Process
In your group, research the assigned holiday.
DIRECTIONS:
A. Read the information on the websites and answer the questions. Your group should write down the answers to the questions in complete sentences. This paper will be passed in to the teacher before the presentation.
B. Also, each group will present on the holiday that they researched. Every one in the group needs to share the work equally for both the research and the presentation. When your group presents, every group member needs to speak clearly and in full sentences.
C. Comaprison: when you are done answering the questions, compare/contrast your group's holiday to another holiday. This holiday should be one from your native culture or one of your group member's. You only need to compare/contrast it with one other holiday. This will be the last part of your presentation.
D. Each group member needs to fill out a team member worksheet. This will be filled out after the presentation.
Holidays
April Fools
A. http://www.wilstar.net/holidays/aprilfool.htm
1. When did the tradition of April Fools Day start?
2. Where did it start?
3. What is another name for the holiday?
4. The authors think that April Fools Day may have come from a certain event. What was this event?
5. What country did the “kick me” sign come from?
6. What do you shout when you play a trick on someone on April Fools Day?
7. What is the most common trick?
8. Do Americans usually buy people gifts or go out to eat on this holiday?
B. http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/
1. Look at some of the best April Fools jokes of all time.
2. Find your three favorites as a group and describe them in your presentation.
3. Can you think of a really good April Fools joke to play on someone?