BEING AMISH IN THE 21st CENTURY

Télécharger 1 AXE 7 DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION Being Amish worksheet

AXE 7: DIVERSITY & INCLUSION    

SPEAKING TIME IN CLASS:

Give a definition and examples of DIVERSITY

Give a definition of INCLUSION
 

INTRODUCTION: Diversity & Inclusion

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Télécharger 1 INTRO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

BEING AMISH IN THE 21st CENTURY                                         

Key question: How does an age-old community face 21^st century challenges?

INTRODUCTION: An Age-Old Thriving* Community

The USA is filled with endless diversity, people of all colours, religions, ethnicities and cultures come together in one giant landmass.

And the centre of this diversity is the Amish, a group of people who follow a traditional Christian Church derived from Swiss Germany.

To thrive* = prospérer, être florissant

MISSION 1: SPEAKING

1. Introduce the following document (type, date, author, place, topic)

2. Describe it

After returning from Sunday church an Amish family walks with bare feet over a country road in the heart of rural Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on 24 June, 2018.

MISSION 2: Listen to this video (without watching)

Take notes and recap the information you got to your class in French.

MISSION 3: AT HOME

Now watch the video, take your worksheet and try to answer the questions.

LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE AMISH

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MISSION 4: READING COMPREHENSION

Getting to know more about the Amish

Télécharger Worksheet THE AMISH

MISSION 5: LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Meet Bates, Breaking Amish

Focus on Bates’ living conditions, feelings and how he ended up living like this. Sum up Bate’s story and say what he wants to do.
 

Do you understand Bate’s reactions ? Why (not) ?

Meet Bates

Télécharger 3 Meet Bates WORKSHEET

HOMEWORK:

Listen to the video "Young Amish woman leaves home" and try to understand what's going on... Pick as many key words as possible...

READING COMPREHENSION:

The future is calling

THE FUTURE IS CALLING

Visit Amish Country, PA | Lancaster County | Discover Lancaster

There is plenty to do in Amish country! Visit America's oldest Amish settlement in Lancaster, PA for activities like buggy rides, shopping, dining, amusement parkers, and more.

https://www.discoverlancaster.com/amish/

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