Thanksgiving day today

Every last thursday of November Americans celebrate their favourite national day, apart from the 4th July: Thanksgiving.

Look at the following websites and read about this event and its consequences today.
I will be giving you the instructions to do a webquest in class. The first group to complete the quest will receive a prize
Reading:
http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/thanksgiving/elementary-thanksgiving-reading.html
Follow- up activities: (Gap fill and Wordsearch for those who finish early)
http://foreignlanguagefun.com/2008/11/esl-and-efl-thanksgiving-story-and-activities/

http://www.elcivics.com/esl-thanksgiving

http://esl.about.com/library/weekly/aa110800a.htm
(-reading level hard)

To do the webquest:

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/learn.jsp?
lnkid=TNav:SA:home&ESP=SA/ib//acq/main_tnav_SA///nav/txtl////
Webquest

http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic%5Fthanksgiving/feast/play.htm

Questionnaire & Solutions

WHAT IS THANKSGIVING? THANKSGIVING IS A HARVEST FESTIVAL AND FAMILY HOLIDAY. PEOPLE IN THE USA CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING EVERY YEAR. THANKSGIVING IS CELEBRATED ON THE FOURTH THURSDAY OF NOVEMBER IN THE USA.

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WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

THE FIRST THANKSGIVING WAS IN 1621 WHEN THE PILGRIMS INVITED THE INDIANS TO A THREE-DAY FEAST HELD IN THE AUTUMN OF 1621 BY THE PILGRIMS AND THE WAMPANOAG TO CELEBRATE THE COLONY'S FIRST SUCCESSFUL HARVEST

WHO WERE THE PILGRIMS?

THE PILGRIMS WERE A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO SAILED TO NORTH AMERICA IN ORDER TO START A NEW LIFE. THEY WANTED RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

WHERE DID THEY LAND? WHEN? IN 1621

CAPE COD

WHO WERE THE WAMPANOAGS? A TRIBE OF NATIVE INDIANS WHO LIVED IN SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

WHO WAS THEIR CHIEF? MASSASOIT

WHAT FOOD DID THEY EAT?

TURKEY, STUFFING, MASHED POTATOES AND GRAVY, YAMS, CORN, CRANBERRY SAUCE, AND PUMPKIN PIE.