Statue of
Liberty, obey, Martin Luther King, Trump,
Obama, law, rugby.
New: anthem, the Star and Stripes, bald
eagle, The Capital Building, Rushmore
Mountain, The pledge of Allegiance,
Abraham Lincon, George Washington,
American football, baseball.
5. 4. Advance organizer
What is a Symbol?
Watch 1:23
What symbols do you know?
What American symbols do you know? (CALP now)
Watch the rest of the video now.
In teams, in the computer room now, look for
different kinds of American symbols.
8. 6. The challenge
Rules:
Create a first draft of their own American
symbol brochure, including:
A picture.
A text explaining what that symbol stands for.
A simple question about that symbol (whose answer
is in the text).
9. 6. The challenge
BICs:
Shall I…: What shall I type? Shall I copy…?
We can start by…
I’ll do … you’’ll do…
It’s your/my turn.
10. 7. Inquiry and Innovation
Which American symbols do you know and
how are they present in Spain?
What do American landmarks stand for?
What American symbols represent freedom?
Do they stand for freedom in our country
too?
Who are the most important American
personalities? Why are they so important? In
what way their lives have influenced us?