Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen

FB05 - Sprache, Literatur, Kultur

Institut für Anglistik

Seminar: Using Media in the Foreign Language Classroom

SS 2007

Lecturer: Miriam Kämmerer

Names of presenters: Sandy Ackermann, Melanie Becker, Lisa Kupetz,

Oliver Schnick, Janina Zeisbrich

05.07.2007

Title of presentation:         

Native Americans

Age Group for our project: 

A 10th grade in a Gymnasium

Time Frame and Reasons for the topic:

Our unit is supposed to consist of 10 lessons in order to give the pupils a good overview about Native Americans.

We chose this topic because we think it is necessary that pupils know about other cultures other than their own. When thinking of America, most pupils think of the Americans but forget the fact that the Native Americans ( Indians) still exist and have to live in Reservations. With this unit we want the pupils to broaden their horizon and view on different cultures and ways of living.

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Media used:

For our unit we worked with the movie “Smoke Signals”, as well as the screenplay that goes with it. Furthermore we want to encourage the pupils to work with the internet for research and write emails to the missionary couple in Idaho for further information.

Course Outline: 10 lessons

Lesson 1:

  • Mindmap about the five categories Native American tribes, Integration into Society, Modernization and Reservations, Tradition and Beliefs, History
  • Class splitting into five groupseach group will deal with one of the above ...

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