I Do, Do You?
| Subject: | Wedding |
| Thematic Scenario: | I Do, Do You? |
| Contexts\Outcomes: | Students obtain and provide information, and demonstrate an understanding of a wedding in the target culture. |
| Learn from Selected Countries/Cultures: | Wedding traditions and customs Wedding planning, events, and ceremony Wedding budgets |
| Strategies: | Research/Oral Presentation: Students research wedding customs from the target culture and present them to the class. Individual Projects: Students make a typical wedding invitation from the target culture. Students write a wedding announcement from the target culture. Pair Activities: Students create a wedding budget typical for the target culture. Students describe typical food, clothing, and other wedding traditions of target culture. Cooperative Learning: Students plan and implement a wedding reception for a couple in the target culture. |
| Assessments: | Portfolio Project: Students plan and perform the following projects from the target culture, meeting specified criteria: Students research and present a minimum of four wedding customs. Students make a typical wedding invitation or wedding announcement. Students create a wedding budget. Students describe typical food, clothing, and other wedding traditions of target culture. Students plan, implement, and videotape a wedding reception for a couple. |
| Resources: | Internet Library research/resources Library research |